Information Security Engineer

Job Details:

Job Description: 

Are you passionate about being an Information Security Professional and using your technical and analytical skills to make a tangible security difference? Our Cyber Defense team is seeking an Information Security Engineer to help manage our overall security compliance for Intel systems and applications. You will be a member of a highly collaborative Agile DevOps delivery team of information security professionals that are responsible for providing best-in-class security capabilities that keep Intel secure and deliver business value to our stakeholders.

This role requires a passion for quality, security, automation, and the skills to understand complex systems with a desire for continual improvement and innovation. You will part of a team who is responsible for the security vulnerability scanning and compliance of Intel's compute endpoints (including configuration compliance), security patching governance and remediation, and hardware and software asset management, and application security.


As an Information Security Engineer your responsibilities will be, but not limited to:

• Test, debug, monitor, troubleshoot, and document asset discovery and business intelligence solutions to ensure optimal system performance, data quality, integrity, and accuracy.
• Develop and support security solutions that integrate and interface with customers.
• Assist with ongoing capability development on Intel's big bet platforms (SEER, Vulnerability Checker, Splunk) including future integrations/development.
• Work closely with software development engineers, system engineers, and other information security teams in supporting information security projects and initiatives.
• Assist with identification, design, documentation, and implementation of internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, elimination of technical debt.
• Drive action based on analysis from any IT or InfoSec source, including, but not limited to asset, vulnerabilities, patching, compliance, network, waivers, workers, locations.
• Responsible for analysis and support of asset and vulnerability management systems, including patching, compliance, software delivery, and inventory management functions.
• Support and work in an Agile and DevOps team focused on security analytics and solution development.
• Design and deploy simple to moderately complex scripts and programs for automation, tools, frameworks, dashboards - using AI/ML will be a plus.
• Demonstrate expertise in Cyber Vulnerability Management processes by working extensively with team members, partners, and business customers.

In addition, the ideal candidate should also demonstrate the following behavioral skills:

• Strong team player who can work both independently and collaboratively with other peers and teams
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and influencing skills to help solve challenges
• Strong focus on quality results, detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills

Qualifications:

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Experience listed below would be obtained through a combination of your degree, research and or relevant previous job and or internship experiences.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors in Computer Science, Data Science or any other science/engineering related field. Must have the required degree or expect required degree by June 2025

1+ year experience/coursework in the following:

• Information security certifications through industry recognized organizations such as: SANS, ISACA, ISC2 (e.g. CISSP/GSEC, MCSE, AWS, CCNA, ITIL).
• Cloud computing and cloud security components and industry standard information and security frameworks standards such as ISO 27001 or NIST CSF.
• Experience with various Information security functions; vulnerability management, security threat intelligence, Red Team tactics/techniques, governance, security offense/defense applications/tools, risk management.
• Experience with TCP/IP protocols as it relates to network security.
• Developing scripting and automation solutions to support system configuration, performance, and troubleshooting.
• Programming experience with at least one of the following scripting/development languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Splunk, Node.js) - AI/ML will be a significant plus.

This position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Windows and Linux administration (i.e., installation, configuration, and troubleshooting).
• Understanding of and hands-on experience with various server/system architectures, operating systems, system patching, system and security configuration, auditing, and automation.
• Understanding of compliance reporting capabilities and how to utilize existing data repositories and reporting applications to manage compliance.
• Understanding of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, exploits and mitigation strategies.

          

Job Type:

College Grad

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: 

US, California, Folsom

Additional Locations:

Business group:

Enable amazing computing experiences with Intel Software continues to shape the way people think about computing – across CPU, GPU, and FPGA architectures. Get your hands on new technology and collaborate with some of the smartest people in the business. Our developers and software engineers work in all software layers, across multiple operating systems and platforms to enable cutting-edge solutions. Ready to solve some of the most complex software challenges? Explore an impactful and innovative career in Software.

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.  Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here:

https://jobs.intel.com/en/benefits

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US:

$75,860.00-$107,100.00

Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience.

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.