Security Engineer - Directory Services

Cybersecurity Jobs; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance, disability

401k plan

Vacation 10 days

Sick days 10

Paid holidays

Pension plan

RSUs / Deferred compensation

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs in Raleigh, NC is seeking a full-time Security Engineer to protect directory services and related platforms. You will design and implement cybersecurity solutions, conduct threat modeling and security testing, and support incident response with reusable fixes and strong collaboration.

The role emphasizes production integration, governance, and knowledge sharing, with onsite collaboration and a focus on secure design across the software lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• 5+ years of security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Advanced knowledge of cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Experience applying security practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Advanced knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cybersecurity solutions for the job area, contributing to design and implementation approaches.
• Conduct threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing for in-scope platforms.
• Integrate and configure information security technologies in production environments.
• Act as a technical escalation point for challenging security issues.
• Evaluate security threats, tools, and design options to inform plans and goals.
• Partner with product and engineering to apply secure-by-design practices and governance controls.
• Develop and maintain security baselines, guardrails, and control implementations.
• Lead incident response and basic forensic activities for services in scope.
• Provide guidance and training through reviews and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Lead significant security engineering workstreams and coordinate team contributions.

Skills

Threat modeling

Security testing

Penetration testing

Incident response

Secure-by-design

Security architecture

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PowerShell

Active Directory

Firewall configuration

Job description

Join an office-centric, full-time Security Engineering role focused on protecting directory services and closely related platforms. You will help design and implement cybersecurity solutions that strengthen critical assets while supporting secure design, governance, and reliable operations. The work blends threat modeling, hands-on security testing, production integrations, and incident response support, with a strong emphasis on reusable fixes, knowledge sharing, and team collaboration.

What you’ll be doing

• Design and implement cybersecurity solutions for the job area, contributing to technical design and implementation approaches while following established strategies and patterns.
• Conduct threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing for in-scope platforms and services to identify and remediate significant vulnerabilities.
• Integrate and configure information security technologies in production environments, improving configuration patterns and automation, and completing handoff steps for assigned systems or services.
• Act as a technical escalation point for challenging security issues by investigating root causes and developing practical, reusable fixes that improve team workflows.
• Evaluate security threats, tools, and design options, providing input that informs technical plans, priorities, and goals for the job area.
• Partner with product and engineering teammates to apply security architecture guidance, secure-by-design practices, and governance controls during day-to-day development.
• Develop and maintain security baselines, guardrails, and control implementations to support regulatory and policy compliance.
• Lead technical execution of incident response and basic forensic activities for services in scope, using playbooks, coordinating tasks with teammates, and improving procedures and tooling.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and informal training through design and code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Lead significant security engineering workstreams or end-to-end processes within the job area, coordinating contributions from lower-level professionals and reviewing outputs for quality and alignment.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Advanced knowledge of cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience applying security practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Advanced knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Technology environment

You will work across common enterprise directory and identity technologies, including Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft DHCP, Microsoft DNS, Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), Microsoft Key Management Services (KMS), Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), and Microsoft Remote Desktop Licensing (RDL), alongside Quest product suite and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Dell physical servers. Windows Server operating systems are in scope (Windows Server 2025 through Windows Server 2012 R2), with scripting and infrastructure skills including PowerShell scripting, networking, and firewall rule sets.

Benefits

Eligible teammates working 20 hours or more per week (excluding temporary or contingent workers) may qualify for benefits. Plans can vary by division offering the position.

• Medical, dental, vision
• Life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment
• Tax-preferred savings accounts and a 401k plan
• No less than 10 days of vacation in the first year (prorated based on hire date and full-time or part-time status)
• 10 sick days (also prorated)
• Paid holidays
• Defined benefit pension plan (depending on position and division)
• Restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan (depending on position and division)

General benefit details for eligible employees are available on the company’s Benefits site, and additional specifics are shared as you move through the hiring process.

Location and type

Raleigh, NC (onsite), full-time.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and six years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Banking or financial services experience.
• Certification strongly preferred: ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA).
• Preferred knowledge and experience with the listed Microsoft and Quest systems and platforms, plus PowerShell scripting and networking/firewall rulesets.