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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 work for the Manager of Endpoint Security, in direct support of the global endpoint management group. This position will provide essential services that enable us to better pursue our mission.

The Specialist Endpoint Security Engineer will operate, manage, and improve Amgen’s endpoint security posture solutions. In the Endpoint Security team, you will identify emerging risks related to endpoint protection, advise management, and develop technical remediations to address those risks. Specialists lead the development of processes and procedures for multiple solutions Amgen utilizes to deliver to the promise of a secure digital workplace. They run multiple projects simultaneously to implement and improve the endpoint security protections and use advanced analytics to demonstrate success. This engineer will play a key role in educating technologists and business leaders about the security strategies that both protect and enable business processes related to cloud data handling. Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will:

• Designs, operates, maintains, and enhances capabilities for the technical systems that ensure protection of endpoints for Amgen’s global workforce.
• Works daily alongside the digital workforce experience team to specify, implement, and validate security controls for Amgen’s workstation and mobile platforms.
• Identifies new risk areas for data and plans controls to mitigate those risks.
• Researches new technologies, processes, and approaches based on industry practices and recommends future plans for secure configurations.
• Authors procedures and guidelines and advises on policies related to workstation and mobile protection requirements and remediation or investigation of violations.
• Develops and conducts training on protection technologies for operations staff. Educates business leadership about data risk.
• Consults other technology groups on endpoint protection strategies and recommends appropriate points of both technical and process integration.
• Partners with the Manager of Endpoint Security to collaborate closely with legal and human resources leadership on violation remediations.
• Collaborates with architecture strategy leaders and business unit leadership to ensure that security by design configurations are incorporated into new business projects.
• Collaborates with Endpoint Security Engineers to integrate protection technology into the operations of traditional Endpoint Detection and Response operations.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master’s degree and 4 to 6 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 to 8 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience OR
• Diploma and 10 to 12 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with one or more security frameworks, especially in regulated environments.
• Holds or is actively seeking one or more security related certifications, preferably with a focus on cloud technologies or data protection.
• Proficiency specifying requirements for technical systems, as well as designing, implementing, and operating those systems.
• Expertise in global IT operations, including an understanding of regulatory and cultural differences encountered when dealing with international peers and customers.
• Skill with elements of MDM systems such as Intune, Workspace One, and JAMF on Windows, MacOS and iOS based operating systems.
• Basic capabilities with programming or scripting languages.
• Understanding of endpoint technologies from a security perspective including the security risks associated with misconfiguration.
• Experience implementing secure baselines such as DISA STIGs and CIS Benchmarks.
• Experience with project management workstream leadership, preferably using Agile methodology.
• Deep knowledge of the principles of endpoint protection, including availability, integrity, and confidentiality of user devices.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Proficiency with communications focused on written technical processes and the ability to convey complex ideas clearly in front of an audience.
• Experience with data analytics in building executive reports.
• Reputation of successfully navigating large enterprise environments, understanding both ITIL driven processes and business relationship building
• Ability to self-direct work on multiple priorities with little to no oversight, based on critical initiatives.

Work Hours

• This position requires you to work from 2:00pm to 10:00pm IST.

Professional Certifications:

• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) or Security+
• SANS Certifications

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Highly motivated and able to work effectively under minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Successful management of multiple priorities
• Effective working with global, virtual teams
• Team-oriented, placing priority on the successful completion of team goals

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

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

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with 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 an accommodation.

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

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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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.

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