Manager, IT Security Engineering

About this role

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

The Platform Security Engineer is a key member of Gilead's Security, Risk and Compliance (SRC) team and works closely with cross-functional project teams to pursue project end goals. The candidate will work with platform security technologies in multiple capacities. These include but are not limited to leading invest and sustainment projects that seek to enhance existing or implement new capabilities, providing high level support for security solutions, partnering with IT and business colleagues to address security needs, and generally furthering the appropriate identification and treatment of risk at Gilead.

Essential Job Functions

• Work with SRC stakeholders to determine / define needs and requirements for security capabilities to address business needs and mitigate risk.
• Install, configure, and evaluate new technologies against defined requirements through proof-of-concept implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS, at both the endpoint and server level.
• Develop solution architectures to support the implementation of new technologies.
• Create documentation including requirements, test cases, and standard operating proceedures.
• Liaise with IT colleagues to assist with implementation and rollout of platform security tools.
• Provide input to SRC’s Platform security roadmap to ensure critical needs and / or gaps are identified and planned for at the right time.
• Assist in formalizing and updating security policies, procedures and technical standards.
• Lead sustainment projects that support maintenance and enhancements of existing capabilities.
• Act as system manager for identified platform security tools.

Basic Qualifications

High School Degree and Eleven Years’ Experience OR Associate's Degree and Nine Years’ Experience OR Bachelor's Degree and Seven Years’ Experience OR Masters' Degree and Five Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience in IT Security and infrastructure protection.
• Experience performing project focused information security work with cross-functional teams in an enterprise setting.
• Must have a good understanding of the following security domains: Audit and Monitoring, Risk Response & Recovery, Cryptography, Data Communications, Computer Operations Security, Telecommunications & Network Security, Security Architecture & Models, and cloud security.
• Should have strong technical skills and experience working with security technologies in the platform security space. These include (but are not limited to):
• End-to-end management of EDR solutions at enterprise scale
• DLP & DSPM
• Automation / Security Orchestration Automation & Response (SOAR)
• Scripting (python, PowerShell, bash etc.)
• Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) content creation, data source on-boarding
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt information delivery based on the target audience.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, highly visible, changing environment.
• Proven ability to build working relationships with partners, peers, and senior management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of IT processes (i.e., ITIL) including incident, problem, defect, change, etc.
• Prior working experience in a pharmaceutical company is preferred.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and diplomacy skills.
• Able to perform other duties as assigned.
• Ability to document technical solutions with excellent organization and grammar.
• Prefer CISSP, GIAC, etc.

We are pleased to share that Gilead’s Stockley Park and Holborn offices are planning to come together at a new London headquarters at 1 Triton Square, NW1,from approximately Q2 2027. Applicants should consider this planned location change when applying for this role. Gilead operates a flexible working policy, offering a balanced approach with two days of remote working and three days working onsite.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

For Current Gilead Employees And Contractors

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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