Overview
It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of hundreds of millions of people. Whether you’re writing mobile app code, engineering servers for our ad tech stacks, or developing algorithms to process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world.
About Our Team: When you impact millions of people every day, you become a large target for adversaries at all layers of the stack. Our job is to keep our users safe and make Yahoo one of the safest places on the Internet. We are the information security team at Yahoo, known as "The Paranoids".
Position Overview
As a Validation Control Engineer on the Network, Access and Identity (NAI) team, you will be part of the team charged with oversight of network permissions, identity structures, and the access granted to understand the overall access permissions posture of Yahoo. You will play a key role in defending millions of internal and external Yahoo users and ensuring we keep them safe.
As part of this team, you will be responsible for reviewing and validating our network posture in the cloud and on-premises. This includes reviewing access control lists, security groups, firewall policies, and other infrastructure used to secure our network and protect our customers.
Key Responsibilities
Work alongside a team of security architects and engineers who review and design network, cloud, and identity access control solutions.
Work as part of a team of security auditors who perform network, access, and identity audits.
Gather audit requirements from various stakeholders, formulate an audit plan, and initiate the process.
Automate audit capabilities wherever possible.
Qualifications
3 - 5 years of experience in Network Security, Cloud Security, GRC, or a closely related field
Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., PCI, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX) as they apply to identity and network security
Hands-on cloud security experience with AWS and/or GCP, including IAM, network policy enforcement, and configuration compliance
Experience in data visualization and dashboarding; knowledge of platforms such as Databricks is a plus
Deep understanding of network security principles, including firewalls and IDS/IPS; enterprise-grade platforms preferred
Proficient in automating security and compliance checks at scale using Python and cloud SDKs
Experience with automated or AI-enabled auditing and monitoring tools at scale
Strong foundation in network protocols, system intrusion techniques, VPNs, and IAM frameworks
Demonstrated expertise in firewall administration and policy management
Comfortable working with Google Workspace, mac OS, Jira, Confluence, and Slack
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience
Ideal Candidate
Highly responsible, self-motivated individual with leadership skills
Results-oriented with the ability to adapt to a changing technical environment
Energetic and fast-paced, thriving in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment
Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form or call the provided number.
Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. Our flexible-hybrid approach means most roles do not require regular in-person attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events with notice to plan arrangements.
If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.
Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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