Career Category

Information Systems

Job Description

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.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will involve collaborating closely with cybersecurity departments to identify and define automation requirements that streamline security processes and incident responses. The engineer will build and refine automation playbooks using low-code platforms, integrate new and existing security tools, and develop custom APIs to ensure flawless inter connectivity among systems. Additionally, the engineer will engage in the selection and tuning of machine learning algorithms tailored to address specific security challenges faced by the organization. A key component of the role is to maintain up-to-date technical documentation and user guides to support the ongoing use and understanding of automated systems. The Sr Associate IS Security Engineer must also keep abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends and technologies, sharing insights and best practices with the team to continually improve the organization’s security posture.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Build playbooks using a low-code platform to streamline security operations

• Integrate new and existing security tools and platforms; Design, code, and integrate custom APIs.

• Build technical documentation and user guides

• Continuously supervise and maintain the automation platform and ensure that all systems and applications are up to date with the latest security patches and updates

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST)

• Keep up to date with the latest security threats, trends, and technologies, and provide recommendations for improving security operations

• Triage issues found by tools, external reports, and various tests, to accurately assess the real risks

• Offer remediation mentorship to partners for identified issues and serve as a customer concern resource for developers as they reduce issues

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of Scrum teams management or related field experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of Scrum teams management or related field experience OR

• Diploma and 7 to 9 years of Scrum teams management or related field experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, technologies, and best practices

• Solid understanding of security operations, scripting languages, and experience with security orchestration platforms is crucial

• Deep understanding of security principles, SIEM technologies (e.g Q-Radar, Splunk) and SOAR tools (e.g Swimlane, XSOAR)

• Experience with development of automation playbooks and integrate multiple security tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with network security, endpoint protection, and incident response

• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash) is a plus

• Working experience in an Agile / DevOps environment (Preferred)

• Experience in REST API standard methodologies and usage

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP)

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

• CEH (preferred)

• CompTIA Security+ (preferred)

• CISSP (preferred)

• TOGAF (preferred)

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that deal with 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.

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for a career that defies imagination

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