Information Security Engineer – Data Protection

Amgen; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking an Information Security Engineer focused on data protection to enhance our DLP and DSPM systems. This critical role involves designing, developing, and maintaining data protection infrastructure, ensuring reliability across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With a strong emphasis on engineering excellence and proactive incident management, you will collaborate with diverse teams to strengthen our security posture and support over 10 million patients globally.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Generous Total Rewards Plan

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud security (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Strong understanding of data security technologies.
• Hands-on experience in data loss prevention.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy data security systems for DLP and DSPM.
• Monitor and maintain DLP and DSPM services.
• Provide engineering support for incident response.

Skills

Scripting and automation

Data protection systems

Cloud-native security technologies

Infrastructure systems

Incident response

Security engineering principles

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or related field

Master’s degree in Information Security or related field

Doctorate in related field

Job description

Career Category Information Systems Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

The Amgen Capability Center in Lisbon, Portugal (ACCP) will be home to over 300 multi-national and multi-cultural employees, representing a broad range of cross functional capabilities, including Commercial, General and Administrative, Research and Development and more. The ACCP will offer rich career growth and development opportunities, regional and global exposure, and the opportunity to LIVE, WIN and THRIVE in one of Europe’s most attractive cities.

Our ACCP Office is located at Maleo – Sete Rios, Av. José Malhoa 19, 1070-040 Lisbon, in the vibrant city center of Lisbon.

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that read over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Information Security Engineer – Data Protection

LIVE

What you will do

We are searching for a Information Security Engineer – Data Protection with a strong engineering focus to support and enhance our Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) platforms. This role is part of the Data Security team and reports to the Manager of Global Data Security.

This position emphasizes engineering excellence in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining critical data protection infrastructure across Amgen’s global enterprise.

Areas of responsibility include:

• • Design, build, and deploy data security systems and infrastructure to support DLP and DSPM across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

  • Partner with architecture and platform teams to integrate security controls natively into cloud and on-prem environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, O365, Box, Salesforce).

  • Monitor and maintain DLP and DSPM services to ensure system reliability, performance, and integrity.

  • Lead service reliability efforts by identifying and eliminating operational bottlenecks and engineering improvements that increase service availability and fault tolerance.

  • Provide engineering support for incident response , helping contain and remediate events by building and enhancing tooling for rapid investigation.

  • Participate in solution architecture and DevSecOps initiatives to embed security early in the infrastructure development lifecycle.

  • Develop and maintain technical documentation and implementation guides for infrastructure components and security solutions.

WIN

What we expect of you

Preferred Qualifications

• • Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.), and expression languages (Regex, SQL).

  • Experience with cloud-native security technologies and platforms (e.g., AWS native services, O365 security tools, Box Shield, Salesforce Shield).

  • Strong understanding of infrastructure systems , including Windows, Linux, network services, and their interaction with enterprise DLP and DSPM technologies.

  • Familiarity with modern security engineering principles , including zero trust architecture, infrastructure-as-code, container security, and API-driven design.

  • Hands-on experience with DLP solutions and endpoint security technologies in large, distributed enterprises.

  • Experience integrating data protection systems into CI/CD pipelines and agile development workflows.

  • Exposure to SIEMs, SOAR tools , and security analytics to support investigation automation and intelligence-driven response.

  • Familiarity with ITIL and DevOps practices , including incident, change, and configuration management.

Basic Qualifications:

• • Doctorate degree
    OR

  • Master’s degree and 2 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience
    OR

  • Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience
    OR

  • Associate’s degree and 10 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience
    OR

  • High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience

Preferred Certifications

• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), Security+

• Relevant SANS Certifications (e.g., SEC401, SEC511, SEC530)

THRIVE

What you can expect of us

• Vast opportunities to learn, develop, and move up and across our global organization.
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where colleagues are empowered to bring ideas to the table, take risks, and act.
• Generous Amgen Total Rewards Plan comprising healthcare, finance, wealth and career benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements.

APPLY NOW

for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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