Principal Engineers, Cybersecurity

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T-Mobile is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. Principal Engineers, Cybersecurity located in Bellevue, WA will provide a security engagement for all projects and products within the company and at all levels.

Position duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Act as a trusted technical security advisor to all levels of the organization for a variety of Cyber Security projects that arise from current business and technological developments, ensuring the successful delivery of projects or services to enterprise customers.

• Act as an advocate for protecting T-Mobile assets and driving security from both a tactical and strategic perspective.

• Act as a subject matter expert and leader in a technical field, working to drive vision and results to enhance the overall Cyber Security health of T-Mobile.

• Develop programs that assess risks and provide innovative countermeasure solutions that appropriately balance Cyber Security and business objectives.

• Monitor for security attacks and maintain knowledge of threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, instituting appropriate Cyber Security controls to mitigate risks.

• Develop comprehensive and broadly complex threat models for any asset or program.

• Stay abreast of current architecture concepts, including topology, protocols, components, and principles.

• Evaluate and assess compliance to regulations, laws, and policies using industry standard methodologies like NIST, PCI, CPNI, and SOX in an enterprise environment.

• Automate basic scripting and reporting tasks via secure coding standards and create automation tools using scripting languages including Java, Python, PHP.

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement commercial hardware and software security products to augment and enhance the company enterprise security program.

• Responsible for new technology and support delivery from ideation through deployment.

• Make recommendations to management on corrective actions and effectively adapt solutions to ensure proper security implementation in product launches and installation.

• Support mitigation of security vulnerabilities based on OWASP Top10 and implement security in all SDLC phases.

• Coordinate and review security testing procedures with third parties and vendors.

• Lead remediation efforts within various T-Mobile teams and vendors.

• Collaborate in the development of the strategy, roadmap, and requirements for enterprise information protection to align with technology, product, and overall business strategy.

• Telecommuting is permitted, but applicants must live within a reasonable commuting distance. No additional national or international travel is anticipated.

Skill requirements:

• (1) Utilizing wireless telecommunication technologies including CDMA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, LTE, and 5G to provide comprehensive cybersecurity assessments and recommendations;

• (2) Working with Android and IOS telecom and device security technologies, mobile devices, IoT security, Cloud Security, Application Security testing SAST/DAST, and OWASP Top 10;

• (3) Utilizing security systems and security technologies including application security scanners, Wireshark, Kali Linux, Certificate Management, Remote Connection, Network Protection, Data Loss Prevention, File Integrity Monitoring, Security Auditing and Logging, Vulnerability Management, and Operating systems (Windows, MAC, or Linux);

• (4) Utilizing virtualization technologies including virtual compute (Vmware or Openstack) and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker, or Clear);

• (5) Applying security governance, risk, and compliance policies to security assessments to prioritize security recommendations that maximize the security posture of the systems/platforms; and

• (6) Utilizing engineering and cybersecurity practices to ensure system and platforms are deployed in a secure manner, including threat modeling, changing default passwords, keeping management ports closed to public IP space, using security agents, and conducting hardening of various configurations such as SSH or SELinux.

Experience and education requirements:

PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related, and 5 years of relevant work experience.

ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related, and 7 years of relevant work experience.

Additional:                                                 

• Location:  Bellevue, WA

• This position is eligible for the employee referral program.

• At least 18 years of age

• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No):No

DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No):No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No):No
 

How to apply:

• Visit https://careers.t-mobile.com/
• Create a candidate profile, and apply to REQ309145.

OTHER:  Work hours: 40 hours/week. Washington Pay Range: $200,528.64 - $224,900.00 /year.

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience.

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role.  Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year.  Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance, while Retail and Business Sales roles are eligible for monthly or quarterly sales incentives.  And since we are ALL owners, EVERY employee at T-Mobile is eligible for an Annual Stock Grant.  For information about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out https://careers.t-mobile.com/culture-and-benefits/.

Candidate’s pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience. At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. 

At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com.

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