Senior Distinguished I, Dynamic Defense Engineer
Walmart
Position Summary...
Through coordination and strategic direction, the Senior Distinguished I Engineer role will enable control implementation, analysis of threat actors, emulation of threat actors in assessments, detection and monitoring of security events, and response to security incidents. Delivering these services ultimately enables resilient business operations, new market exploration, and technology adoption.What you'll do...
About the team
Walmart Information Security's Security Operations Center is the global provider of Computer Security Incident Response and Security Operations for one of the world's largest organizations. Our mission is to make Walmart the most trusted retailer.
What you’ll do:
• Guide the development of cyber risk assessment and management techniques
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current cyber risk assessment techniques and direct improvements or modifications in response to emerging security risks
• Analyze cybersecurity gaps and assess potential business risks from these gaps
• Decompose the product platform architecture into multiple components and modules, defining architectural specifications for each
• Evaluate system performance and scalability, providing tuning recommendations for both the underlying technology stack or any design changes
• Employ new methods or tools to analyze malicious software and attacks, redefining threat defense techniques as needed
• Develop strategy governance processes and measures for operational effectiveness, using various data sources to predict competitors' initiatives and drive contingency plans
• Establish incident management procedures for the detection, reporting, and handling of cyber incidents
• Partner with teams across Walmart's worldwide presence to enable detection and response capabilities
What you'll bring:
• Knowledge of cyber risk assessment and management techniques, security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, and possible treatments of these risks
• Understanding of architectural principles, systems and environment behavior, architectural styles, patterns, and plans
• Proficient knowledge of coding languages like SQL, Java, C, Python, and others, and knowledge of testing methods such as static, dynamic, software composition analysis, manual penetration testing, and others
• Knowledge of types of threats or malware, patterns of common malware characteristics, mechanism of malware, various file formats of malicious threat types, and programming languages used to create malware
• Understanding of infrastructure maintenance tools and methodologies, and infrastructure performance metrics
• Knowledge of strategy frameworks, key decisions and process approaches, strategy and financial planning processes
• Understanding of cyber incident detection and reporting protocols, types of cyber incidents, types of data breaches, and industry standards and best practices in incident management
• Experience in multiple complex business environments globally, and ability to synthesize complementary and competing factors in a complex environment to determine tradeoffs
• Ability to cultivate an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics.
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Ways of Working:
Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. Our associates work onsite the majority of the time, with flexibility. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $160,000.00-$320,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 7 years’ experience in dynamic defense or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.Option 2: 9 years’ experience in dynamic defense or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Certification in Security+, Network+, GISF, CISSP, or CCSP, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or related area and 5 years’ exposure of leading/ working on Information Security / Cybersecurity Projects., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
