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Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Starz
Greenwood Village, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Jan 2026
💰 $170,000/yr($150,000/yr$170,000/yr)

About the role

Job Description

As a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Starz Entertainment, you will be a key player in developing, implementing, and maintaining our cybersecurity program. You will assist in leading a team of cybersecurity professionals and work closely with other departments to proactively safeguard our most critical assets. You will be committed to managing cybersecurity risk through a comprehensive, business-aligned approach that ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems and information.

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Strategy

  • Contribute to the development of the organization's long-term security strategy, including researching and recommending new technologies and best practices.
  • Research and evaluate available hardware and software solutions to design and plan comprehensive security architectures.
  • Develop and implement enterprise-class security systems, considering the organization's technology and information systems tech stack.
  • Maintain security technical standards, collaborating with the cloud security team and other architectural disciplines.
  • Design security architecture elements to mitigate current and emerging threats.
  • Review, recommend and approve security configuration of applications.

Team Leadership and Collaboration

  • Provide leadership and technical guidance to the cybersecurity team, mentoring engineers, and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate across business units to establish secure solutions and operating procedures. 

Risk Management and Compliance

  • Perform security assessments, vulnerability testing, and risk analysis to identify and remediate complex security vulnerabilities.
  • Ensure compliance with industry and regulatory standards and take a lead role in preparing for and responding to audits.

Security Operations and Incident Response

  • Be part of an on-call rotation responding to security-related incidents.
  • Evaluate and address security gaps across the ATT&CK framework.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging threats and provide advanced threat analysis to proactively address potential security risks
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of security configurations, incidents, and actions taken, as well as provide in-depth security reports to management.
  • Contribute to the development of incident response plans, coordinate escalated incident response eQorts, and guide post-incident analysis to enhance future prevention.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (master's degree preferred).
  • Significant experience in cybersecurity, with a proven track record of leadership and accomplishments in complex security projects.
  • A proactive, results-oriented mindset and the ability to lead and work collaboratively within a team.
  • In-depth knowledge of security technologies, threat landscape, and risk management. Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM or equivalent are highly desirable.
  • Proficiency in network security, operating systems, and security technologies.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Power Shell.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on innovation and improvement.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience utilizing email security gateways such as Proofpoint, Mimecast, Abnormal.
  • Experience utilizing firewalls (Cisco FTD, Palo Alto NGFW, etc.)
  • Experience with industry standard Security Information Event Management Systems (Exabeam, Splunk, Sumo Logic, etc.)
  • Experience with endpoint protection solutions such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender to perform protection, mitigation and forensic analysis.
  • Strong understanding of compliance requirements and regulatory standards

Compensation

$150,000 - $170,000

About STARZ

STARZ (NASDAQ: STRZ) is the leading premium entertainment destination for women and underrepresented audiences, and home to some of the most popular franchises and series on television. STARZ offers a robust programming mix for discerning adult audiences, including boundary-breaking originals and an expansive lineup of blockbuster movies, and is embodied by its brand positioning “We’re All Adults Here.” Complementary to any platform or service, STARZ is available across a wide range of digital OTT pl

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