Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer I - Solution Architecture, Security Scoping & Automation

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential!

The Opportunity

"We are seeking a technically driven and versatile Cyber Security Engineer to join FICO's Cyber Security Trust Team, focused on customer onboarding security. This role sits at the intersection of security engineering, software development, solution architecture review, and AI, making it a uniquely hands-on and high-impact position within FICO's security organization.The engineer will be responsible for performing end-to-end security scoping for customer onboarding projects by reviewing Solution Architecture & Design Documents (SADDs), identifying security risks and requirements. Given that customer solutions involve complex cloud-hosted platforms, REST APIs, orchestration workflows, and multi-component microservice architectures, the engineer must be expert in coding, building automation scripts, and working with AI-driven workflows to perform thorough and accurate security assessments." – Manager, Cyber Security.

What You’ll Contribute 

• Develop Python/Shell security automation scripts and CI/CD-integrated workflows (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD).
• Perform secure code reviews across Python, Shell, Java, REST/JSON APIs, and automate vulnerability management/compliance tasks.
• Build secure IaC solutions for cloud provisioning and collaborate on secure coding practices.
• Conduct security scoping and onboarding assessments, including vulnerability scans, penetration testing, and risk analysis.
• Review customer SADDs, AWS environments, REST APIs, and orchestration workflows for security posture and compliance gaps.
• Manage onboarding security projects via ServiceNow and coordinate with cross-functional security teams.
• Monitor security events using Splunk, configure WAF policies, and track findings/projects through Jira.
• Maintain documentation for security configurations, assessments, and onboarding activities.

What We’re Seeking 

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in a Cyber Security Engineering role, enterprise technology design and support.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS (IAM, VPC, Security Groups, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Config).
• Solid development and scripting skills in Python and/or Shell; ability to read code across languages (Java, REST/JSON).
• Experience reviewing SADDs and performing security scoping and risk assessments.
• Working knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, and orchestration platforms (PLOR, DMP) from a security perspective.
• Proficiency with Splunk for security monitoring and log analysis.
• Experience with Jira for security issue tracking and WAF configuration and management.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux environments.
• Understanding of penetration testing and vulnerability assessment methodologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Knowledge of security frameworks (OWASP, NIST, CIS, ISO 27001).
• Excellent communication skills, high initiative, and strong follow-through.
• Knowledge of ITIL concepts including incident, change, and problem management.

Our Offer to You

• An inclusive culture strongly reflects our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee with employee resource groups and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.

Why Make a Move to FICO?

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics.  You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:

•    Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.

•    Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.

•    Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career.  Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!

Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at www.fico.com/Careers

FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.

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Experience Level

Senior Level