Principal Security Engineer

Job Description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up along with the scale and customer focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world.

About the team:

The Enterprise Engineering SRE team is tasked with ensuring the security and compliance of internal systems by conducting regular audits, identifying potential gaps in existing standards and proactively improving the organization's overall security posture. The team plays a critical role in safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality and availability of all systems while driving risk management initiatives across departments including disaster recovery planning and execution. We are also responsible for liaising with various internal teams during audits, ensuring data sharing is concise, accurate and aligned for successful audit outcomes.

Ideally, the candidate will possess several of the following skills:

Supports the strengthening of Oracle's security posture, focusing on one or more of the following: regulatory compliance; risk management; incident management and response; security policy development and enforcement; Threat and Vulnerability Management; Incident Management and response and similar focus areas.

• Regulatory Compliance: Brings advanced level skills to manage programs to establish, document and track compliance to industry and government standards and regulations, e.g. ISO-27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, CMMC, GDPR, etc. Researches and interprets current and pending governmental laws and regulations, industry standards and customer and vendor contracts to communicate compliance requirements to the business. Participates in industry forums monitoring developments in regulatory compliance

• Risk Management: Brings advanced level skills to assess the information security risk associated with existing and proposed business operational programs, systems, applications, practices and procedures in very complex, business-critical environments. Conduct and document very complex information security risk assessments and assist in the creation and implementation of security solutions and programs

• Cloud Security: In-dept knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices, including securing cloud infrastructure, services, and applications in platforms, OCI experience is a plus

• Threat and Vulnerability Management: Brings advanced level skills to research, evaluate, track, and manage information security threats and vulnerabilities in situations where in-depth analysis of ambiguous information is required

• Incident Management and response: Brings advanced level skills to respond to security events and responding in line with Oracle incident response playbooks to mitigate vulnerabilities

• Mentors and trains other team members

• Compiles information and reports for management

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field. Master's degree preferred

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, or a related technical security role securing cloud environments and developing automation workflows, incident detection, response, and vulnerability remediation

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CISM, GIAC, or OCI/AWS/Azure Security Specialty highly preferred.

• Proven experience in security architecture, threat modeling, and risk management at an enterprise level.

• Expertise in network security, cloud security (OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP), endpoint security, Operating systems (Linux, Windows), MiddleTier, Database and identity management.

• Develop and enforce security policies, governance frameworks, and compliance controls (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).

• Hands-on experience with firewalls, SIEM tools, IDS/IPS, EDR solutions, and security automation.

• Oversee security incident response, forensic analysis, red/blue teaming experience, containment, and remediation of cyber threats

• Strong knowledge of cryptography, secure coding practices, zero-trust architecture, and IAM.

• Scripting experience with one or more scripting languages: bash, python, perl, YAML or infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Cloudformation.

• Familiarly with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Openshift, EKS, AKS, container image scanning and vulnerability management

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Exhibits excellent written and verbal communication skills

Career Level - IC4

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage information security governance, including creating policies, procedures, standards, baselines, and guidelines to ensure the secure operation of information systems.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain robust security policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with industry best practices

• Build application security frameworks review process (e.g., OWASP Top 10) to identify vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, XSS, and insecure APIs.

• Designing secure system architectures, both on-premise and in the cloud, with knowledge of zero-trust security models, segmentation, and access control models

• Evaluate and implement encryption at rest and in transit to secure sensitive data using encryption algorithms (e.g., AES, RSA), public key infrastructure (PKI), SSL/TLS, secrets in vault and key management practices.

• Build security patterns for hosting platforms (compute, OKE, containers, cloud native services), SaaS, and PaaS services, conduct security architecture and design review

• Perform code reviews, security testing (e.g., SAST, DAST), and the implementation of secure coding practices within SDLC pipeline, and utilizing CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, sonarqube), as well as managing secrets, SCA, and open-source tools

• Build, develop and monitor systems configuration management automation and infrastructure as code (IaC) strategies to achieve secure by design framework

• Monitors information systems for security incidents and vulnerabilities; develops monitoring and visibility capabilities; reports on incidents, vulnerabilities, and trends to IT or executive management.

• Proven leadership abilities with experience leading security projects and initiatives independently with Agile or Waterfall methodologies

• Architects, designs, implements, maintains and operates information system security controls and countermeasures; supervises and trains operators in the administration of these systems; documents the operation, use, and expected outputs of these systems

• Develop and maintain cybersecurity documentation such as the System Security Plan (SSP), Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Configuration Management Plan (CMP), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as necessary

• Write stakeholder reports to explain the assessment, audit results, and recommendations. Create and provide metrics for cybersecurity leadership. Brief executive leadership on compliance matters

• Participate in internal and external audit and provide executive leadership with briefings on compliance issues, assessment findings, audit results, and recommended actions.

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $109,200 to $223,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

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