Associate Dir., CD&A Engineering – Security Data Platforms
Merck
July 02, 2026
Remote
United States
IT
Responsibilities:
- Drive the engineering roadmap for security data pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and platform services aligned with CD&A/enterprise cybersecurity strategy.
- Own SIEM, XDR, and data lake ingestion, transformation, and delivery.
- Establish engineering standards, design patterns, and governance frameworks.
- Represent CD&A Engineering in cross-functional forums (Cloud Security, Platform Engineering, Compliance, enterprise architecture).
- Design and optimize Cribl-based ETL pipelines for ingesting, parsing, enriching, routing, and transforming high-volume security telemetry.
- Define/enforce data standards for normalization, metadata enrichment, and data quality.
- Onboard new security data sources and continuously improve pipeline architecture.
- Contribute to Azure/Google Cloud infrastructure strategy delivered via IaC (Terraform, ARM/Bicep or equivalent).
- Ensure deployments are consistent, repeatable, auditable, and aligned to security/networking/governance.
- Drive reliability, scalability, and resilience; implement monitoring/alerting and operational KPIs.
- Lead incident response/root cause analysis; remediate bottlenecks, risks, and technical debt.
- Mentor engineers; contribute to sprint planning/backlog prioritization/PI execution.
- Embed audit/compliance/data-retention requirements; lead architecture reviews and governance.
- Collaborate with Cyber Fusion Center (CFC/SOC) and XDR/SIEM engineering.
Required Qualifications:
- BS in CS/Engineering/Cybersecurity or related.
- 8+ years progressive experience; 3+ years in leadership/people management.
- Deep Cribl (or equivalent) security data pipeline/ETL expertise.
- Strong IaC architecture/governance (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or similar).
- Proven Google Cloud and/or Azure enterprise-scale experience.
- Security telemetry/logging/data lifecycle management.
- Ability to drive cross-functional alignment and deliver at scale.
Required Skills:
- Application Security, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity Operations, Data Protection, DevOps Coaching, Influence, Information Security, SLA Management, System Designs, Technical Advice, Zero Trust Identity.
Benefits (if applicable):
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable); comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits; paid holidays/vacation; compassionate and sick days.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Job posting end date: 07/6/2026.
- Drive the engineering roadmap for security data pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and platform services aligned with CD&A/enterprise cybersecurity strategy.
- Own SIEM, XDR, and data lake ingestion, transformation, and delivery.
- Establish engineering standards, design patterns, and governance frameworks.
- Represent CD&A Engineering in cross-functional forums (Cloud Security, Platform Engineering, Compliance, enterprise architecture).
- Design and optimize Cribl-based ETL pipelines for ingesting, parsing, enriching, routing, and transforming high-volume security telemetry.
- Define/enforce data standards for normalization, metadata enrichment, and data quality.
- Onboard new security data sources and continuously improve pipeline architecture.
- Contribute to Azure/Google Cloud infrastructure strategy delivered via IaC (Terraform, ARM/Bicep or equivalent).
- Ensure deployments are consistent, repeatable, auditable, and aligned to security/networking/governance.
- Drive reliability, scalability, and resilience; implement monitoring/alerting and operational KPIs.
- Lead incident response/root cause analysis; remediate bottlenecks, risks, and technical debt.
- Mentor engineers; contribute to sprint planning/backlog prioritization/PI execution.
- Embed audit/compliance/data-retention requirements; lead architecture reviews and governance.
- Collaborate with Cyber Fusion Center (CFC/SOC) and XDR/SIEM engineering.
Required Qualifications:
- BS in CS/Engineering/Cybersecurity or related.
- 8+ years progressive experience; 3+ years in leadership/people management.
- Deep Cribl (or equivalent) security data pipeline/ETL expertise.
- Strong IaC architecture/governance (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or similar).
- Proven Google Cloud and/or Azure enterprise-scale experience.
- Security telemetry/logging/data lifecycle management.
- Ability to drive cross-functional alignment and deliver at scale.
Required Skills:
- Application Security, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity Operations, Data Protection, DevOps Coaching, Influence, Information Security, SLA Management, System Designs, Technical Advice, Zero Trust Identity.
Benefits (if applicable):
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable); comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits; paid holidays/vacation; compassionate and sick days.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Job posting end date: 07/6/2026.