Senior Enterprise Security Engineer - Identity Security/Cloud Security - (InfoSec)

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company is seeking a Senior Enterprise Security Engineer to safeguard its identity and access management systems. The role involves designing security strategies, collaborating with teams, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in identity security and cloud environments, along with a strong understanding of security technologies.

Benefits

FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account

Mental health resources

Personalized learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Identity security or cloud security.
• Extensive experience with Zero Trust mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security capabilities for enterprise landscape.
• Investigate identity breach incidents and provide remediation plans.

Skills

Identity Security

Cloud Security

Information Security

Access Management

Threat Modeling

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security

Tools

Okta

Ping Federate

Sailpoint

Active Directory

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Senior Enterprise Security Engineer - Identity Security/Cloud Security - (InfoSec)

Senior Enterprise Security Engineer - Identity Security/Cloud Security - (InfoSec)

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Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission:

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Responsibilities

Palo Alto Networks protects tens of thousands of people every day from Cyber bad-actors, but who protects Palo Alto Networks? The Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Security team has this incredible responsibility and, as a Senior Enterprise Security Engineer, it’s your job to protect the team so we can protect the world. Leading the effort of creating our technology strategy and roadmap with a primary focus on designing, implementing and managing security controls to safeguard enterprise Identity & Access Management in compliance with regulatory frameworks, you’ll be responsible for the following:

Your Impact

• Design, build and implement security capabilities and services to protect Palo Alto Networks enterprise landscape
• Develop strategies to maintain Identity security architecture, prevent unauthorized access, and ensure identity governance across the enterprise
• Implement and manage Identity Security and Access Management tools
• Work with Security Operations team to investigate identity breach incidents, identify root cause and provide appropriate remediation or risk reduction plans
• Be the first customer for Palo Alto Networks’ Identity products and provide practitioner feedback to the product teams
• Collaborate with legal and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) teams to ensure adherence to Identity protection regulations
• Evaluate ongoing practices and procedures, technical documentation, and diagrams for appropriate security measure maturity and effectiveness
• Be hands on and lead POC with rigorous benchmarks on security technology innovations and adoptions while maintaining a team collaboration mindset
• Be a strong thought leader and clearly communicate and build support for your ideas
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years of combined experience as a Identity security engineer, cloud security engineer or Enterprise Security engineer
• Extensive experience in information security, security engineering, identity & access management roles with a Zero Trust mindset
• Deep understanding of Identity security in enterprise environments
• Strong experience in designing, implementing and managing Identity security solutions - e.g. Identity providers (Okta, Ping Federate), Access governance (Sailpoint, Saviynt), directory services (Active Directory, RedHat)
• In depth knowledge of public cloud architecture, such as GCP, AWS and Azure, with focus on securing Identities in the cloud environments
• In depth knowledge of threat model, application security assessments, network security, encryption, authentication and authorization
• Expert level experience performing threat modeling and design reviews to assess security implications and requirements
• Experience with programming / scripting in any language (Python / Golang / Powershell etc.)
• Experience in security engineering related to identity & access, data security, network security, intrusion prevention, monitoring, analytical and correlation tools a PLUS
• Certification in any of the following is a plus: OSCP, OSCE, PCNSE, Google Cloud Architect; AWS Cloud Architect, CISSP-ISSEP - Sec. Eng. Professional, GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), CCSP
• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or equivalent training, education, and experience in information / cyber security, computer systems, IT, etc.
  
  

Additional Information

The Team

Think about it, security for an information security company. Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within the Information Security team is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined with the brightest minds in technology, our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. We’re joined by one mission – but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill at resolving security gaps that inhibit our privacy.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $146000 - $237500YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [e-mail].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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