Senior Cyber Security Engineer – Security ServicesGeneral Motors • Austin, Texas, United States
Senior Cyber Security Engineer – Security Services
General Motors
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Austin, Texas, United States
About
What You’ll Do We are seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to lead security enablement and automation for enterprise application onboarding. This role will drive secure, scalable integration patterns across GM’s identity and access management ecosystem, with a strong focus on automation, standardization, and self-service with guardrails.
The ideal candidate brings deep cybersecurity and IAM expertise, along with a development background and experience building tools or automation that improve operational efficiency and control consistency.
Technical Leadership
Lead secure application onboarding design and implementation across the enterprise
Define and support authentication and authorization patterns including SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect
Establish scalable standards for identity integration, access management, and application onboarding
Automation and Process Improvement
Design and build automation to streamline onboarding, validation, configuration, and support processes
Develop reusable tools, scripts, APIs, and workflows to reduce manual effort and improve consistency
Expand self-service capabilities for application teams while maintaining security guardrails
Security Enablement
Partner with application owners, developers, architects, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and guide secure onboarding
Advise teams on secure integration patterns and control requirements
Drive onboarding strategy aligned to cybersecurity, IAM, and enterprise architecture goals
Support deployment and user adoption of enterprise security tools and systems across application teams and stakeholders
Partner with product, engineering, and security teams to improve security tools by identifying user pain points and providing feedback on features, usability, and integration needs
Risk and Compliance
Ensure onboarded applications meet internal security standards, policies, and compliance requirements
Conduct risk assessments and help implement appropriate controls
Improve onboarding quality through documentation, standardization, and continuous improvement
Collaboration and Mentorship
Work across Cyber Security, IAM, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver secure outcomes
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team technical direction and roadmap priorities
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
6+ years of experience in Cyber Security, Information Security, or Identity and Access Management
Strong experience with enterprise IAM integrations in a complex environment
Hands‑on experience with SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and related authentication technologies
Strong development or automation background, including scripting or programming with Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Java, or similar
Experience with cloud identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, AWS, GCP, or similar
Strong understanding of access control, encryption, and secure application architecture
Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives across cross‑functional teams
What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):
Master’s degree in a related field
Experience in a lead engineering role within Cyber Security, IAM, or Security Enablement
Experience building automation using APIs, workflow platforms, infrastructure-as-code, or CI/CD tooling
Experience improving onboarding through reusable patterns, standards, and engineering guardrails
Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP
Deep knowledge of IAM, federation, and secure application integration
Strong automation and software engineering mindset
Ability to balance security, scalability, and user experience
Strong communication, problem‑solving, and collaboration skills
Ability to influence across teams and manage multiple priorities
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Languages
- English
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