Principal Cybersecurity Engineer

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Job Description:

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the overall security architecture, design and configuration of the PULSE HP NonStop Switch environments. This resource will interact with key strategic vendors, internal and external teams to architect, design and support the production and development systems and the administration of these environments.
• Design and Develop Debit Systems Security Solutions. Identify and design ways to streamline or improve efficiency of assigned tasks as well as present recommended solutions to management. Prioritize, scope, and estimate the development and implementation of projects while adhering to architecture standards, risk management and security guidelines. Manage projects and tasks as well as report on progress through required methods. Evaluate and recommend security solutions to further strategic objectives. Identify security gaps and recommend solutions. Ensure timeliness of security project deliverables. Develop creative approach to problem solving. Automate tools and develop custom utilities to improve processes.
• Provide technical support. Document Security Policies and Procedures across the Debit Platforms. Interpret, draft and communicate departmental and corporate security policies, procedures and technical requirements. Identify and mitigate risk while adhering to corporate and departmental procedures. Adopt regulatory agencies policies such as PCI, FFIEC, SSAE-16, SOX. Ensure access privileges are restricted based on business and role base access to support proper separation of duties. Provide advanced technical consulting services and information security guidance to HP Non-Stop technical groups with focus on best practices, efficiencies, optimization and innovation. ​
• Responsibility of the role is to design the Cybersecurity engineering roadmap, and deliver highly complex secure systems, cyber applications, technical projects and regulatory and risk requirements. Drive Cybersecurity engineering solutions, framework, roadmap, program optimization, process engineering, risk remediation, and mitigation of operational risk in a high velocity culture by introducing technology, requirements, deliverables, gaps and systems design. Analyze competitive strategies, cyber technologies, metrics models, and performance indicators. Contribute to robust and innovative strategic solutions and build resilient support for next-generation systems to 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.

How You'll Do It

• Acts as the principal advisor to upper management in Cybersecurity matters. Ensures security improvement designs are evaluated, validated, and implemented as required. Performs cyber platform incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact, identifying the specific vulnerability or defect to enable platform resilience and hardening.
• Certifies that protection and detection capabilities are acquired or developed and maintained using the Cybersecurity engineering approach and are consistent with organization-level cybersecurity architecture and service agreements.
• 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.

Qualifications You'll Need
Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology, or related.
• 6+ years Information Security, Application Security, Security Engineering or related
• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency of Proficient on the Dreyfus scale.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience on the NonStop Guardian, Safeguard security and Xygate products
• Experience performing problem analysis and resolution with NonStop security products
• Strong working knowledge of the various HP NonStop technologies and concepts
• Proficient Skills (Microsoft Office, OutsideView, SecureCRT, OpenView Service Desk, PPM, IdM, WebViewpoint, Splunk, ServiceNow, Cyberark and Remote Desktop).

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Ability to transport physical objects up to 10 pounds (5 kg).
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.; Ability to operate company vehicles such as but not limited to car and truck.
• Ability to communicate verbally. Ability to communicate in written form.
• Travel Requirements - Travel up to 10% of the time.

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Aug-05-2025. 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 $107,000.00 to $180,200.00. 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

• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

• 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, a division of Capital One, N.A., 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)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected]. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

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Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.