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　　With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

　　Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

　　Job Description:

　　At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.

　　The responsibility of the role is to support the cybersecurity roadmap and contribute to the delivery of secure systems, cyber solutions, cyber applications, technical projects, and regulatory and risk requirements. This includes cybersecurity framework, engineering new technologies, program optimization, vulnerability remediation, metrics reporting, performance analysis, and mitigating operational risk in a high-velocity culture. The role is required to support complex project work efforts, perform advanced analyses, make near real-time decisions, collaborate with BT/Business/Audit teams, issue documentation/reports, investigate cases or design solutions, adhere to architecture guides, engineer solutions to advance the cyber roadmap, remediate risk, offer solutions to BT teams, and coordinate implementing the solutions or apply Standards/Audits requirements to ensure security infrastructure and solutions/technologies implementation comply. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

　　Responsibilities

　　Interprets technology direction and analyzes Cybersecurity systems by applying professional systems knowledge/studies, specialized security training, and advanced analytical techniques. Designs new systems according to architecture guidelines and performs continual integration. Performs research and tests on scanning tools and develops a comparison study using security systems, professional knowledge, and systems analysis techniques. Tests defense technologies prior to deployment to determine if it’s feasible for integration. Engineers Cybersecurity and data analytics solutions, including conducting vendor-technology reviews. Supports current- and future-state architectural models to assess impact across assigned Cybersecurity technology systems.

　　Responsible for establishing cloud security standards, especially SaaS security standards

　　Responsible for the operation of cloud security products, and able to analyze the events, alerts, to identify potential security threats

　　Uses automation, system tools, observability and 'security first' principles in daily work

　　Analyzes Cybersecurity technology capabilities and specifications to identify enhancement opportunities by applying professional systems knowledge/studies, specialized security training, and advanced analytical techniques. Performs ongoing assessment of the team and programs activities to identify opportunities for improvement. Ensures compliance with audit, regulatory, and legal requirements. Builds and maintains effective relationships with peers and internal business partners. Point of contact for escalating engineering, security solutions, and/or advanced analytics tools. Must make decisions quickly to avoid an outage, and ensure the system’s high availability.

　　Applies the system’s professional knowledge, studies engineering and systems, and specialized security vendor training to assess threats to infrastructure and vulnerabilities of system(s) to develop a security-risk profile. Supports mitigation and countermeasure strategies from collected threat intelligence, using enterprise-wide, complex analytical system.

　　Maintains knowledge of security trends, threats, and attack techniques. Applies the system’s professional knowledge, studies engineering and systems, and specialized security vendor training to utilize Cybersecurity solutions, analyzes events to mitigate risk, and achieve remediation.

　　Minimum Qualifications

　　At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

　　Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related field

　　3+ years of experience in Information Security, Application Security, Security Engineering or related

　　Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of competent on the Dreyfus engineering scale

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　If we had our say, we’d also look for:

　　Knowledge of Cloud architecture and securing cloud communications (AWS, GCP, Azure)

　　Knowledge of access control systems, PKI, multi-factor authentication, and entitlements management

　　Knowledge of SaaS security standards

　　Demonstrated ability with scripting, coding, and automation (e.g., Python, shell scripting)

　　External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

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　　What are you waiting for? Apply today!

　　And by the way, while you’re waiting to hear from us, don’t forget to check out the great benefits Discover offers.

　　The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm) ). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in consideration for a career at Discover.

　　Application Deadline:

　　The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jan-24-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

　　Compensation:

　　The base pay for this position generally ranges between $86,500.00 to $146,100.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

　　Benefits:

　　We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

　　Paid Parental Leave

　　Paid Time Off

　　401(k) Plan

　　Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

　　STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

　　Recognition Program

　　Education Assistance

　　Commuter Benefits

　　Family Support Programs

　　Employee Stock Purchase Plan

　　Learn more at MyDiscoverBenefits.com .

　　What are you waiting for? Apply today!

　　All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

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