Cyber Defense Engineer Principle - Global Industrial

Genuine Parts Company; Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company in the United States is seeking a Cyber Defense Engineer IV to tackle advanced security challenges across cloud security, IAM, infrastructure protection, and DevSecOps within enterprise environments.

You will design, implement, and optimize security controls, perform complex problem analysis, and contribute to cyber recovery and DR engineering, while mentoring teams and ensuring adherence to development best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• 8–12 years of related experience or equivalent experience.
• Certifications related to cybersecurity or IT risk management may be required.

Responsibilities

• Impact multiple areas, functions or processes.
• Provide production support for moderately complex applications and troubleshoot issues.
• Design and implement interfaces between ERP and legacy systems.
• Develop and maintain applications for business processes and systems.
• Ensure adherence to development best practices and standards within the group.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and communicate them to other departments.

Skills

Task management

Learning mindset

Communication skills

Industry trends

Certifications

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

SUMMARY

The Cyber Defense Engineer IV performs complex problem analysis and resolution accross cloud security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), infrastructure protection, cyber recovery, Disaster Recovery (DR) engineering, application security, DevSecOps, security tooling and automation, and data loss prevention. This role executes increasingly complex day-to-day Cyber Defense Engineering activities within their assigned domain.

JOB DUTIES

• Impacts multiple areas, functions or processes.
• Designs and constructs moderately complex interfaces between ERP and legacy systems.
• Provides production support of moderately complex applications in production by troubleshooting issues, proposing solutions, developing and testing fixes, and migrating solutions.
• Uses back-end programming languages, as well as front-end script languages to optimize performance, scalability, and security.
• Codes programming logic for new or existing solutions software or applications following design specifications put in place by senior software development staff and leadership.
• Handles installation, configuration, development, workflow design, monitoring, and/or upgrade of assigned software products.
• Maintains up-to-date records of issues with existing code.
• Monitors quality and performance of applications through testing and maintenance.
• Develops and maintains applications for business processes and systems.
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to development best practices and standards of associate application developers and application developers within their immediate group and may be required to represent IT on particular projects.
• Identifies opportunities for process and procedure enhancements and communicates them to other departments/areas to drive efficiency and customer service levels.
• Suggests viable solutions to resolve issues with existing software.
• Forecasts, models and utilizes advanced analytical tools.
• Performs other assigned duties.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field and eight (8) to twelve (12) years of related experience or equivalent experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Manages multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Possess the latest knowledge on new technology and computer systems.
• Communicates complex procedures to other colleagues.
• Understands the latest trends and their role in a commercial environment.
• Required certifications.
• Pays close attention to detail and desires to probe further into data.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: No Supervisory Responsibility

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: No

COMPANY INFORMATION

Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

DISCLAIMER

This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.