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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.

　　Discover's Identity Security Platform Authentication Services Team is seeking a self-motivated Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to automate, enhance, and optimize our portfolio. Our team champions Identity technologies and capabilities for Discover's Cybersecurity organization. This includes the design, development, and implementation, of impactful authentication technologies. This role is a great opportunity for someone passionate about applying Cybersecurity practice within the Identity domain. Our new team member will play a big role in securing Discover from emerging threats and adversaries.

　　The Principal Cybersecurity Engineer designs the Cybersecurity engineering roadmap, and delivers highly complex secure systems, cyber applications, technical projects and regulatory and risk requirements. This role drives Cybersecurity engineering solutions, framework, roadmap, program optimization, process engineering, risk remediation, and mitigation of operational risk in a high velocity culture. Analyzing cyber technologies, metrics models, and performance indicators are key activities this role performs on the road to identifying robust solutions and building resilient next-generation systems that solve business challenges and enhance the control environment. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

　　Responsibilities

　　· Acts as the principal advisor to upper management in Cybersecurity matters. Ensures security improvement designs are evaluated, validated, and implemented as required. Performs cyber defense incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact; identifying the specific vulnerability.

　　· Certifies that protection and detection capabilities are acquired or developed using the Cybersecurity engineering approach and are consistent with organization-level cybersecurity architecture

　　· Explores and assesses the latest technology trends, disruptions and security/IT service business models to ensure Business Technology maintains, and improves, organization cyber competitive edge

　　· Works closely with management to define and promote the strategic direction of the team. Provides strong leadership and direction to team members. Provides subject matter expertise across all Cybersecurity technologies

　　· Creates and maintains Cybersecurity technology roadmap. Ensures compliance to audit, regulatory and legal requirements. Makes recommendations that enable expeditious remediation

　　· Builds and maintains effective relationships with peers and internal business partners, and external vendors

　　· Oversees project implementation to ensure successful solution delivery

　　· Researches, engineers and integrates new Cybersecurity solutions. Applies service-oriented security architecture principles to meet organization's confidentiality, integrity, and availability requirements

　　Minimum Qualifications

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

　　· Bachelors – Computer Science or related

　　· 6+ years – Information Security, Application Security, Security Engineering or related

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

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Bonus Points If You Have:

　　· Strong skills and expertise in a combination of some of the following areas:

　　5+ years of Enterprise Single Sign-On/MFA using Cloud based Identity Provider (Okta, EntraID/AzureAD or other)

　　Working with application development teams to onboard applications to Single Sign-On platforms

　　Common Authentication technologies/protocols (SCIM, SAML2, OIDC, WebAuthn, FIDO/FIDO2/Passwordless via Windows Hello for Business or Passkey or Hardware Token, Kerberos, RADIUS)

　　On-Prem Directories (MS Active Directory, Oracle LDAP)

　　Cyber Security technologies including: Network Security, Firewalls, Reverse Proxies, VPNs, SIEM

　　Automation technologies using tools such as Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, etc.

　　Risk Based Authentication and or User Behavior and Entity Analytics

　　Programming/Scripting (Python, PowerShell, etc.)

　　Troubleshooting Windows Server, Linux Server, Windows 10/11 and MacOS endpoints.

　　Working in an environment using the Agile methodology

　　External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

　　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.

　　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.

　　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 Feb-26-2024. 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 $104,000.00 to $175,600.00. 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.

　　Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights) (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.eeoc.gov/poster__;!!MjXRb4uW6x5k!ABIVgRw0WsyX2wfQC-pKxK3V9X4h1NBUGgjO7EM8PTvp5MNRgpEuVC_jVk0fcn_ISAZjmwkbLuUIrj8mFedCBkyz$)