Platform Solutions-Richardson- Associate, Security Engineering

Goldman Sachs; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Bank USA in Richardson, Texas, seeks an Associate, Security Engineering to perform security assessments and drive adoption of application and infrastructure security controls across hybrid environments.

The role focuses on security by design, risk analysis, and regulatory compliance, with collaboration across the global cyber program and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or a related role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field and three years of experience in the job offered or a related role.
• Experience assisting on gathering evidence for compliance and control gap assessments (SOC1, CCPA, etc.), assisting on analyzing and grading risk in regulatory frameworks (NIST) to determine risk levels, analyzing potential security vulnerabilities in tools/components (Windows Servers, Active Directory, Azure or AWS, on‑premises software and systems).

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments of business-initiated projects and drive adoption of security controls and best practices.
• Advise on security by design, including design process improvements and regulatory compliance.
• Review security controls across designs to identify gaps and communicate risk to developers and engineers.
• Collaborate with global team to uplift detection, tooling, and data access for improved detection.
• Support audits and risk reviews related to cloud and hybrid environments.

Skills

Security assessments

Risk analysis

Cloud security

Windows Servers

Active Directory

Azure

AWS

Splunk

MS Excel

Education

Master’s degree in Cyber Security/Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security/Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Splunk

MS Excel

Azure

AWS

Active Directory

Windows Servers

Job description

Job Duties: Associate, Security Engineering with Goldman Sachs Bank USA in Richardson, Texas. Responsible for performing security assessments of business-initiated projects helping to drive adoption of application and infrastructure security controls and best practices. Ensure security and privacy by design, including design process improvements, assessment of controls, data models, cryptographic implementation, and compliance and regulatory needs. Advise on leading edge engineering to protect the firm’s network from security risks related to client/server architectures, Cloud architectures, web services and mobile applications. Conduct risk reviews of 3rd party system integrations against firm policies and standards. Collaborate with the global team to continually operate and improve a world-class cyber program by providing input into the uplift of sensory tools, detection tuning, and access to data sources to increase detection effectiveness. Review security controls and how they apply to different designs and systems in order to identify security gaps. Highlight and articulate risk to developers or engineers.

Job Requirements: Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or a related role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a related role. Prior work experience must include one (1) year of experience (with a Master’s degree) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) with each of the following: assisting on gathering evidence for compliance & control gap assessments such as SOC1, CCPA, ETC; assisting on analyzing & grading risk in the regulatory framework such as NIST to determine the level of risk associated with GAPs identified; analyzing potential security vulnerabilities on tools or components, such as Windows Servers, Active Directory, Azure or AWS Cloud, and on-premises software and systems; analyzing performance and design for security controls implemented in the hybrid, public or private cloud environment, utilizing various reporting or analytical tools, such as Splunk and MS Excel, or to generate reports; and performing security audits to analyze & mitigate potential security vulnerabilities on tools or components, such as Azure, AWS, and on-premises software and systems.

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