IAM Cyber Security Engineer

Company: American Automobile Association, Inc.
Location: Walnut Creek
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

At AAA, our Team Members strive to deliver amazing service and help our Members outsmart life's roadblocks. We believe everything you do outside of work adds to who you are at work. We're working to transform AAA for the next century with a mission to create Members for life by unleashing the innovative spirit of our Team Members.NOTE: This role is hybrid and requires 2 days in our Walnut Creek office.Team Member Qualifications

• You have been in your current position for at least six months.
• You are currently not on any form of disciplinary action.
• You have not been on any form of disciplinary action in the past six months.
• You have discussed your interest in applying for this position with your current Manager.JOB SUMMARYThe IAM Cyber Security Engineer role is responsible for leading projects to design, implement, and enhance cyber security controls to protect the large, complex IT environment at Mountain West Group. The Cyber Security Engineer is proficient in all aspects of information security, provides ongoing support and mentoring to more junior team members, and fulfills routine cybersecurity tasks. Reporting to the Director, Cyber Security and Network Engineering, this role includes testing the effectiveness of security controls and advising business partners on general cybersecurity topics.RESPONSIBILITIES / JOB DUTIES
  • Respond to cybersecurity related requests and take appropriate action, including approving, fulfilling, or rejecting requests and working with business partners to meet their needs.
  • Manage and maintain cybersecurity tools including patches and onboarding/offboarding.
  • Manage projects, initiatives, and changes, including planning, scheduling, implementation, and reporting of status.
  • Audit controls such as firewall rules, cloud and SaaS security configurations, and API controls, and recommend improvements.
  • Work with application, cloud, and infrastructure teams to detect and remediate vulnerabilities in configurations and in-house developed software.
  • Conduct periodic testing of security controls to evaluate effectiveness and recommend improvements, and establish and collect risk-based metrics.
  • Assist with development of security requirements and assessment procedures for business use of technologies.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Director, Cyber Security and Network Engineering.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
    • Ability to lead individual projects
    • Strong oral and written communication skills
    • Act as a team player
    • Act with a sense of urgency to resolve requests
    • Ability to weigh whether a request is reasonable before filling itEDUCATION, COMPETENCIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
      • Minimum Qualifications
        • Bachelor's Degree in information technology or related field, or equivalent work experience and education.
        • 5+ years of experience in information technology field
        • 4-7 years of cybersecurity experience.
        • At least one year of experience in one or two application of core security concepts: Security Operations and Administrations, Access Controls, Risk identification, Monitoring, and Analysis, Incident Response and Recovery, Cryptography, Network and Communications Security, Systems and Application Security.
        • Information or Cyber Security Certification.
        • Preferred Qualifications
          • 2 years project management experience.
          • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP).We target between minimum and midpoint of the range, and all offers are subject to a fair pay analysis - Compensation Range: Min: $129,223.00 - Mid: $161,528.00 - Max: $193,834.00
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