Associate Cybersecurity Engineer - Direct College Hire

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

$89K/yr - $99K/yr

New Grad, Entry Level

Southwest Airlines is committed to providing a stable work environment for its employees and is seeking an Associate Cybersecurity Engineer through its Technology Direct College Hire Program. This role involves delivering secure solutions in AWS, providing security guidance, and responding to production issues while collaborating across teams to support a wide range of products.

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Responsibilities

Provide security guidance to application and Partner Teams to remediate security vulnerabilities, risk items, and policy exceptions
Deliver training for clients in use of the key Cybersecurity systems, and automated environments
Responsible for immediate response to production program issues
Partner with production testers to identify defects and complete testing
Test and implement system enhancements using techniques that preserve system integrity
Assist in maintaining systems and regular functionality
Triage, research potential defects, and partner to prioritize repairs. Transition features to Business support
Follow established procedures and standards to ensure high quality and quantity of work
Analyze and resolve multiple complex problems with minimal direction
Respond to problems, perform root cause analysis, investigate information, perform impact analysis; formulate and execute plans to develop solutions with guidance
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Qualification

Required

High School Diploma or GED
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent formal training
Entry-level experience; developing skills and knowledge in developing, implementing, or integrating technologies for Enterprise security
Knowledge of existing elements in value pipeline, including: PingFederate, eDirectory, Active Directory, CyberArk, and Micro Focus IDM
Knowledge of Agile best practices
Knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, concepts, and technologies obtained through formal training and/or work experience
Ability to apply knowledge and skills of software development and testing to solve a range of problems
Intermediate knowledge of at least one required programming language
Skilled in strong communication and negotiation in working with various Technology or partner Teams
Ability to analyze large, complex, and vague Business or technical problems, articulating the problem or root cause, and translating the analysis into viable solution recommendations
Ability to take on multiple assignments, whether administrative or project related, while maintaining a successful level of completion in all responsible work
Ability to develop, present and effectively communicate ideas and strategies to a variety of audiences
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

Preferred

Ability to complete full-stack development and/or backend development, experience in Java, Python, and JavaScript

Benefits

Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit
Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

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