✦ Luna Orbit — Cybersecurity

Assoc. Dir , Cybersecurity Engineering

at Merck

📍 3 Locations Hybrid 💰 $142K – $224K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $142K – $224K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Bachelor's or Advanced degree
Category Cybersecurity

About this role

This role involves leading cybersecurity engineering efforts, building security platforms, and automating security processes across cloud and enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead security platform development
  • Implement security controls in CI/CD
  • Manage vulnerability assessments
  • Drive automation and AI
  • Collaborate with engineering teams

Technical Overview

Focuses on cloud security, application security, vulnerability management, and automation using DevSecOps practices across multiple cloud providers.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior cybersecurity engineer with over 8 years of experience in DevSecOps, cloud security, and platform engineering. They should have strong leadership skills, experience with multiple cloud providers, and a background in vulnerability management and automation.

Must-Have Skills

8+ years cybersecurity engineering experienceExperience with cloud security platformsExperience with CI/CD pipelinesLeadership in security projectsExperience with vulnerability management

Nice-to-Have Skills

AWS/Azure/GCP/Alibaba cloud guardrailsDistributed systemsAPI platformsEvent-driven architecturesSecurity controls in developer workflows

Tools & Platforms

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformAlibaba CloudCI/CD toolsVulnerability management tools

Required Skills

Cybersecurity engineeringDevSecOpsPlatform engineeringApplication securityCloud securityVulnerability managementSASTSCADASTCI/CDContainersLoggingTelemetryAWSAzureGCPAlibaba Cloud

Hard Skills

Cybersecurity engineeringDevSecOpsPlatform engineeringApplication securityCloud securitySDLC security automationVulnerability managementSASTSCADASTCloud security platformsContainersLoggingTelemetryCI/CD

Soft Skills

LeadershipStrategic thinkingCollaborationMentorshipProblem-solving

Certifications

Preferred

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)AWS Certified Security - SpecialtyCISSP

Industry & Role

Industry Energy
Job Function Leading cybersecurity engineering and platform development
Role Subtype Cybersecurity Lead
Tech Domains Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Distributed Systems, API Platforms

Keywords for Your Resume

Cybersecurity engineeringDevSecOpsPlatform engineeringApplication securityCloud securityVulnerability managementSASTSCADASTCI/CDCloud security platformsContainersLoggingTelemetryAWSAzureGCPAlibaba CloudCI/CD pipelines

Deal Breakers

Less than 8 years cybersecurity experience, Lack of experience with cloud security platforms, No leadership experience, Inability to work in hybrid environment

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