Senior Engineer - Cybersecurity

Connecting People. Uniting the World. There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! As a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world — with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees — we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly.

We’re on a path toward becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help us also become the leading cyber-safe airline in the industry. United’s CDR team is tasked with keeping our customers’ and employees’ information safe and secure. Our primary mission is to embed cybersecurity into the DNA of United Airlines by reducing business risk through implementation of strong cybersecurity standard processes.

United offers a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world and help us keep our airline cyber safe? Apply today!

The Senior Engineer - Cybersecurity provides technical expertise covering a wide range of IT security solutions. As part of the security operations team, the Senior Engineer works to create and maintain a secure operating environment for users and business partners by securing systems, ensuring infrastructure is hardened against attacks, and providing security solutions to protect highly sensitive data.

We are looking for someone with a passion for cybersecurity, technology, and travel. You learn from others constantly while also helping to coach and mentor those who arent as well versed in the technologies.

As a result, you have a track record of working tirelessly to achieve your goals and realize that defending a network is not a 9-5 job. The ideal candidate has considerable background and experience in enterprise-level with any of the following areas: Strong understanding of aspects of Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), Scripting, Incident Response (IR), Attack Lifecycles, Detection Technologies, and Intelligence.

• Design, build, and operate infrastructure security solutions and platforms
• Participate in design, build, and maintenance of network infrastructure emphasizing security controls
• Develop schemes and technology to secure and monitor new technologies as they are onboarded
• Proactively propose security improvements and keep abreast of evolving security threats
• Technical writing/creation of formal documentation such as architecture diagrams, technical designs, and standard operating procedures
• Participation in client projects as a security Domain Expert

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes. We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.

• Bachelors degree required and 4+ years of experience working with Incident Response or Security Operations Center (SOC) teams triaging for IT enterprise (email, endpoint security, firewalls, network security, IPS/IDS, etc.) and cloud environments
• Developing custom SOAR platforms and security automation
• Demonstrable knowledge of Splunk architecture and standard processes.
• Skilled in one or more of the following scripting languages: Bash, Perl, Python, PowerShell
• Ability to assess customers situation, business needs, complex problems, and provide expert recommendations in the areas of SOAR and digitizing processes.
• Demonstrated a high sense of urgency with strong pragmatic problem-solving skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

• Masters degree
• 7+ years of enterprise-level systems engineering
• Industry certifications such as the CISSP, CISM, CISA, GCIH, CFCE, GFCA, and/or GCFE
• 4+ years of enterprise-level systems engineering
• Experience hands on scripting / programming experience
• Experience responding to cyber security incidents Proficient in writing commands via the command line interface in Windows, Unix, and Linux
• Detailed understanding of Advanced Persistent Threat, Cyber Crime and other associated cyber threat tactics
• Experience in Network Security Monitoring or investigation practices
• Experience working with cloud technologies management, administration, and architecture
• Skills in: Next-Generation Firewall, Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System, Virtual Private Network, Network Address Translation, Port Address Translation, Web Proxy, Web Application Firewall, Cloud Access Security Broker, Data Loss Prevention, Cloud Workload Protection

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required 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 crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodationsunited.com to request accommodation.

The salary for this position is 105,600 to 154,880, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This range is based on a full-time schedule.

Bonus eligible: yes

Post expiration date: 11/1/2024

At United, we offer a competitive compensation package, with benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life, accident and disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, and flight privileges.

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