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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Principal Architect - Global Information Protection (GIP) - Network Security

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will play a meaningful role in Information Security for Amgen. The individual will lead and support assigned capabilities within Information Security with the focus on manufacturing and perimeter security like Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems, Securing Automation and Manufacturing Systems. The Information Security Architect will work with various partners at Amgen in a manner aligned to Amgen's values to define and implement Information Security Services strategies, standards, tools and processes.

Role Responsibilities:

• Develops strategy, direction and mentorship for GIP’s Security Architecture Program, Security Reference Architecture and Neighborhood Plan in alignment with Enterprise City Planning strategy

• Steward of the Enterprise Architecture standards and practices across the GIP organization

• Maintain Security Architecture Program alignment with GIP’s adopted security control framework

• Ensure defensible security control validation process is intrinsically coordinated into GIP Security Risk Assessments and SDLC

• Establish and maintain approved security patterns, methods and reusable components to expedite solutions approval through SDLC

• Establish secure design patterns for Network Security service

• Work with peer Service Architects to develop proposals for review by the Enterprise Architecture Review Board

• Partner with the Enterprise Architecture team to refine and develop the Amgen IS City Plan, ensuring security requirements, priorities and business needs are considered

• Develop a deep understanding of GIP’s business needs, processes, environment and deployed system landscape

• Supervise and manage IS control exceptions that require architectural redesign of underlying architectural layers

• Maintain cooperative partnership with Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Team to establish a service risk posture qualitative/quantitative reporting for GIP services

• Develop and maintain all supporting activities and elements of GIP Security Architecture framework and operating model

• Ensure accuracy of service capabilities to security control mapping

• Manage and mature Domain Reference Architecture characterization

• Provide security control posture reports to help derive strategic decisions and financial investments that trace directly mitigate control gaps

• Work closely with respective security service leads to develop, maintain and publish technical development plan for each GIP Service domains

• Mature and maintain appropriate security architect service metrics, key performance indicators, Key Risk Indicators and Service Level Agreements

• Provide mentorship and training on areas of expertise to Information Security and Amgen teams

• Support audit activities impacting information security services and technologies

• Domestic and International travel up to 5%.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Architect professional we seek is a self-starter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree and 6 year of Information Systems and/or Computer Science experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Information Systems and/or Computer Science experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Information Systems and/or Computer Science experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Information Systems and/or Computer Science experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong demonstrated knowledge on perimeter security like IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Web Proxies, Web Application Firewalls, etc. required. Fortinet solutions experience strongly preferred

• Solid understanding of Information Security standards and policies like ISO 27001/27002, NIST, CCM and others

• Experience in sophisticated enterprise environments and current technology areas like cloud and mobility

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in multiple Information Security domains like security monitoring, threat intelligence, network security, data security, endpoint security, technical security assessments, security architecture

• Good communication, documentation (Spec, SOP, SCB, etc.) and diagramming (Visio, Lucid, etc.) skills required

• Network Credentials: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher, or equivalent experience

• Security certifications: CISSP, CISM, CEH, Security

• Cloud platform certifications: AWS SAA, Azure SA, etc.

• Experience in using and managing Linux-based operating systems and scripting

• Knowledge of GxP, ISA99, and other manufacturing-related standards and applying them in manufacturing and shop floor automation systems or environments is desirable.

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization

• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act

• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.