Security Engineer - Directory Services

Truist • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Come join a growing team that is responsible for the design/engineering/operation of foundational infrastructure technology services including Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft DHCP, Microsoft DNS, Microsoft Entra Connect, Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), Microsoft Key Management Services (KMS), Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), Microsoft Remote Desktop Licensing (RDL), Quest product suite, and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).

Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position.

This position is office-centric 5 days a week in one of the following offices: Atlanta/GA, Charlotte/NC, Raleigh/NC, or Wilson, NC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Advanced knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Advanced knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree and six years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Banking or financial services experience.
• Certification Strongly Preferred: ServiceNow's Certified System Administrator (CSA)
• Knowledge of and experience with the following technology systems and platforms is preferred: Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft DHCP, Microsoft DNS, Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), Microsoft Key Management Services (KMS), Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), Microsoft Remote Desktop Licensing (RDL), Quest product suite, Hewlett Packard Enterprise physical servers, Dell physical servers, Windows Server operating systems (Windows Server 2025 through Windows Server 2012 R2).
• PowerShell scripting knowledge and ability to write customized scripts is preferred.
• Knowledge of networking and firewall rulesets is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements cybersecurity solutions that protect critical assets within the job area, contributing to the technical design and implementation approach while following established strategies and patterns.
• Performs threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing for the platforms and services in scope, using structured analysis to identify and remediate significant vulnerabilities.
• Integrates and configures information security technologies in production environments, implementing and refining configuration patterns, automation, and handoff steps for assigned systems or services.
• Serves as a technical escalation point within the team for challenging security issues, investigating root causes and developing practical, reusable fixes that improve team workflows.
• Evaluates relevant security threats, tools, and design options, and provides input that helps shape technical plans, priorities, and goals for the job area.
• Collaborates closely with product and engineering teammates to apply security architecture guidance, secure by design practices, and governance controls in day-to-day development activities.
• Develops and maintains security baselines, guardrails, and control implementations for systems and applications in the area of responsibility, helping support regulatory and policy compliance.
• Leads the technical execution of incident response and basic forensic activities for services in scope, following playbooks, coordinating tasks with teammates, and suggesting improvements to procedures and tooling.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and informal training to other security engineers and technical teammates, sharing best practices through design and code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Leads significant security engineering workstreams or end-to-end processes within the job area, coordinating contributions from lower level technical professionals and reviewing outputs for quality and alignment.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan
• no less than 10 days of vacation
• 10 sick days
• paid holidays
• Truist’s defined benefit pension plan
• restricted stock units
• a deferred compensation plan

What This Job Offers

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