Senior Associate Data Security Engineer

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Associate Data Security Engineer

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role the Senior Associate Data Security Engineer role will cover Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) technologies. This role will report to the Manager, Data Security. This position will provide essential services that enable us to better pursue our mission.

Sr. Associate Data Security Engineers operate, manage, and improve Amgen’s DLP and DSPM solutions. In our Data Security team, they will operate data protection security technologies in a rapidly changing global security sector. They will work with other engineers and business units to help craft, build, coordinate, configure, and implement critical preventive and detective security controls related to the protection of Amgen data.

This engineer will play a key role in designing, deploying, and maintaining solutions to build our rapidly growing operations.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintain the service delivery and working order of Amgen data security solutions across Amgen’s global enterprise
• Execute Amgen service management processes such as Incident Management, change processes, and service improvements for Amgen’s data security technologies
• Assist in the design and improvement of Amgen’s data security technologies and solutions. Build scripts for the configuration and the testing of the solution
• Manage and perform analysis of escalated DLP events, engage with the business, fulfill legal hold requests, and provide executive reporting
• Work with business domain specialists to collect, analyze, build, tune and automate DLP policy sets
• Analyze events and logs for suspicious activity and opportunities to improve posture, processes, procedures, and protections.
• Consult to the Incident Response team on investigations
• Develop automation solutions in increase response times and reduce risk of identified incidents
• Participate in regular meetings and conference calls with the client, IT, business partners and vendors to help ensure technical coverage for new or existing projects across the business

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Knowledge of Cloud Access Security Platforms (Elastica, Netskope, SkyHigh, etc)
• Understanding of cloud and SAAS environments (AWS, O365, Box, Salesforce, etc)
• Solid experience with potential to grow knowledge in Linux/Windows OS and other infrastructure systems
• Experience with DLP and data protection technologies for a large global enterprise
• Demonstrated understanding on how emerging security technologies and data flows interoperate across complex, multi-cloud systems.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of experience OR

Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of experience OR

Diploma and 7 to 9 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Comfort with scripting (PowerShell, Python, etc) and expression development (SQL, Regex)
• Ability to develop documentation for Infrastructure Security implementations
• Basic experience with ITIL processes such as Incident, Problem, and configuration management
• Experience in complex enterprise environments with competing business priorities

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) or Security+
• SANS Certifications
• Relevant vendor-specific certifications

Soft Skills:

• Established analytical and gap/fit assessment skills.
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Effective presentation and public speaking skills.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.