Senior Manager, Application Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineer

Summary

Join Biogen as an Application Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineer specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM). You will deliver advanced training, mentor super-users, and provide expert-level technical support for directory services. This role involves end-to-end service delivery, ensuring projects meet quality standards, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will serve as a security expert for Active Directory, Okta, and PAM platforms, ensuring compliance and best practices. The position requires a strong background in authentication and authorization technologies and leadership experience. This role reports to the Identity Assurance Lead within Biogen’s Cybersecurity organization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of IT experience
• 5-8 years of hands-on experience with authentication and authorization technologies
• 3-5 years of experience managing/leading teams
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Deep subject matter expertise in Access Management Platforms: Microsoft Active Directory, Azure, Okta
• Working knowledge of integration methodologies for: Human and service accounts, IT infrastructure and applications, Development tools and endpoints
• Manage stakeholder relationships
• Execute program management (Agile)
• Define and manage system requirements
• Plan and execute solution deployments
• Control change management processes
• Oversee systems development lifecycles
• Conduct integration and system testing
• Lead test planning and execution
• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Develop solution architectures
• Balance demand and delivery priorities

Responsibilities

• Assess Biogen’s authentication/authorization requirements and target architecture; identify risks/gaps and implement secure access patterns to mitigate them
• Serve as the security expert for Active Directory, Okta, and PAM platforms, ensuring configurations comply with policies, regulations, and best practices
• Develop technical artifacts to document Biogen’s identity security architecture and solutions
• Clearly articulate security risks and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Lead end-to-end design and integration of authentication/authorization solutions from small enhancements to large-scale projects
• Ensure cybersecurity solutions meet or exceed quality standards and stakeholder expectations
• Coordinate the efforts of development and operations teams to automate and streamline delivery of secure, scalable solutions
• Optimize system performance through rigorous testing, monitoring, and deployment practices
• Deliver solutions in compliance with organizational policies, SOx/GxP/NIST CSF, and budget targets. Align with governance bodies to incorporate cross-functional stakeholder input

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PAM processes and technologies (CyberArk)
• MSP Service Delivery Management
• Contract Management
• Vendor Management
• Cloud Identity Management and Integrations
• Passwordless Implementations
• AD Audit Tools
• Python/REST API for integrations

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 days off for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
• Employee Resource Groups participation
• Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities