Security Engineer

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Position overview:

As the Security Engineer you will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving security controls and platforms that protect the organization’s enterprise environments. This hands-on role transforms security architecture standards into operational capabilities across cloud, infrastructure, application, and data protection domains, supporting business operations, digital transformation initiatives, and overall cybersecurity resilience. The position partners closely with cybersecurity, IT, and engineering teams to ensure security solutions are effective, scalable, and aligned with business needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Implement and support security solutions across cloud security, infrastructure security, data protection, application security/DevSecOps, and security platform engineering domains.
• Build, configure, integrate, and optimize security tools and controls to ensure operational effectiveness, scalability, and measurable outcomes.
• Support security architecture and risk review activities by providing technical expertise and implementing required security controls.
• Implement application security controls and DevSecOps practices within CI/CD pipelines and software delivery processes.
• Develop and maintain engineering baselines, hardening standards, and configuration benchmarks to improve consistency and reduce security risk.
• Automate security controls and processes using scripting and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) methodologies in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, engineering runbooks, and standards to support reliable operations and repeatable delivery.
• Collaborate with Cyber Defense Operations teams to ensure security controls generate the telemetry and logging required for monitoring, detection, and response activities.
• Support the global deployment and maintenance of security engineering solutions while accommodating regional operational requirements.
• Partner with IT and technology teams to support implementation planning, troubleshooting, and operational readiness across the organization.
• Promote consistent implementation of security controls and support governance processes related to approved exceptions and risk management.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in security engineering, infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, or similar technical roles with hands-on implementation responsibilities.
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating security controls in cloud-native and hybrid enterprise environments.
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications are considered an advantage.
• Strong engineering mindset with the ability to translate requirements into practical, scalable security solutions.
• Proficiency in multiple security domains, such as cloud security, infrastructure security, application security/DevSecOps, or data protection.
• Ability to communicate technical security requirements, risks, and recommendations effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and operational planning skills with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of security engineering best practices, secure configuration standards, infrastructure-as-code, security automation, and enterprise security controls.
• Understanding of how security controls integrate with monitoring, detection, incident response, and broader operational resilience objectives.
• Fluent English language skills.

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Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

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