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　　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 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.

　　Discover's Security Automation Team is seeking a talented, self-motivated Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to drive our Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) development lifecycle. Our team serves as champions for automation throughout Discover's Cybersecurity organization by designing, developing, and deploying impactful automation solutions to keep our security teams focused on solving their most challenging problems.

　　If you're interested in enabling groups such as our Security Operations & Incident Response teams by creating elegant automation solutions, while also helping to develop and mentor more junior team members, you would be a great fit for this role.

　　Responsibilities

　　Acts as the principal advisor to upper management in Cybersecurity matters.

　　Ensures security improvement designs are evaluated, validated, and implemented as required.

　　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.

　　Ability to navigate and adapt to a fast-paced ever-changing environment with a team of like-minded, cross-functional individuals.

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

　　Process mapping automated workflows using the business process mapping and notation (BPMN) process.

　　Design, implement, standardize, and maintain efficient and reusable Python code or other programming language.

　　Write, test, and maintain automation scripts and or workflows within SOAR platform.

　　Review, test, debug, and resolve technical issues throughout all stages of Software Development Life Cycle.

　　Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and pair programming sessions.

　　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

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Bonus Points If You Have:

　　3+ years of experience developing with Python

　　Prior security and or IT consulting experience

　　2+ years of experience with container services (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)

　　5+ years Linux administration experience

　　2 + years Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Google, or Azure)

　　Experience using Agile methodologies

　　2 + years of experience in API development/consumption

　　Proficient in the following cyber security platforms: SOAR, SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, WAF, Endpoint Security

　　Experience leading process improvement and design, utilizing BPMN concepts

　　Working knowledge of security automation solutions, experience in cloud infrastructure, knowledge of deploying cloud platforms through infrastructure as code (IAC) pipelines, and experience testing and fixing bugs and other coding issues within Python or similar programming languages.

　　External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

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　　Application Deadline:

　　The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jan-07-2024. 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.

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