IT Security Engineer

At Kia, we’re creating award-winning products and redefining what value means in the automotive industry. It takes a special group of individuals to do what we do, and we do it together. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative. Our people thrive on thinking differently and challenging the status quo. We are creating something special here, a culture of learning and opportunity, where you can help Kia achieve big things and most importantly, feel passionate and connected to your work every day.

Kia provides team members with competitive benefits including premium paid medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your dependents, 401(k) plan matching of 100% up to 6% of the salary deferral, and paid time off. Kia also offers company lease and purchase programs, company-wide holiday shutdown, paid volunteer hours, and premium lifestyle amenities at our corporate campus in Irvine, California.

Status

Exempt 

General Summary

Under the direction of Information Security management, the Penetration Test Engineer is responsible for protecting Kia America (KUS) including subsidiaries from cyberattacks which can result in loss of sensitive data, harm to the company brand or disruption to business operations. This position will report to the Manager, Information Security and be a key member of the Information Security team. 

This critical role will coordinate the information security reviews of company IT initiatives either directly or through IT service providers. This includes conducting security risk assessments, performing penetration tests, identifying threats and vulnerabilities, and presenting recommendations to address them. 

The Penetration Test Engineer will take necessary actions and preventive measures, such as analyzing security system logs, to protect company information systems, including employee, dealer and consumer facing systems, from being compromised. This role will investigate the security vulnerabilities of company information systems and provide solutions and methods to remediate them. This role is also responsible for creating, updating, and testing the company’s incident response procedures for handling security events.  This includes conducting regular table-top exercises to continuously improve the effectiveness of these procedures and minimize the recovery time and business impact of an actual security event.  This role will work with internal and external parties to conduct forensic analysis to determine root causes and implement corrective and preventive plans.  

The Penetration Test Engineer works closely with KUS business units and security service providers to develop optimal solutions for short-term and long-term enhancements of KUS’s security maturity. 
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1st Priority - 70%

• Conduct penetration tests against Kia America’s corporate web/business applications, servers, APIs, mobile apps, networks, cloud environments and connected cars.
• Create detailed technical reports describing discovered vulnerabilities, approach taken to identify them, method to duplicate findings, vulnerability risk level and recommendations to mitigate the risks.
• Oversee, or perform, all penetration test phases (Reconnaissance, Scanning, Vulnerability Assessment, Exploitation, Remediation and Reporting)
• Stay current on new and emerging security threats and the security tools and methods necessary to mitigate them.

2nd Priority - 30%

• Establish security incident response policies and procedures and conduct regular training. 
• Conduct table-top exercises to verify incident response procedures and documentation are effective.
• In the event of a security event, lead the efforts to analyze logs and investigate details of the event to take appropriate actions

Qualifications/Education

• Bachelor’s degree or comparative experience with emphasis on information security
• Advanced degree and/or certification(s) in cyber security a plus
   

Job Requirement

Overall Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in an organization with mature security practices
• 3+ years of experience in conducting hands-on security penetration tests and vulnerability management.  Experience working on Red Teams to identify vulnerabilities with Internet facing business systems is preferred.
• 3+ years of experience within information security incident response, cybersecurity, and/or IT risk management
• Experience with conducting penetration testing on veh