Job Location: Dallas, TX
Job Detail:
This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers”.
The role of every Information Security team member is to support the overarching values and business goals of Costco Wholesale as they relate to meeting legal and regulatory obligations; protecting member, employee and vendor privacy; and ensuring a technologically secure operating environment. Our Information Security Threat Analysts protect the integrity of Costco’s network through aggressive detection and monitoring of potentially malicious behavior.
If you want to be a part of one of the BEST “to work for” companies in the world, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.
ROLE
- Monitors, analyzes, and remediates cybersecurity events by adhering to defined operating procedures; works problem tickets, escalates and creates cases as needed; communicates with stakeholders during investigations leveraging appropriate security tools (i.e SIEM, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, AV, etc), and has a strong understanding of different types of attacks that can occur.
- Participates in documenting SOPs and playbooks; identifies and reports potential gaps in the environment that poses and overall risk to the company; adheres to compliance and privacy standards.
- Provides consultation and guidance to users, aligning to best practices while supporting customer needs.
- Builds strong relationships with business partners and sister teams across the Information Security organization while promoting diversity and inclusion amongst the team.
- Creates trusting relationships with team members and business partners; becomes a subject matter expert for other engineers on collaborative teams to provide expert knowledge on an ongoing basis.
- Models Costco’s culture and values while demonstrating the aptitude and capability to learn new tools and performing responsibilities with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
REQUIRED
- Experience with networking technologies such as: firewalls, routers, load balancers, and proxies.
- Working knowledge of information systems security standards and practices (e.g., access control and system hardening, system audit and log file monitoring, security policies, and incident handling).
- Demonstrated experience of “hands on” security knowledge of one or more of the following platforms: Windows, Linux, UNIX, AIX, or iSeries.
- Experience with threat modeling, security assessments, and evaluating mitigating controls.
- Experience with network-based detective controls like IDS, IPS, and various SIEMs
- Working knowledge of networking protocols.
- Working knowledge of web technologies.
- Ability to interpret information security data and processes to identify potential compliance issues.
- Ability to quickly understand complicated data flows in order to identify and validate security requirements.
- Must be a team player and willing to establish a strong positive working relationship with all areas of the business.
- Ability to work effectively, independent of assistance or supervision.
- Innovative, creative, and extremely responsive with a strong sense of urgency.
- Ability to clearly communicate Information Security matters to executives, auditors, end users, and engineers using appropriate language, examples, and tone.
- Willing to share knowledge and assist others in understanding technical and business topics.
Recommended
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ of Information Systems security or related data processing auditing experience.
- Any of the following certifications: Certified Intrusion analyst (GCIAs), GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Security+ certification.
- Familiarity with SOA governance and policy management best practices.
- Familiarity with Regulatory Compliance and industry standards, such as HIPAA, SOX, and PCI.
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume
California applicants, please click here to review the Costco Applicant Privacy Notice.
Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.
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