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With over 500 talented individuals from more than 40 nationalities, our Lisbon center thrives at the intersection of innovation, excellence, and inspiration. This is your opportunity to explore the future of healthcare through technology and digital innovation, supporting our mission To Serve Patients.\nSIEM ENGINEER\nAt AMGEN, Technology isn’t just a support function-it’s a catalyst for discovery, transformation, and real-world impact. Here, your ideas fuel innovation that improves and saves lives of patients in dire need of our medicines. Are you ready to do meaningful work that matters?\nLIVE\nWHAT YOU WILL DO\nAs a SIEM Engineer you will play vital role you will be responsible for developing and implementing the organization’s security monitoring strategy to safeguard data, systems, and networks against potential threats. This includes designing and deploying robust security monitoring architecture, ensuring comprehensive coverage and real-time threat detection. The role involves close collaboration with IT teams to incorporate security monitoring into every layer of the technology stack. Key responsibilities include collaborating with the security monitoring team, handling risk, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.\nLet’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will:\nConfigure and maintain SIEM and Security Data Lake (SDL) components, including log collection, ingestion, parsing, and normalization, following established designs and standards.\nMonitor the health and performance of assigned SIEM and SDL components, troubleshoot common issues, document findings, and escalate complex or high-impact problems.\nImplement and test log source integrations and configuration changes based on defined technical requirements and approved procedures.\nValidate log data quality, and develop and tune detection rules, dashboards, and reports based on documented requirements or identified gaps.\nSupport incident investigations and operational coordination by providing relevant SIEM data and working with source owners or support teams to address issues.\nMaintain documentation and support audits, while identifying recurring issues and recommending practical improvements to procedures, configurations, and monitoring.\nWIN\nWHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU\nWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership qualities, a deep understanding of cybersecurity practices, and extensive experience in managing large-scale security monitoring programs.\nBasic Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree with 1 to 2 years of experience in Information Systems or related field OR\nBachelor’s degree with 2 to 3 years of experience Information Systems or related field OR\nDiploma with 3 to 4 years of experience in Information Systems or related field.\nProven track-record in understanding of common security monitoring and detection engineering practices.\nDemonstrate in-depth knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, technologies, and best practices.\nStrong knowledge of security architecture frameworks and principles.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nProficiency with deploying and running log collection infrastructure (e.g. Splunk Universal Forwarder, Fluentd, Cribl), SIEM solutions (e.g. QRadar, Elastic, ArcSight, Sentinel) and Security Datalake solutions (e.g. Snowflake-based, AWS-based solutions).\nExperience with network security, endpoint protection, and incident response.\nProficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash) is a plus.\nExperience with deploying, running and monitoring cloud-hosted infrastructure.\nExperience developing, deploying, and managing AI agents (agentic systems), including integrating them with APIs, data sources, and automation workflows.\nProfessional Certifications:\nGCDA (preffered)\nGSEC (preferred)\nCompTIA Security+ (preferred)\nCISSP (preferred)\nSoft Skills:\nExcellent analytical and solving skills\nStrong verbal and written communication skills (English)\nAbility to work effectively with global, virtual teams\nHigh degree of initiative and self-motivation\nAbility to handle multiple priorities successfully\nTeam oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals\nStrong presentation and public speaking skills\nTHRIVE\nWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF US\nAs we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also care deeply for our teammates’ well-being and growth.\nWork That Matters - Build tech that accelerates scientific breakthroughs and helps patients worldwide. \nModern Tech Stack - Cloud-first, automation-focused, AI-powered. \nGlobal Scale, Agile Mindset - Collaborate across continents while working in nimble, high-impact teams. \nContinuous Learning - Access to certifications, trainings, mentorship, and career mobility. \nAMGEN Total Rewards Plan - Comprehensive benefits in healthcare, finance, and well-being. \nFlexibility - Hybrid work model with time split between our Lisbon office and remote work. \nAPPLY NOW\nObjects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.\nCAREERS.AMGEN.COM\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT\nAMGEN is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.\nWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. 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