Cyber Security Architect

About the group:

Cognizant's Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about accepting digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the constantly evolving needs of the digital era. Our broad approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to own the business in a secure environment.

Job Tittle: Cyber Security Engineer

LOCAION: San Francisco, CA

About Us: Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the largest medical challenges of our time. Denali Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies for neurodegenerative diseases through our deep commitment to degeneration biology and principles of translational medicine. Denali is founded on the collaboration of leading scientists, industry experts, and investors who share the vision that scientific discovery energetically applied to translational medicine is the key to delivering effective therapies to patients. Position Overview: As a Cyber Security Engineer, you'll play a key role in enhancing our network security, identity management, and cloud infrastructure. You'll work to improve threat detection and response and ensure our security tools are effective and efficient. Additionally, you'll work with the Infrastructure team to implement security changes smoothly across all systems.

Key Responsibilities:

* Manage and improve identity and access management (IAM) systems, focusing on integrating secure authentication methods.

* Identify and resolve cloud security issues, using automation to prevent and remediate misconfigurations.

* Conduct proactive threat hunting and expand detection capabilities to enhance incident response.

* Conduct assessments of firewall configurations, optimizing settings and policies to strengthen defenses, especially in the areas of intrusion prevention and detection, as well as Zero Trust architecture.

* Evaluate and implement new features and automation to reduce false positives and increase overall system efficiency, driving continuous improvement in security operations. Qualifications:

* 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on security engineering and operations.

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

* Proven expertise in configuring and optimizing firewall technologies, with experience in assessing and improving security postures.

* Hands-on experience with identity and access management solutions, particularly secure authentication integrations.

* Experience with endpoint security and incident response in cloud environments.

* Preferred experience with Palo Alto firewalls, Okta, AWS, and CrowdStrike.

* Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, including access control and secure resource management.

* Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF and CIS.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to work independently. Experience working in regulated environments is a plus.

Applications will be accepted until 6/10/2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $100,000 - $130,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance. Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off. 401(k) plan and contributions. Long-term/Short-term Disability. Paid Parental Leave. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Disclaimer: The hourly rate, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time.