Cyber Security Engineer 3

AAA; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(K) match and Pension

Tuition assistance

Floating holidays and PTO

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Auto Club Enterprises is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer 3 to protect information systems assets and drive secure business outcomes in a dynamic environment. You will lead security analysts and engineers, secure AI-enabled technologies, and implement cost-effective security architectures across IT platforms.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive information security experience, and collaboration with vendors to deliver robust protections for enterprise systems and AI applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Science with 10+ years in information security.
• Expertise securing AI-enabled tech including AI/ML models, IAM, data protection, and security monitoring.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and manage complex security projects.
• Experience securing cloud and enterprise environments; familiarity with private/public cloud.

Responsibilities

• Lead Security Analysts and Engineers, mentoring and coaching.
• Secure AI-enabled technologies and validate controls via assessments and testing.
• Develop and implement security architectures across IT systems.
• Research new technologies and advocate secure solutions.
• Lead vendor engagements and security operations.

Skills

AI security

Security analytics

Leadership

Cloud security

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science

Tools

Java

HTML-5

ActiveX

Job description

Cyber Security Engineer 3

Job Summary

Under general direction, performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Interfaces with user community to understand their security needs, implements procedures and processes that effectively protect the Club while driving effective business outcomes. Ensures that Club employees and contractors understand and adhere to necessary procedures to maintain security. Requires practitioner level familiarity with the Club Information Security program and associated technology such as applications, infrastructure, cloud services, and supporting Information Systems architectures. Conducts accurate evaluation of the level of security required and the most appropriate Club security controls for a given desired outcome. Must be able to demonstrate good judgement and operational practices, proactively weighing business needs against security concerns and articulating issues to management and peers.

Job Duties

• Serves as a team lead and senior technical leader, demonstrating a proven track record of providing day-to-day leadership, technical direction, work coordination, mentoring, and coaching to Security Analysts and Engineers. Promotes accountability, knowledge sharing, consistent execution, and professional development while assuming increasing leadership and operational responsibilities.
• Secures and validates AI-enabled technologies through security assessments, adversarial testing, and control validation to identify risks and drive effective controls, mitigation, and remediation.
• Applies statistical analysis, and machine learning to security data to develop advanced analytics that improve threat detection, signal quality, risk prioritization, and identification of emerging threats, while partnering across security and business functions to translate insights into actionable controls, detection, and response capabilities.
• As required by each desired business outcome, works independently or with peers, appropriate departments, vendors, and management to develop and implement cost and outcome effective information security architectures and solutions.
• Researches, designs, and advocates new technologies, architectures, standards, and security products that will support security requirements for the enterprise, our customers, and business partners.
• Works with architects and other functional area architects and security specialists to ensure adequate security solutions are in place throughout all IT systems and platforms to mitigate identified risks sufficiently, and to meet business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes business impact and exposure based on emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Communicates security risks and solutions to business partners and IT staff as needed.
• Acts as a resource and role model for performance, competence, direction, training and technical guidance of less experienced staff.
• Develops and implements sustainable and effective operational use of security appliances, software, and surveillance capabilities. Evaluates, guides and leads vendor engagements as necessary.
• Incident response technical leadership on behalf of the department. Includes steps to minimize impact and then conducting technical and forensic investigation into how the breach happened and the extent of damage.
• Active resource ensuring security operations, monitoring security controls for breaches, leading and conducting investigations as appropriate.
• Requires high level technical and analytical skills, as well as systems knowledge, to design and implement complex system security solutions for operational needs.
• Evaluation and analysis of the business requests requires the decision making and problem-solving skills to integrate Club systems security procedures into business processes.
• Evaluates, manages, and effectively guides vendor engagements and resources to consistently achieve desired information security outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Computer and Information Science
• 10+ years Information security Required
• Demonstrated expertise securing AI-enabled technologies, including generative AI, large language models, agents, and API integrations, with knowledge of identity and access controls, data protection, security monitoring, prompt injection, adversarial testing, and AI misuse risks.
• Proven experience applying advanced analytical methods to develop and validate security analytics across cloud and enterprise environments, combined with demonstrated readiness to lead technical teams through work coordination, mentoring, decision-making, and accountable execution.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cross-platform technical principles, security practices, and procedures for private/public cloud computing, mainframe computers, distributed systems, desktop computers, laptops, tablets, phones, and workstations is desired.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following cloud service provider platform frameworks (AWS, GCP, Azure) and security controls (e.g., Prisma, CASB)
• Proven ability to work as a project leader or subject matter expert on multiple projects of high complexity that require in-depth knowledge.
• Conceptual understanding of data network configuration and infrastructure concepts, including TCP/IP routers, internet/intranet/extranet, firewalls, web servers and security hierarchy including the application of encryption key infrastructures and authentication processes.
• General knowledge and experience with security technologies including public and private key encryption, digital certificates, Kerberos, challenge/response, smart card, Secure ID or one-time password authentication mechanisms, Java, HTML-5, and ActiveX..

Travel Requirements

• Occasional travel to off-site business meetings or conferences. (5% proficiency)

The starting pay range for this position is:

$176,600.00 - $235,500.00

Additionally, for full time positions, you will be eligible to participate in our incentive program based upon the achievement of organization, team and personal performance.

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Remarkable benefits:

• Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
• 401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension
• Tuition assistance
• Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)

Auto Club Enterprises is the largest club within the national AAA federation. We have nearly 17,000 employees in 24 states helping more than 18 million members. The strength of our organization is our employees. Bringing together and supporting different cultures, backgrounds, personalities, and strengths creates a team capable of delivering legendary, lifetime service to our members. When we embrace our diversity – we win. All of Us! With our national brand recognition, long-standing reputation since 1900, and constantly growing membership, we are seeking career-minded, service-driven professionals to join our team.

“Through dedicated employees we proudly deliver legendary service and beneficial products that provide members peace of mind and value.”

AAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Our organization participates in E-Verify

The Automobile Club of Southern California will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), the Unincorporated Los Angeles County (ULAC) regulation, and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).