Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks seventh in Forbes “World’s Best Employers”.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

The role of every Information Security team member is to support the overarching values and business goals of Costco Wholesale as they relate to meeting legal and regulatory obligations; protecting member, employee and vendor privacy; and ensuring a technologically secure operating environment. The Information Security Threat Analysts protect the integrity of Costco’s network through aggressive detection and monitoring of potentially malicious behavior.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

Identifies and investigates security issues and develops security solutions that address compliance requirements that can/ do impact security.

Identifies, develops, and implements mechanisms to detect security incidents in order to enhance compliance and support of the security standards and procedures.

Assesses business role requirements, reviews authorization roles, and supports authorizations.

Demonstrates a comprehensive skill set with testing authorizations for multiple environments and coordinates testing with business/technical users.

Validates system configurations to ensure the safety of information systems assets and protects information systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction.

Implements best practice when applying knowledge of information systems security standards/practices (e.g. access control and system hardening, system audit and log file monitoring, security policies, and incident handling).

Designs and coordinates activities/engagements with other departments (loss prevention, legal, networking, etc.).

Identifies security gaps that expose Costco to potential exploit and develop short and long term prioritized remediation to address those gaps.

Develops and executes security controls, defenses, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal/external data infiltrations.

Determines strategy and protocol for network behavior, analysis techniques, and tool implementation.

Identifies and resolves problems often anticipating issues before they occur or before they grow; develops and evaluates options; and implements solutions that support the business.

Provides subject matter expertise in systems security policies, standards/practices, protocols, and technologies.

Configures, deploys, maintains, and supports security tools.

Protects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information from being disclosed to unauthorized parties.

Creates dashboards, configures alerts, implements and supports security software platforms, and monitors tools/apps.

Identifies opportunities for streamlining, and increasing effectiveness through continuous process improvement.

Implements practices, processes, and procedures consistent with Costco's information security policy and IT standards.

Ensures that incident documentation is comprehensive, accurate, and complete.

Triages, prioritizes, investigates, and coordinates security events and incident handling activities.

Monitors, analyzes, and remediates cybersecurity events by adhering to defined operating procedures; works problem tickets, escalates and creates cases as needed; communicates with stakeholders during investigations leveraging appropriate security tools (i.e. SIEM, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, AV, etc.), and has a strong understanding of different types of attacks that can occur.

Participates in documenting SOPs and playbooks; identifies and reports potential gaps in the environment that poses and overall risk to the company; adheres to compliance and privacy standards.

Provides consultation and guidance to users, aligning to best practices while supporting customer needs.

Creates trusting relationships with team members and business partners; becomes a subject matter expert for other engineers on collaborative teams to provide expert knowledge on an ongoing basis.

Models Costco’s culture and values while demonstrating the aptitude and capability to learn new tools and performing responsibilities with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

REQUIRED

Experience with networking technologies, such as firewalls, routers, load balancers, and proxies.

Working knowledge of information systems security standards and practices (e.g., access control and system hardening, system audit and log file monitoring, security policies, and incident handling).

Demonstrated experience of “hands on” security knowledge of one or more of the following platforms: Windows, Linux, UNIX, AIX, or iSeries.

Experience with Threat Modeling, security assessments, and evaluating mitigating controls.

Experience with network-based detective controls like IDS, IPS, and various SIEMs.

Working knowledge of networking protocols.

Working knowledge of web technologies.

Ability to interpret information security data and processes to identify potential compliance issues.

Ability to quickly understand complicated data flows in order to identify and validate security requirements.

Must be a team player and willing to establish a strong positive working relationship with all areas of the business.

Ability to work effectively, independent of assistance or supervision.

Innovative, creative, and extremely responsive with a strong sense of urgency.

Ability to clearly communicate Information Security matters to executives, auditors, end users, and engineers using appropriate language, examples, and tone.

Willing to share knowledge and assist others in understanding technical and business topics.

Recommended

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a minimum of 1 to 4 years’ of Information Systems security or related data processing auditing experience.

Any of the following certifications: Certified Intrusion analyst (GCIAs), GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Security+ certification.

Familiarity with SOA governance and policy management best practices.

Familiarity with Regulatory Compliance and industry standards, such as HIPAA, SOX, and PCI.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

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Pay Ranges:

Level 1 - $70,000 - $105,000

Level 2 - $95,000 - $130,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.