Senior Cyber Security Engineer- Endpoint Security
Garmin Ltd
Olathe, United States of America
16 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Olathe, United States of America
Tech stack
API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
CompTIA Security+
Computer Security
Databases
Linux
Domain Name System Security Extensions
Desktop Environments
Information Systems Security Engineering Professional
Python
Windows Server
Password Management
Cloud Services
Forensic Toolkit
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Garmin
Cyber Threat Analysis
Information Technology
Job description
- Serve as a trusted advisor to other cybersecurity teams and to Garmin business segments on multiple domains in cybersecurity
- Mentor and develop a team of highly skilled security professionals, promoting knowledge transfer, skill development, and a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Proactively evaluate and design improvements to tool integrations and workflows, developing advanced automation and scripts and optimizing the use of security tool APIs
- Lead planning for project components, provide reliable progress reporting, and ensure cross-team alignment on schedules, risks, and deliverables
- Design and develop complex, integrated solutions to meet business requirements and enhance the performance of Garmin's security systems
- Contribute to the team roadmap and priorities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities that increase efficiency and reduce manual processes
- Participate in the evaluation and adoption of emerging security technologies to improve threat detection, prevention, and response
- Advise leadership on strategic technology investments to advance cybersecurity engineering capabilities
- Creates opportunities to share knowledge, skills, and abilities with other team members to further their professional development through training, mentoring, and hands-on assistance as appropriate
- Participate in the technical implementation and optimization of key security tools, including EDR platforms, email security suites, DNS security solutions, PAM tools, enterprise password management, forensic tools, and threat intelligence platforms
- Design, develop, and thoroughly test Python-based automation solutions, ensuring robustness, scalability, and long-term maintainability across systems and workflows
- Serve as a primary escalation point for complex security tool management challenges and work closely with cross-functional partners to strengthen security posture
- Stay informed on advancements in Python, scripting, and automation frameworks, ensuring continuous improvement in team capabilities
- Foster innovation within the Cybersecurity Engineering team, identify gaps and enhance security operations through automation and integration of security tools
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or another relevant field AND a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Leads clear, concise, and influential communication across teams and stakeholders
- Fosters collaboration, demonstrating leadership in team dynamics and maintaining a positive, solution-oriented approach
- Serves as a go-to problem solver for complex or ambiguous challenges, consistently delivering effective solutions and guiding others through problem-solving approaches
- Effectively prioritizes complex workloads and ensures timely follow-up on commitments
- Produces comprehensive, high-quality documentation and promotes best practices for organization and clarity
- Experience leading complex security engineering initiatives and mentoring team members on best practices in security operations and automation
- Strong understanding of core information technology services such as networking, storage, databases, and web-based services
- Expertise in managing and optimizing security tools such as EDR, email security suites, DNS security, PAM solutions, enterprise password management, forensic tools, and threat intelligence platforms
- Strong understanding of and demonstrated experience with Linux-based operating systems
- Experience with Windows server and desktop environments
- Strong understanding of automation best practices and the ability to identify areas for process optimization within security operations
Desired Qualifications
- Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, ISSEP, etc.
- Experience with Azure or AWS public cloud services
- Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting, with experience using APIs to integrate and enhance security tools
About the company
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits