Staff Security Engineer

Micron Technology

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Location
Boise, ID
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Full-time
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22 days ago
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About Micron Technology

Micron Technology is a global leader in innovative memory and storage solutions including DRAM, NAND flash memory, and solid-state drives for computing, mobile, automotive, and data center applications. Industry: Semiconductor Memory & Storage

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TL;DR · Staff Security Engineer

As a Staff Security Engineer on the IP Protection team, you will build and operate data protection solutions to safeguard intellectual property throughout its lifecycle. You will serve as the enterprise DLP authority, developing and managing policies across devices, messaging, cloud applications, and storage platforms. Your daily work involves optimizing detection capabilities for source code and hardware designs using regex, fingerprints, and ML-based classifiers. You will monitor for ex-filtration across USB, SaaS, and generative AI tools while leading data classification and rights management initiatives. Required skills include expertise in DLP, networking, and operating systems, alongside proficiency in Azure, AWS, GCP, SIEM/SOAR platforms, and scripting languages like Python and PowerShell. You will also utilize automation tools such as UiPath and Copilot Studio to strengthen protection.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and manage enterprise data loss prevention policies across devices, messaging, cloud applications, and storage platforms.
  • Optimize detection capabilities for source code, hardware designs, and algorithms using regex, fingerprints, and ML-based classifiers.
  • Tune DLP policies to reduce false positives and implement automated remediation and tiered response workflows.
  • Monitor and protect against data ex-filtration across USB devices, email, SaaS applications, and generative AI tools.
  • Develop detections for anomalous activities such as bulk downloads, repository mirroring, and unusual after-hours behavior.
  • Author and maintain information protection standards, governance documents, runbooks, and operational efficiency metrics.
  • Lead enterprise-wide data classification, sensitivity labeling, rights management, and conditional access initiatives.
  • Drive large-scale information protection programs using auto-labeling and policy-based controls to safeguard intellectual property.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of information security experience with hands-on expertise in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and data classification/labeling.
  • Experience in enterprise-scale policy design across endpoints, email, web, SaaS, and cloud environments.
  • Strong technical foundation in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Deep knowledge of networking, operating systems, intellectual property data protection, and enterprise data movement.
  • Experience with AI and automation technologies including machine learning, Copilot Studio, UiPath, SharePoint, Azure AI Foundry, and AWS Bedrock.
  • Proficiency with Azure, AWS, GCP, SIEM/SOAR platforms, and scripting tools like PowerShell, Python, and Splunk SPL.
  • Excellent communication skills to operationalize security controls through custom keywords, dictionaries, and automation.
  • Master’s degree or equivalent experience in technology or science and relevant professional certifications (preferred).
  • Semiconductor experience protecting Intellectual Property (preferred).

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