Senior Security Engineer

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Multiple Positions Available

COMPANY: McKesson Corporation

POSITION: Senior Security Engineer

LOCATION: 6555 State Highway 161, Irving, TX 75039

JOB DUTIES: Lead security incident response efforts, document breaches, and coordinate responses with cross-functional teams. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Audit the AWS environment for security and compliance. Perform risk assessments with a focus on AWS services and provide technically detailed mitigation strategies based on impacts. Assist in uncovering network, system, and service, vulnerabilities in the AWS environment; coordinate responses to risks and vulnerabilities, and design and deploy security measures. Monitor AWS networks and other resources for security-related issues on an ongoing basis. Develop and document companywide best practices for IT security. Mentorship of junior team members and cross-training of peers is expected. Represent the organization in security-related forums and conferences. May be asked to present or participate in relevant forums. Stay up to date on IT and security trends. Perform other security duties as needed and as consistent with these roles and responsibilities. 100% Telecommuting allowed from any location in the U.S. 10% domestic travel required.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Information Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or a related field and Four (4) years of experience as a Information Security Analyst, Junior Security Engineer, Security Engineer, Information Technology Specialist or related occupation. In lieu of the Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience, Employer will also accept Six (6) years of experience as a Information Security Analyst, Junior Security Engineer, Security Engineer, Information Technology Specialist or related occupation. 

Applicant must have (1) year of experience in:

• Using AWS Security services to monitor for risks, vulnerabilities, and threats;

• Writing code in an infrastructure-as-code environment to deploy security related services, applications, and tools.

Applicant must have (2) years of experience in:

• Scripting and Automation using languages including one of Python, Perl, Shell scripting, or Terraform;

• Information Security tools including one of SIEM, IDS or IPS, WAF, Firewalls, or Vulnerability Assessment.

OFFERED WAGE: $149,531 – $216,800/year

CONTACT:  To apply, please send resumes to JobPostings@McKesson.com. Reference #: 002081.

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