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Southwest Airlines · 19 hours ago

Associate Cybersecurity Engineer - Direct College Hire

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$89K/yr - $99K/yr

Southwest Airlines is committed to providing a stable work environment for its employees and is seeking an Associate Cybersecurity Engineer through its Technology Direct College Hire Program. This role involves delivering secure solutions in AWS, providing security guidance, and responding to production issues while collaborating across teams to support a wide range of products.

Public Transportation

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide security guidance to application and Partner Teams to remediate security vulnerabilities, risk items, and policy exceptions

Deliver training for clients in use of the key Cybersecurity systems, and automated environments

Responsible for immediate response to production program issues

Partner with production testers to identify defects and complete testing

Test and implement system enhancements using techniques that preserve system integrity

Assist in maintaining systems and regular functionality

Triage, research potential defects, and partner to prioritize repairs. Transition features to Business support

Follow established procedures and standards to ensure high quality and quantity of work

Analyze and resolve multiple complex problems with minimal direction

Respond to problems, perform root cause analysis, investigate information, perform impact analysis; formulate and execute plans to develop solutions with guidance

May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Qualification

AWSProgramming languagesCybersecurityAgile best practicesSoftware development methodologiesJavaPythonJavaScriptCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent formal training

Entry-level experience; developing skills and knowledge in developing, implementing, or integrating technologies for Enterprise security

Knowledge of existing elements in value pipeline, including: PingFederate, eDirectory, Active Directory, CyberArk, and Micro Focus IDM

Knowledge of Agile best practices

Knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, concepts, and technologies obtained through formal training and/or work experience

Ability to apply knowledge and skills of software development and testing to solve a range of problems

Intermediate knowledge of at least one required programming language

Skilled in strong communication and negotiation in working with various Technology or partner Teams

Ability to analyze large, complex, and vague Business or technical problems, articulating the problem or root cause, and translating the analysis into viable solution recommendations

Ability to take on multiple assignments, whether administrative or project related, while maintaining a successful level of completion in all responsible work

Ability to develop, present and effectively communicate ideas and strategies to a variety of audiences

Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines

Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

Must be at least 18 years of age

Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

Preferred

Ability to complete full-stack development and/or backend development, experience in Java, Python, and JavaScript

Benefits

Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)

Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings

Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit

Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)

Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.