OverviewWe are seeking a full-time
Cyber Security Engineer at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation, and operation of Garmin's identity security services. This individual will have a background in traditional and modern identity providers and will work across business segments and IT to improve the services, processes, policies, and tooling used to secure Garmin identities. This individual is a specialist in identity security and will support incident response, remediation, security incidents, and service incidents.
Essential Functions- Serve as a trusted advisor to other cybersecurity teams and to Garmin business segments on multiple domains in cybersecurity
- Collaborate across a team of highly skilled security professionals, promoting knowledge transfer, skill development, and a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Identify opportunities to enhance tool integrations and workflows through automation and scripting, leveraging APIs provided by security tools
- Contribute to project and program planning by estimating and coordinating assigned work, and maintaining accurate, timely status updates on overall progress
- Design and develop complex, integrated solutions to meet business requirements and enhance the performance of Garmin's security systems
- Contribute to the team roadmap and priorities
- Participate in the evaluation and adoption of emerging security technologies to improve threat detection, prevention, and response
- Support the design and implementation of cutting-edge systems to fortify and advance Garmin's Identity & Access Management (IAM) Systems and support an extensive suite of tools essential for optimizing and enhancing Garmin's IAM framework
- Communicate security findings and strategies effectively to diverse stakeholders at all organizational levels, demonstrating a solid understanding of IAM principles
- Document and explain complex technologies and new processes to management and end users.
- Automate manual tasks using a scripting language such as PowerShell, Python, and/or BASH
- Stay up to date with the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and emerging threats to ensure the effectiveness of Garmin's IAM services
- Actively develop relevant skills to grow technical depth
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or another relevant field AND a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders through strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
- Contribute positively to a collaborative, team-focused environment
- Proactively solve moderately complex problems with a strong, solutions-oriented mindset and a track record of delivering effective resolutions
- Manage time, priorities, and follow-up tasks independently
- Consistently deliver well-organized, high-quality documentation aligned with team expectations
- Understand core information technology services such as networking, storage, databases, and web-based services
- Experience supporting Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems and solutions
- Understanding of and experience managing Active Directory Domain Services
- Understanding of and experience managing Entra ID
- Hands-on experience with enterprise Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) services, implementing and managing identity processes
- Practical experience with modern authentication standards such as OIDC, SAML, and OAuth in real-world environments
- Implement and manage single-sign-on, multifactor authentication, and passwordless solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational policies
Desired Qualifications- Experience with Azure or AWS public cloud services
- Experience with certificate management including PKI
- Experience with Role based access management for organizations and individuals
- Familiarity with developer tooling such as code repositories and CI/CD platforms
- Experience troubleshooting user and systemic issues impacting business functions
- Familiarity with scripting or query languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, KQL, SPL, SQL, LDAP)
- Develop, test, and implement scripts to support automation initiatives, ensuring robust and reliable operations
- An understanding and use of container-based platforms and related services
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Employment Benefits
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