United Airlines

Principal Engineer IAM Cloud Security

Posted on: 6 Jan 2021

Chicago, IL

Job Description

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Job overview and responsibilities




The Identity & Access Management (IAM) Principal Cloud Security Engineer is a hands-on role focused on the security engineering in the IAM space supporting cloud services. The engineer works with development, architecture, compliance and operational resources to create and support the cloud IAM capabilities.

This role is a technical position which will develop security policies, users, credential management, multi factor, roles, and groups as it relates to the cloud. The IAM Cloud Security Engineer will ensure Information Security to the IAM cloud strategies and security solutions are properly aligned with mandated compliance regulations.

The right person will be passionate about security, cloud computing and learning the latest technologies. They will possess a deep understanding and experience in at least one modern programming language such as C, C++, C or Java and a mastery of object-oriented design and scripting (python). Understanding of web services technologies (SOAP, REST, etc.)

* Implement a secure IAM cloud process for all IAM users including policy creation, MFA, audit, and incident response
* Manage the lifecycle of the cloud user
* Manage the successful technical delivery of IAM in the Cloud and related services
* Become the subject-matter expertise across all IAM topics as it relates to the cloud
* Participate in Identity and Access Management enterprise governance processes and drive IAM standards adoption
* Develop effective solutions that not only satisfy immediate project requirements but also deliver a coherent, reusable, reliable and phased architecture to help grow and change while aligning to strategic vision
* Represent Information Security on organizational project teams and ensure adherence to existing security policies and standards
* Review and management of technical security roadmaps related to cloud security and IAM within a cloud security context
* Understand and interpret identity and access management strategies and direction

Required

* Bachelors or advanced degree in Technology, Information Systems or related field of study
* 10+ years of practical experience in the field of IT is required. 2+ years of direct Information Security experience
* Direct hands on expirence with Cloud computing (AWS, Azure, OpenStack) Experience in storage technologies (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, FC, RAID) Expert understanding of security concepts / best practices Expertise with IPsec, VPN, Load Balancing, RRAS, Routing Protocols, SSH, Network Monitoring Experience with programming / scripting (VB, PowerShell) Experience with Windows troubleshooting tools (WinDbg, Windows Sysinternals)
* Exposure to web based IAM related protocols such as SAML, SPML, XACML, SCIM, OpenID and OAuth.
* Exposure to cloud security and governance tools, cloud access security brokers (CASBs), and server virtualization technologies.
* Federation concepts and technology solutions such as ADFS and Oracle IAM products
* Strong experience with Directories, SSO, Federation, Delegated administration, API gateways, SOA services.
* Strong understanding of cloud computing architecture, technical design and implementations, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery models.
* Strong critical thinking and analytical skills and ability to think out of the box
* Must be able to work independently or with a team, under minimum supervision.
* Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
* Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
* Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position



Preferred

* Advanced degree in a technology related field
* CISSP, CCSP or CCSK certificate preferred
* Software development experience


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United Airlines

Chicago, IL

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (formerly UAL Corporation) is a publicly traded airline holding company headquartered in the Willis Tower in Chicago. UCH owns and operates United Airlines, Inc. The company is the successor of UAL Corporation, which agreed to change its name to United Continental Holdings in May 2010, when a merger agreement was reached between United and Continental Airlines. Its stock trades under the UAL symbol.

To effect the merger, Continental shareholders received 1.05 shares of UAL stock for each Continental share, effectively meaning Continental was acquired by UAL Corporation; at the time of closing, it was estimated that United shareholders owned 55% of the merged entity and Continental shareholders owned 45%. The company or its subsidiary airlines also have several other subsidiaries. Once completely combined, United became the world's largest airline, as measured by revenue passenger miles. United is a founding member of the Star Alliance.

UCH has major operations at Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Guam, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark (New Jersey), San Francisco, and Washington–Dulles. Additionally, UCH's United is the largest U.S. carrier to the People's Republic of China and maintains a large operation throughout Asia. UCH uses Continental's operating certificate and United's repair station certificate, having been approved by the FAA on November 30, 2011.