Lead Information Security Engineer – Cybersecurity in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking the position of Lead Information Security Engineer – Cybersecurity in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Essential Responsibilities:

Job Duties: The Lead Information Security Engineer – Cybersecurity will implement and support security solutions and technologies to protect data/assets from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, destruction, modification, or disruption; security oversight, and risk management on IS projects; set security design guidelines, frameworks, and models; work to identify new security issues and risks; develop mitigation plans; help identify and document security objectives; provision, deploy, and manage applications across virtualized and cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP), ensuring scalability, high availability, and security compliance; design and automate infrastructure using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure, reducing manual provisioning and enabling reliable Infrastructure-as-Code practices; apply cloud security principles by configuring elastic network security, IAM roles, policies, and PaaS-native security constructs, ensuring compliance with enterprise and industry standards; design, develop, and test end-to-end features in object-oriented languages (Python), applying programming best practices; engineer and manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring scalable, fault-tolerant, and cloud-native deployments; integrate security tools with CI/CD pipelines to automate vulnerability scanning, compliance checks, and secure delivery; implement observability solutions using ELK Stack, Splunk, proactive monitoring and incident response; and, collaborate in Agile/Scrum teams using JIRA for backlog tracking and Git-based workflows for code reviews and version control. Position may allow working from home within commuting distance of worksite location. Multiple Positions.

Basic Qualifications:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Information Systems, or Computer Information Systems: Cybersecurity, plus 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or related.

Required Skills/Experience:

Must possess 5 year of experience with each of the following: designing, developing, testing, and deploying scalable applications using Python; following Agile/Scrum methodologies; participating in code reviews and system design discussions; building CI/CD pipelines automate builds, testing, and deployments, reducing release cycle times; implementing AWS and Azure cloud solutions; automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration management; developing and maintaining containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes; enhancing system security through IAM, SSO, MFA, and policy management; implementing centralized monitoring and logging solutions using ELK Stack, Splunk, and AWS CloudWatch; and, authoring automation scripts in Python, Bash, and PowerShell; and, utilizing all of the following: AWS, Azure, GCP, REST APIs, Microservices, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, and Confluence. Position may allow working from home within commuting distance of worksite location. U.S. Bank is subject to and conducts background checks consistent with the regulatory requirements applicable to our industry and operations. Base pay range may vary if an offer is made for work in a different location. Pay Range: $148,741 - $186,500. (#LI-NDI #LI-DNI #LI-DNP #DE-DNP #IND-DNP)

• The examination for this position may include a supplemental questionnaire. Improper or missing responses could affect your application.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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Benefits: 

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