Senior Security Engineer

Position summary:

The Senior Security Engineer position will be part of the Enterprise Security organization consisting of IAM professionals across several technologies. This specific position will have a specialized role in directory services and SaaS applications! It will focus on large implementations of Entra ID with integrations with other directories, IDPs, applications, and automated workflows. We give technical direction, administer tools, and provide support for various security technologies. We participate in driving Enterprise Security projects that use our cloud directory services for various internal and external Adobe services. We work with other specialists, architects, security teams, and software engineer teams across Adobe and collectively provide services, guidance, and strategies that protect services and data as well as adhere to various global government regulations. You will work with business customers, management teams, infrastructure teams, development teams, project managers, and other security teams to help implement the vision, structure, standards, and plan solutions that support the future architecture.

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists! You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely.

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Primary Responsibilities May Include, but Are Not Limited To:

• Managing deep and complex directory architectures and services span directories, IDPs, and federated environments.
• Providing guidance and architecting solutions for directory service strategies across a variety of internal customers at Adobe.
• We help test, implement, and support secure services used by end-users, devices, and application workflows to all of Adobe.
• We engineer secure identity solutions for on-premises and cloud environments.
• We are a team of Security Engineers that handle incoming requests, respond to issues, solve reported problems, and develop solutions.
• We meet with teams to get business requirements, understand workflows, and devise solutions.
• We help assess SaaS implementations for identity integrations and general security.
• We generate useful metrics to help make decisions, identify issues, and manage our sevices.

Requirements:

• Possess a Bachelor's or advanced degree in MIS, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Engineering OR 10+ years in IT or Cybersecurity
• Comfortable working on and leading different projects with many teams at one time
• In-depth understanding of Windows, Mac and UNIX/Linux based systems, permissions, and interoperability.
• Strong knowledge of machine to machine and application to machine connections using MFA, certificates, tokens, and other methods.
• Strong understanding of the identity lifecycle, secure by design, least privileged and zero trust.
• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of managing and securing cloud directories (e.g. Entra ID/AWS/Okta) and integrating with traditional directories (e.g. Active Directory/389DS/ LDAP based directories).
• Proficient in written and verbal communications, skilled at working alongside differing viewpoints to accomplish shared objectives.
• Able to work independently and as a team member.
• Capable of conveying technical concepts to diverse audiences including non-technical users, architects, and senior leadership.
• Professional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills to engage with senior leadership.
• A deep understanding of Cloud Directories, especially Entra ID, and how to secure it, use conditional access policies, and apply/create automation.
• Ability to teach and mentor others while fostering a collaborative environment.
• Can model leadership behavior and help to grow other's leadership behavior.

Preferred:

• Understanding of Desktop operating systems including Windows, Linux, and Mac
• Experience or knowledge of Public Key Infrastructure
• Strong abilities in programming/scripting languages for automating repeatable tasks like Python, PowerShell, etc.
• Experience and/or Knowledge of dashboarding and log correlation engines such as Grafana, Telegraph, Splunk, etc.
• Experience with SaaS Security Posture Management technologies.
• Experience with developing PowerBI dashboards.

The Person Should:

• Have strong social skills, ability to "win people over" and be a great teammate.
• Be able to communicate, influence and mentor across business and executive leadership as well as partners while being able to explain the benefits for their teams.
• Be neutral toward technology, vendor and product choices; more interested in results than in personal preferences.
• Have the ability to think creatively and to solve complex tasks and problems with minimal direction.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe's industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We're on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

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Expected Pay Range:

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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