Senior Engineer Information Security @ Gates Foundation
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Overview
The Gates Foundation is the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity worldwide. With a commitment to diversity, inclusive culture, and exceptional benefits, the organization provides comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, generous paid time off and family leave, retirement contributions, and more.
The Team
The Business Operations division supports strategic alignment, resource planning, and operational excellence. Global Workplace Services ensures safe, efficient, and inclusive work environments across the globe.
Your Role as a Senior Engineer Information Security
You will work across teams to integrate security and business requirements, develop and prototype technical security controls, manage risk and incident response, and continuously improve the global Information Security program. Reporting to the Deputy Director, Information Security, you will partner with IT teams, perform security incident investigation, and guide secure configuration implementations.
What You’ll Do
- Refine and prototype technical security controls.
- Engage partners to align with business objectives.
- Manage risk through design outputs and process improvements.
- Conduct incident investigation and response activities.
- Collaborate with IT teams on secure solution designs.
Your Experience
Candidates should have at least 5 years in Information Security, including 2+ years in incident response and 3+ years with preventative and detective controls. Experience with HIPAA, NIST CSF, ISO27001, GDPR, cloud controls (Azure, AWS), scripting (PowerShell, Python), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD tools, and networking protocols is essential. Legal eligibility to work in the USA is required.
Salary & Employment Details
This is a limited-term, full-time position based in Seattle, Washington for 9 months. The salary range is competitive, reflecting location-specific variations.
Additional Information
Background checks are required. Candidate accommodations are available upon request. The foundation is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and provides equal opportunity without discrimination.
Key skills/competency
- Information Security
- Incident Response
- Risk Management
- Compliance
- Technical Controls
- Cloud Security
- Automation
- Networking
- Scripting
- CI/CD
How to Get Hired at Gates Foundation
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Tailor skills highlighting technical controls and incident response.
- Showcase experience: Emphasize security certifications and regulatory knowledge.
- Build a portfolio: Include examples of risk management and automation.
- Prepare for interviews: Practice security design and incident troubleshooting questions.