(USA) Staff, Dynamic Defense Engineer
USD 110k-220k / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 1, 2026
Position Summary...
Join Walmart as a Staff Dynamic Defense Engineer, applying advanced expertise in cyber threat analysis, incident management, and vulnerability mitigation to protect critical systems. This role involves developing and enhancing defense strategies against evolving cyber threats by leveraging architectural principles and security engineering practices. The position requires conducting in-depth examinations of malicious activities, driving proactive initiatives, and collaborating across teams to ensure system reliability and security. The successful candidate will contribute to strategic planning, infrastructure maintenance, and continuous improvement efforts to safeguard Walmart’s technology environment and support business objectives.About the team:
The Dynamic Defense Engineer team at Walmart is committed to safeguarding the company’s digital environment by preventing fraud, detecting threats, and managing cyber risks. The team leverages advanced expertise to support the SOAR platform, conduct thorough threat analysis, and respond effectively to incidents. Focused on maintaining security and reliability, the team fosters a culture of vigilance and continuous improvement. Members collaborate to identify vulnerabilities, implement mitigation strategies, and uphold the trust of customers, associates, and stakeholders through proactive and innovative cyber defense practices.
What you'll do...
- Conduct in-depth analysis of cyber threats, malware behaviors, and attack mechanisms to inform defense strategies.
- Develop and enhance dynamic defense techniques to proactively mitigate malicious code and cyber attacks.
- Apply architectural principles to design and optimize system components for security, performance, and reliability.
- Perform routine infrastructure maintenance, including backups, patch management, and compliance audits.
- Lead cyber incident management by detecting, prioritizing, and mitigating security incidents following established protocols.
- Assess cyber risks and propose effective mitigation measures to address vulnerabilities and enhance security posture.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support strategic planning and continuous improvement of security operations.
What you'll bring:
- Expertise in cyber threat analysis, including malware characteristics, static and dynamic analysis tools, and emerging threat techniques.
- Proficiency in incident management, including detection, escalation, triage, and mitigation of cyber incidents and data breaches.
- Strong knowledge of cyber risk assessment and management, identifying vulnerabilities and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Experience with security engineering principles and vulnerability management to enhance system defenses.
- Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, Python, C, and SQL for code development and testing.
- Understanding of architectural principles and system performance impacting security and reliability.
- Ability to perform infrastructure maintenance tasks, including backups, patch management, and compliance audits.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. 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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 4 years’ experience in dynamic defense or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.Option 2: 6 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 2 year’s 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.
