Principal Cybersecurity Data Protection
AT&TAbout the role
Job Description:
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.
Job Summary:
As a Principal Cybersecurity you will be responsible for cyber security areas across products, services, infrastructure, networks, and/or applications while providing protection for AT&T, our customers and our vendors/partners. Works with senior team members on various projects relating to the protection of devices, customers, assets, data, information technology, and networks. Supports innovation, strategic planning, technical proof of concepts, testing, lab work, and various other technical program management related tasks associated with the cyber security programs.This is an individual contributor position with no direct reports.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Assist the CSO Data Security team to implement solutions across all AT&T's data-centric environments, develop APIs and other software-based connectors, integrate the solution with other AT&T systems such as AMP, SNOW, ASTRA.
Responsible for operations of data discovery and classification technology platforms and remote scanners.
Create and manage API connections and rulesets, including powering key integrations between platforms.
Create documentation for requirements, engineering diagrams, and operational installation (runbooks) to deliver infrastructure services for projects.
Manage advanced configurations, and fine-tuning of various data protection technologies.
Support internal client engagements, assessments, technical implementations, and managed operations.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics or Cyber Security preferred.
Requires Daily Office Presence (3-5 days a week) at one of the listed locations. No relocation assistance is provided.
A minimum of 10 years working in data protection and security engineering support experience required.
Previous experience and knowledge of Data Protection technologies such as BigID, Collibra, Microsoft Purview, Netskope, ZScaler, Symantec/Broadcom, Forcepoint, McAfee
Must have hands-on experience in docker containers, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes services administration.
Advanced knowledge of system security architecture and security solutions.
4-5 years’ experience with DSPM platform administration; scanner deployments and building scan profiles.
6-8 years’ experience as a Kubernetes administrator; knowledge of deployments and managing cloud-native applications in Kubernetes environments.
Experience creating and managing API connections and rulesets, including powering key integrations between platforms.
Knowledge of RegEx, Perl, Python, SQL, Git, Ansible, Terraform, Java, Bash
Collibra, Netskope, BigID, Microsoft Purview, Wiz, or Zscaler experience is essential
Industry-standard certifications such as Security+, Network+, CISSP, CIPP, CIPM, and CISA
Our Principal Cybersecurity, earns between $141,300.00 - $237,400.00 USD Annual, Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental De
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