Cybersecurity Engineer

Southwest Airlines is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer for its Cybersecurity Aircraft Team. This remote role supports the protection of aircraft systems and aviation technologies in a safety-critical environment through security guidance, vulnerability investigation, hands-on testing, and program maturity work in collaboration with the FAA and other stakeholders.

In this position, you will help build, test, and support cybersecurity solutions for aircraft and related aviation technologies. You will provide practical security direction, help investigate potential vulnerabilities, and support the ongoing maturity of Southwest’s aircraft cybersecurity program while coordinating with internal partners and external stakeholders.

• Provide security guidance to application and Partner Teams to remediate security vulnerabilities, risk items, and policy exceptions
• Deliver training for clients on key Cybersecurity systems and automated environments
• Identify cybersecurity problems, plan solutions, recommend software and systems, and coordinate development to meet business requirements
• Oversee immediate response and maintenance for production program issues
• Partner with production testers to identify defects and complete testing
• Test and implement system enhancements using techniques that preserve system integrity
• Partner to maintain systems, manage escalation issues, and support regular functionality
• Triage, research potential defects, complete repairs, and transition features to Business support
• Maintain established procedures and standards to ensure high-quality and high-quantity output
• Partner and lead communication across internal and cross-functional teams to achieve goals
• Perform other job duties as directed by Employee leaders

• Knowledge of Agile best practices
• Knowledge of at least one value pipeline element, such as Ping Federate, eDirectory, Active Directory, Cyber Ark, or Micro Focus IDM
• Knowledge of at least one scripting and development language, such as Python, Go, or Java script
• Skills in at least one cloud computing technology and associated concepts, such as AWS
• Skilled in infrastructure-as-code development (Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar) and automated configuration management using configuration-as-code (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, or similar)
• Skilled in implementing cybersecurity-specific unit tests for applicable elements
• Skilled in performance, logging, and cybersecurity monitoring tools
• Skilled in delivering valuable software and reasoning about it
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, problem solving, and prioritization skills
• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems, or similar fields of study, or equivalent advanced-level experience
• Intermediate-level experience with broad knowledge in developing, implementing, or integrating technologies for Enterprise security

• Experience performing penetration testing, technical assessments, or vulnerability assessments for embedded devices, operational technology (OT), or safety-critical systems
• Experience coordinating cybersecurity risk assessments, vulnerability management, and remediation activities
• Experience with NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST 800-series publications, or similar cybersecurity risk management frameworks
• Knowledge of aviation cybersecurity standards, including ARINC, RTCA, SAE, or related regulatory guidance
• Experience supporting aviation cybersecurity programs and partnering with the FAA, manufacturers, or industry stakeholders

• Ping Federate, eDirectory, Active Directory, Cyber Ark, Micro Focus IDM
• Python, Go, Java script
• AWS
• Terraform, Cloud Formation
• Chef, Puppet,…