Senior Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene & AI

Talanto; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Talanto seeks a Senior Security Engineer to guide cybersecurity posture, hygiene, and AI-enabled security practices. You will contribute to architecture and risk management within the ISRM Architecture team, with emphasis on AI usage and secure, responsible automation.

This role supports a virtual/remote work model across the U.S., reporting to BTS ISRM leadership. You will mentor teammates, drive platform compliance, and collaborate with engineers to implement CIS baselines and monitoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in information security or related fields with years of experience.
• Strong understanding of continuous monitoring for configuration drift and related tools.
• Experience with Splunk for data analysis and security monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to improve cybersecurity posture and hygiene program.
• Prioritize remediation using a risk-based approach for configuration drift.
• Develop scripts to extract hygiene data via application APIs and verify settings.
• Create dashboards/alerts to inform stakeholders of drift and remediation actions.
• Document CIS baselines and collaborate to integrate systems into posture program.
• Ensure ongoing monitoring of on-prem and hosted assets for drift.

Skills

Splunk

Python

Bash

PowerShell

AI/ML basics

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 6 years

Master’s degree + 5 years

PhD + 0 years

Tools

Tenable

CrowdStrike

Windows Defender

Job description

Senior Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene & AI

cybersecurity 8,041 – 15,291 $ Important: if an employer asks you to log into their system via iCloud or Google, send a code, an SMS or Telegram password, run some code, or install software — refuse. These are signs of fraud.

Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative technology team. As a Senior Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene & AI Enablement in Business Technology Solutions (BTS), you will have opportunities to contribute to the digital transformation of a leading biopharma company, helping to create solutions that impact patients and their communities for the better.

This position can be based virtually anywhere in the U.S.

As a member of the Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) Architecture team, the Senior Security Engineer plays a crucial role in shaping and guiding the organization’s security strategy, architecture, and practices, with a focus on cybersecurity posture, hygiene, and the effective and responsible use of AI to improve security outcomes at scale.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and consultation with less experienced team members to improve the overall cybersecurity posture and hygiene program

Prioritize remediation efforts by ensuring a risk-based approach is followed when addressing discovered configuration drift

Develop scripts to leverage in-scope application APIs to extract cybersecurity hygiene and posture data to verify configuration settings

Create dashboards and alerts to inform key stakeholders of configuration drift and required remediation activities

Partner with engineers and key stakeholders to document CIS baselines based on internal requirements

Collaborate with internal cybersecurity teams to identify opportunities for incorporating systems into the cybersecurity posture and hygiene program

Drive platform compliance to ensure on-premises and hosted assets are continuously monitored for configuration drift

Apply a strong working understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning concepts, including how models are trained, where they are effective, and where human validation is required, particularly in cybersecurity use cases

Ensure AI is used appropriately and responsibly within posture and hygiene workflows, including validating AIgenerated insights, preventing overreliance on automation, and confirming outputs align with established security baselines and risk tolerance

Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and consultation with less experienced team members to improve overall cybersecurity posture and hygiene program

Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including Code of Conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle

Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years’ experience; Master’s degree with 5 years’ experience; or PhD with 0 years’ experience in information security and/or related functions (IT Audit, Risk Management, or Security Architecture)

Strong understanding of current cybersecurity tool capabilities as they pertain to continuous monitoring for configuration drift, including tools such as Tenable, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender

Proficiency in using Splunk to perform data analysis and security monitoring effectively

Proven ability to leverage scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell to interface with in-scope applications using available APIs

Expert knowledge of operating systems, networking protocols, system administration, XasaService models, applications, and security technologies

Proficient understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, including the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS 18), NIST CSF, and NIST 80053

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to identify security risks and propose effective solutions

Professional cybersecurity and relevant industry certifications (CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, CCSP, GSEC) are highly desirable

Highly autonomous and productive, capable of performing responsibilities with minimal direction or oversight

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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