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Sony Principal Engineer Cyber Defense 
United States, Maryland 
484505917

17.04.2025


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead engagements with Sony Group Companies (SGCs) to identify cyber security requirements, understand Sony’s corporate structure and IT environments, gather IT asset inventories, and facilitate implementation of GSIRT projects

  • Implement and manage Microsoft Azure security services, including Azure Security Center, Azure Active Directory, and Defender for Cloud (policies and frameworks

  • Plan the deployment of hardware and software based cyber security tools to locations on-prem and in cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP preferred)

  • Ensure data on-boarding goals as met from on-prem, cloud (IaaS), andsoftware-as-a-service(SaaS) systems into GSIRT’s Security Incident Event Management (SIEM) system

  • Prioritize the review of vulnerabilities for potential impact to SGCs and work with SGCs to prioritize remediation or deployment of mitigating controls

  • Work closely with engineering, DevOps, compliance, and executive teams to drive cloud security initiatives and maintain a robust security posture.

  • Act as a subject matter expert in cloud security, providing recommendations and insights to stakeholders.

  • Monitor SIEM solutions for cyber security incident data and provide engineering support to incident response activities

  • Role requires flexible work hours and on-call duties during non-standard business hours to support the needs of a global corporation

  • Other duties related to cyber defense as assigned

  • Ingest and transform data from diverse sources (e.g., logs, databases, APIs) into Splunk, ensuring proper indexing, field extraction, and sourcetypes (including implementing Splunk apps, inputs, etc. as necessary)

  • Honesty, trustworthiness, and ethical conduct are essential for this role.

Your qualifications and experience should include:

  • Broad understanding of information technology, cyber security concepts, and cyber security tools

  • Understanding of processes and procedures for the aggregation, transport, and on-boarding of data into SIEM solutions (Splunk preferred)

  • Experience with one or more programming languages, such as Python

  • Working knowledge of networking technologies and protocols; including TCP/IP and standard Internet related protocols

  • Competency in one or more data query languages, such as SPL

  • Strong ability to design and implement customized Splunk dashboards, reports, and alerts.

  • Comfort working from the command line interface and leveraging shell scripts to automate repetitive tasks

  • Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Security Center, Azure Active Directory, and Defender for Cloud.

  • Deep understanding of cloud security best practices, threat management, and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001).

  • Experience leading or managing a technical team, preferably a team in a cyber defense related discipline preferred, but this role will primarily be an individual contributor position

  • Basic understanding and awareness of privacy laws and regulations

  • A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology or related subject matter is preferred

  • Experience with IaaS cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure, certifications preferred. (Azure strongly preferred)

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools, GitLab preferred.

  • Experience with project management, preferable Agile management approaches and tools

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What we offer you:

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coveragewith coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

  • Employee assistanceplanand comprehensive behavioral health benefits

  • Fertility benefits, including surrogacy,and adoptionassistanceprograms

  • Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children

  • Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance

  • Short-term & long-term disability plans

  • Paid parental and caregiver leave

  • 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options andcompany matchwith immediate vesting

  • Education assistanceand student loan programs


Other Programs:

  • Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules

  • Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release),and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)

  • Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)

  • Matching gift program

  • A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)

  • Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees

  • Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)

  • Annual incentive bonus

annual base salary for this position is $180,000 to $195,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

While SCA does not require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, there are certain Sony offices that require employees to be vaccinated in order to enter. If you will be located at or travel to those offices, you will be required to be fully vaccinated to enter. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for documented medical reasons and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Please do not include proof of vaccination status or any indication of a possible request for a vaccination accommodation when submitting your application materials. If applicable, the Company will follow up with you directly to request proof of vaccination and to discuss any potentialaccommodations.