Cyber Security Engineer 3

AAA • Costa Mesa, CA

1d • $176,600 - $235,500

About The Position

Under general direction, the Cyber Security Engineer performs procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. The role works with the user community to understand security needs and implements effective processes that protect the Club while supporting business outcomes. It requires practitioner-level familiarity with the Club Information Security program and related applications, infrastructure, cloud services, and information systems architectures. The engineer evaluates security requirements and selects appropriate controls, using sound judgment to balance business needs and security concerns and to communicate issues to management and peers.

The position serves as a team lead and senior technical leader, providing day-to-day leadership, technical direction, work coordination, mentoring, and coaching to Security Analysts and Engineers. It secures and validates AI-enabled technologies, applies statistical analysis and machine learning to security data, leads incident response and investigations, and develops and implements security architectures, controls, and operational capabilities. The role also works with architects, business partners, IT staff, vendors, and management to address risks, meet business objectives and regulatory requirements, and achieve effective information security outcomes.

Occasional travel to off-site business meetings or conferences is required (5%). The starting pay range is $176,600 to $235,500. Full-time positions are eligible to participate in an incentive program based on organizational, team, and personal performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science.
• 10 or more years of information security experience.
• Demonstrated expertise securing AI-enabled technologies, including generative AI, large language models, agents, and API integrations; knowledge of identity and access controls, data protection, security monitoring, prompt injection, adversarial testing, and AI misuse risks.
• Experience applying advanced analytical methods to develop and validate security analytics across cloud and enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated readiness to lead technical teams through work coordination, mentoring, decision-making, and accountable execution.
• Ability to work as a project leader or subject matter expert on multiple high-complexity projects requiring in-depth knowledge.
• Conceptual understanding of data network configuration and infrastructure, including TCP/IP routers, internet/intranet/extranet, firewalls, web servers, security hierarchy, encryption key infrastructures, and authentication processes.
• General knowledge and experience with security technologies including public and private key encryption, digital certificates, Kerberos, challenge/response, smart cards, Secure ID or one-time-password authentication, Java, HTML-5, and ActiveX.

Nice To Haves

• Comprehensive knowledge of cross-platform technical principles, security practices, and procedures for private and public cloud computing, mainframes, distributed systems, desktop computers, laptops, tablets, phones, and workstations.
• Knowledge of one or more cloud service provider platforms or frameworks (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and security controls such as Prisma or CASB.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day work for Security Analysts and Engineers, providing technical direction, mentoring, coaching, and professional development.
• Secure and validate AI-enabled technologies through security assessments, adversarial testing, and control validation; identify risks and drive controls, mitigation, and remediation.
• Apply statistical analysis and machine learning to security data to improve threat detection, signal quality, risk prioritization, and identification of emerging threats; translate insights into actionable controls, detection, and response capabilities.
• Develop and implement cost- and outcome-effective information security architectures and solutions, independently or in collaboration with peers, departments, vendors, and management.
• Research, design, and advocate for technologies, architectures, standards, and security products that support enterprise, customer, and business-partner security requirements.
• Work with architects and security specialists to ensure security solutions across IT systems and platforms sufficiently mitigate risks and meet business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze business impact and exposure from emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks, and communicate risks and solutions to business partners and IT staff.
• Serve as a resource and role model for less experienced staff, providing performance guidance, training, and technical direction.
• Develop and implement sustainable operational use of security appliances, software, and surveillance capabilities; evaluate and guide vendor engagements.
• Provide technical leadership for incident response, minimizing impact and conducting technical and forensic investigations into breaches and their extent.
• Monitor security controls and conduct or lead investigations into breaches as appropriate.
• Design and implement complex system security solutions for operational needs.
• Evaluate business requests and integrate Club systems security procedures into business processes.
• Manage and guide vendor engagements and resources to achieve information security outcomes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match and pension.
• Tuition assistance.
• Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs.
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellness programs.
• Employee discounts on membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services, and more.
• Incentive program for full-time positions based on organizational, team, and personal performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior