Cybersecurity Engineer

Cybersecurity Engineer

Must work a hybrid model (3 days onsite) out of our Silver Spring, DC, or Atlanta office.

The WBD Security Engineering team empowers the Global Information and Content Security (GICS) teams by supporting the deployment, management, and maintenance of shared, reliable, and extensible security platforms. The Cybersecurity Engineer ensures that security best practices are followed and that tools and processes that support a secure platform are maintained and kept current.

• Implement design reviews to evaluate security controls.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance the security posture of WBD.
• Build and/or manage enterprise security platforms effectively.
• Communicate effectively across all levels of management to articulate WBD security goals and vision.

• Plan, design, engineer and implement security‑related technologies.
• Understand technical security issues, their implications within WBD business units, and effectively communicate them to management and other business leaders.
• Configure, troubleshoot and maintain security infrastructure – including software and hardware in cloud environments, as well as on‑premises.
• Conduct security audits and assessments to regularly determine the effectiveness of security platforms and identify areas of improvement.
• Host operating systems hardening, auditing, monitoring and logging with appropriate security controls and best practices while meeting security best practices and business goals.
• Research and explore emerging security technologies and determine their appropriate use within the company.
• Prepare, document, and create standard operating procedures and protocols. Cross‑train and mentor other team members as needed.

• Minimum of 5+ years of hands‑on experience in building, designing, and maintaining enterprise security tools.
• Minimum of 5+ years of hands‑on experience in security engineering.
• 5+ years of successfully implementing advanced cybersecurity technology in a complex environment.
• Engineer and administer security platforms including SIEM/SOAR systems, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, anomaly detection, and cloud analysis.
• Hands‑on technical experience with networking and computing system architectures, specifically the security aspects thereof.
• Experience managing the Brinqa vulnerability management platform and experience with Groovy programming language.
• At least 5 years scripting experience using Python or an equivalent language.
• Thorough understanding of information security principles, techniques, policy frameworks, and best practices.
• Hands‑on experience in public cloud infrastructures like AWS (Amazon Web Services).
• Minimum of 3+ years hands‑on experience with automation technologies (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, etc.).

• Security and Cloud certifications are a plus (CISSP, Splunk Admin, AWS Solution Architect).
• Hands‑on technical experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks and how they affect architecture designs and reviews.

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation range for roles in locations where legally required. Pay Range: $91,000.00 - $ salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards. We provide a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time, and vacation.

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal‑opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.