associate security engineer

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Security Engineer - Operations  

For more than 47 years, Micron's teams of dreamers, visionaries, and scientists have redefined innovation—designing and building some of the world's most advanced memory and semiconductor technologies. Security Engineers play a critical role within Information Security by providing function and efficient layers of security to protect our intellectual property.  

Micron's IT is a global team focused on enabling company success with the delivery of high business value. We are changing the way Micron Technology, Inc. thinks about Security Operations and are looking for experienced Security Engineers to help in this endeavor. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to advance a career in Information Technology with a variety of possibilities and challenges. As a member of our team, you can further develop your potential and grow professionally to promote your success. 

In this role you will be part of a fast-paced team focusing on Cyber Security Operations in Micron's IT Infrastructure & Operations. 

Responsibilities and Tasks: 

This role will focus on various security technologies within IT cyber security Operations, some of the key areas of responsibility include: 

Identify trends and drive requirements aimed at improving and enhancing existing data loss prevention detection policies. 

Work in a 24x7 rotational shifts

Engineers, configures, deploys, and maintains Firewall solutions 

Develops advanced alerts/reports to meet the requirements of key stakeholders 

Upgrade in-scope security infrastructure to maintain current versions 

Keep patches up to date on in-scope security infrastructure 

Standard escalation to senior staff 

Resolve daily incident requests and resolution 

Maintain an audit review process for policy exceptions 

Fulfill daily service requests and resolution 

Participation in root cause analysis with senior level engineers 

Troubleshooting with end users 

On call duties to quickly respond to and remediate P1 and P2 incidents 

Response and participation on Critical incidents as part of an Emergency Response Team (ERT) 

Qualifications and Experience 

Hand on experience in handling and troubleshooting below tools and technologies

o   Firewall – Cisco, Palo Alto preferred or others

o   Web Proxy – Zscaler Preferred ZIA , ZPA or others

o   SSL VPN – Cisco AnyConnect, Palo Alto Global Protect Preferred or others

o   Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) appliances – CISCO Firepower preferred or others

o   IPSEC tunnel configuration and troubleshooting

·       Stateful inspection and managing next gen firewalls

·       Extensive understanding of Remote Access solutions 

·       Knowledge of external services environments including SSL certificate exchange, Remote access solutions, and Business to Business interconnects (site-to-site VPNs). 

·       Firewall management and monitoring solutions 

·       Strong understanding of TCP/IP, web protocols and networking concepts  

·       Experience as a technical lead guiding other technical resources 

·       Ability to balance security with end user productivity for technical controls 

Good to have knowledge of security concepts such as access controls, identity management, data classification and loss prevention 

Understanding of security technical controls 

Minimum of 1 years of IT infrastructure experience relating to layered security products with any combination of the following technologies: 

Network DLP technologies like McAfee/Symantec NDLP 

Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) appliances 

Egress cloud-based web proxy 

Stateful inspection and next gen firewalls 

Remote access and site to site VPNs 

Firewall management and monitoring solutions 

External and Internal PKI 

Vulnerability Scanning solutions 

SIEM platforms 

Antivirus and DLP technologies 

File integrity monitoring solutions 

802.1x Policy Management 

Data at rest encryption solutions 

Cloud Access Security Broker solution 

Excellent experience with Regular Expressions 

Extensive knowledge of web technologies and concepts 

Strong understanding of TCP/IP, web protocols and networking concepts 

Experience with managing Web/Application Servers 

Ability to balance security with end user productivity for technical controls 

Scripting ability in popular platforms 

Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal) 

Strong skills in decision-making, prioritization and negotiation 

Education: 

B.Tech degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, other technical disciplines or equivalent work experience. 

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron and Crucial brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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