(USA) Staff, Systems And Infrastructure Engineer, Information Security

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

2d•$110,000 - $264,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff, Systems and Infrastructure Engineer, Information Security, designs, implements, and maintains secure, scalable IT infrastructure. The role calls for expertise in system architecture, security frameworks, automation, and configuration management to support compliance and operational excellence. It includes analyzing system performance, improving infrastructure, and supporting continuous integration and delivery processes. The engineer collaborates across teams to address security risks, optimize resources, and uphold organizational standards, contributing to resilient and reliable enterprise systems. The role is part of Walmart’s Identity Platform Team, which delivers identity infrastructure for secure, scalable, and resilient access across Walmart’s technology ecosystem. The team engineers and manages enterprise identity platforms for directory services, authentication, authorization, privileged access, and integrations across workforce, applications, cloud, and infrastructure. Its work includes platform engineering, architecture, governance, configuration, and lifecycle management, using DevOps, automation, APIs, and telemetry to improve reliability and service delivery, enforce controls, support audit readiness and technical governance, and modernize platforms.

Requirements

Expertise in infrastructure design, including software architecture, distributed systems, and scalability principles.
Knowledge of security standards, frameworks, and methodologies, such as the Risk Management Framework and System Security Plans.
Experience with automation tools, scripting languages, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Proficiency in configuration management and infrastructure maintenance.
Ability to analyze system performance against nonfunctional requirements, including reliability, operability, and efficiency.
Skills in identity and access management, mobile security, and infrastructure security best practices.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and security compliance assessments.
Option 1 minimum qualification: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related area, and 4 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or a related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Option 2 minimum qualification: 6 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or a related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Security+, GISF, CISSP, CCSP, or GSEC.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related area, and 2 years’ experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects.
Background creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, digital accessibility best practices, and Walmart accessibility standards and guidelines.

Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable, secure infrastructure solutions aligned with business and security requirements.
Analyze system performance and nonfunctional requirements to support reliability, efficiency, and security.
Implement automation scripts to enhance continuous integration and delivery processes.
Maintain documentation on deployments, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
Conduct security risk assessments and compliance reviews.
Monitor infrastructure health, troubleshoot issues, and optimize configurations to improve security posture.
Collaborate on capacity planning and infrastructure growth to meet evolving business needs.
Apply security controls and identity and access management best practices across systems.

Benefits

Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.
Additional compensation may include stock for certain positions.