Cyber Security Engineer II

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join MSK’s cutting‑edge Digital & Technology team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding systems that support world‑leading cancer care! As a Cyber Security Engineer II, you’ll dive deep into complex technologies, solve challenging security problems, and directly influence enterprise‑wide protections that keep patients, clinicians, and critical research safe every day.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with secure architecture across OS, cloud, network, database, and application layers.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, Perl, Shell/PowerShell, C/C++, Assembly).
• Experience participating in security incident response, vulnerability remediation, and security operations.
• Working knowledge of Scaled Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Ability to support enterprise security systems in a rotating on‑call schedule.
• Strong problem-solving ability with the capacity to improve solutions and operate at subsystem-level depth.
• Effective collaborator who can confidently contribute in technical team conversations.
• Ability to understand complex technical discussions and generate actionable insights.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and staying current with new security technologies and methods.
• Clear communicator able to document architectures, processes, and assessments thoroughly.

Responsibilities

• Apply deep technical knowledge to secure systems and network architecture across diverse platforms.
• Work independently toward defined cybersecurity objectives with domain-level expertise.
• Contribute actively to technical discussions within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strengthen solutions through hands-on development, design improvements, and implementation.
• Support and execute security projects, enterprise architecture, POCs, and remediation efforts.
• Assist with threat investigations, incident response, and vulnerability management activities.
• Develop and update organizational security policies, standards, and technical guidance.
• Provide rotating 24/7 support for enterprise security operations and documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed