Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

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Position Purpose:

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join our Directory Services team. This advanced-level role is focused on designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-scale identity platforms and infrastructure solutions. The engineer will play a key role in leading efforts related to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), DevOps pipelines, containerized workloads (Kubernetes, Docker), and advanced identity services including Radiant Logic VDS and ICS.

The ideal candidate is highly skilled in modern DevOps practices, cloud architecture, and identity integration. This role will require strong expertise in engineering secure, scalable, and automated solutions across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and support scalable infrastructure solutions across GCP, Kubernetes, and container orchestration platforms.
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for directory service tools and infrastructure deployments.
• Lead integration efforts across Radiant Logic VDS/ICS, Universal Directory, and identity brokers.
• Collaborate with IAM architects and platform owners to enhance access provisioning, directory replication, and cloud identity synchronization.
• Author detailed SOPs, automation scripts, and infrastructure documentation for operational excellence.
• Participate in capacity planning, monitoring improvements, and performance tuning of production services.
• Support internal audits and compliance initiatives by ensuring platform security, resiliency, and traceability.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, or DevOps engineering roles.
• Strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure services (IAM, Compute Engine, VPC, GCS).
• Experience managing containerized environments using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Proficient in building infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with Radiant Logic VDS or other virtual directory services.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Shell, or PowerShell for automation and monitoring.
• Experience supporting secure authentication protocols such as SAML, OAuth2, LDAP, and Kerberos.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading DevSecOps practices within CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and its application in cloud identity platforms.
• Familiarity with ICS (Identity Correlation & Synchronization) use cases and configuration in Radiant Logic.
• Prior involvement in cloud-to-cloud or hybrid identity platform migrations.
• Industry certifications such as GCP Professional Cloud Architect, CKA/CKAD, or CISSP are a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• 100% Deliver Execution, Plans & Align, Problem Solving - Design automation workflows and capabilities in support of data collection, investigation and incident response Develop threat hunting and data analysis strategy and capabilities Identify and propose new technologies, methodologies and/or approaches to detecting malicious activity Utilize indicators to scope and respond proactively to emerging threats Design, build, configure, maintain and monitor cybersecurity threat defense capabilities and user access management

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This Position typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager
• This Position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

• No travel required.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• No additional qualifications

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 5+

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results

Benefits offered include health care benefits, 401K, ESPP, paid time off, and success sharing bonus.  For a full list of the various benefits The Home Depot offers, visit https://careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits.

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:
 

The pay range for this position is between $120,000 - $160,000