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Sr Cybersecurity Engineer

Southwest Airlines

Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Full-time, Regular
Posted Oct 15, 2025
Remote

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About the role

As a Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer on our Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Team, you’ll lead the design and delivery of modern identity lifecycle and access governance solutions that ensure the right people have the right access at the right time. Leveraging your deep expertise in SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC), AWS Identity Center, and scripting languages like Java and BeanShell, you’ll drive automation, streamline access certifications, and guide the migration from legacy platforms to a scalable SaaS-based governance model. Your technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration will help secure our enterprise while enabling innovation and agility—playing a key role in protecting the heart of Southwest Airlines: our People and our Purpose.

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
  • Identify Cybersecurity problems, plan solutions, recommend software and systems, and coordinate developments in an orderly manner to meet business requirements
  • Act as an agent for change to reflect the latest Cybersecurity standards and practices
  • Serve as an enterprise subject matter expert (SME) and advocate of IT Security standards and reference architectures
  • Act as a Mentor to both Co-Hearts in Cybersecurity and Partner Teams
  • Remain abreast of industry trends and develop business cases for changes
  • Lead team to find best solution and offering thought leadership while ideating and challenging group think
  • Oversee immediate response and maintenance to production program issues
  • Partner with production testers to identify defects and complete testing
  • May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Requirements

  • Skilled in Agile best practices and continuous improvement
  • Skilled in at least one or more cloud computing technology and its concepts such as AWS
  • Skilled in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) development (Terraform, CloudFormation or similar) and automated configuration management using configuration-as-code (CaC) development (Chef, Puppet, Ansible or similar)
  • Skilled in implementing Cybersecurity specific Integration Tests providing Identity, Security Policy, and Cryptography
  • Skilled in at least one or more performance, logging and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, ELK Stack, AppD and their integration into platform tools such as AWS CloudWatch
  • Skilled in at least one or more credential management tools and solutions like AWS Secrets Manager, CyberArk or Hashicorp Vault
  • Skilled in creating parameterized build jobs for Continuous Integration of Security and environmental variables
  • Knowledge of at least one or more existing elements in value pipeline, such as PingFederate, eDirectory, Active Directory, CyberArk, or Micro Focus IDM
  • Skilled in at least one or more scripting and development language such as Python, Go, or Javascript
  • Skilled in excellent communication, collaboration, organization, problem solving, and prioritization skills

Benefits

  • Competitive market salary from $141,400 per year to $157,100 per year
  • Fly for free on any open seat on all Southwest flights
  • 401(k) with Company contributions up to 9.3%
  • ProfitSharing contribution
  • Competitive health insurance

About the Company

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Details

Salary Range

Salary not disclosed

Location

Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Employment Type

Full-time, Regular

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