Senior Cybersecurity Engineer – Security Services

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead security enablement and automation for enterprise application onboarding. You will design scalable IAM integration patterns and automate onboarding while maintaining guardrails.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and security teams to implement secure, reusable tooling and guide cross-functional initiatives that improve security posture and developer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Identity and Access Management
• Strong experience with enterprise IAM integrations in a complex environment
• Hands-on experience with SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and related authentication technologies
• Strong development or automation background, including scripting or programming with Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Java, or similar
• Experience with cloud identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, AWS, GCP, or similar
• Strong understanding of access control, encryption, and secure application architecture
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives across cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Lead secure application onboarding design and implementation across the enterprise
• Define authentication and authorization patterns including SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect
• Establish scalable standards for identity integration, access management, and application onboarding
• Design and build automation to streamline onboarding, validation, configuration, and support processes
• Develop reusable tools, scripts, APIs, and workflows to reduce manual effort and improve consistency
• Mentor junior engineers and guide security initiatives across teams

Skills

IAM expertise

Automation

Security architecture

Mentorship

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / CS

Tools

SAML

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

Python

PowerShell

CI/CD tooling

AWS

Job description

Job Description

The Role:

At General Motors, our Cybersecurity organization protects the company’s global operations through secure, scalable solutions that enable innovation. Within Security Enablement, we partner with application teams to integrate enterprise applications into GM’s security ecosystem with strong controls, streamlined onboarding, and automation.

What You’ll Do:

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead security enablement and automation for enterprise application onboarding. This role will drive secure, scalable integration patterns across GM’s identity and access management ecosystem, with a strong focus on automation, standardization, and self-service with guardrails.
The ideal candidate brings deep cybersecurity and IAM expertise, along with a development background and experience building tools or automation that improve operational efficiency and control consistency.

Technical Leadership

• Lead secure application onboarding design and implementation across the enterprise

• Define and support authentication and authorization patterns including SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect

• Establish scalable standards for identity integration, access management, and application onboarding

Automation and Process Improvement

• Design and build automation to streamline onboarding, validation, configuration, and support processes

• Develop reusable tools, scripts, APIs, and workflows to reduce manual effort and improve consistency

• Expand self-service capabilities for application teams while maintaining security guardrails

Security Enablement

• Partner with application owners, developers, architects, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and guide secure onboarding

• Advise teams on secure integration patterns and control requirements

• Drive onboarding strategy aligned to cybersecurity, IAM, and enterprise architecture goals

• Support deployment and user adoption of enterprise security tools and systems across application teams and stakeholders

• Partner with product, engineering, and security teams to improve security tools by identifying user pain points and providing feedback on features, usability, and integration needs

Risk and Compliance

• Ensure onboarded applications meet internal security standards, policies, and compliance requirements

• Conduct risk assessments and help implement appropriate controls

• Improve onboarding quality through documentation, standardization, and continuous improvement

Collaboration and Mentorship

• Work across Cybersecurity, IAM, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver secure outcomes

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team technical direction and roadmap priorities

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

• 6+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Identity and Access Management

• Strong experience with enterprise IAM integrations in a complex environment

• Hands-on experience with SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and related authentication technologies

• Strong development or automation background, including scripting or programming with Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Java, or similar

• Experience with cloud identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, AWS, GCP, or similar

• Strong understanding of access control, encryption, and secure application architecture

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives across cross-functional teams

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master’s degree in a related field

• Experience in a lead engineering role within Cybersecurity, IAM, or Security Enablement

• Experience building automation using APIs, workflow platforms, infrastructure-as-code, or CI/CD tooling

• Experience improving onboarding through reusable patterns, standards, and engineering guardrails

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP

• Deep knowledge of IAM, federation, and secure application integration

• Strong automation and software engineering mindset

• Ability to balance security, scalability, and user experience

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills

• Ability to influence across teams and manage multiple priorities

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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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