Warner Bros. Discovery is hiring: Cybersecurity Engineer in Atlanta

Overview

Cybersecurity Engineer at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Hybrid work model: 3 days onsite at the Silver Spring, MD, or Atlanta, GA offices.

Your New Role

The WBD Security Engineering team supports the Global Information and Content Security (GICS) groups by deploying, managing, and maintaining security platforms/systems. The Cybersecurity Engineer plays a key role on the GICS security engineering team, ensuring that security best practices are followed and that tools and processes that support a secure platform are maintained and kept current. Ideal candidates will have a mix of security and systems engineering backgrounds to ensure that business processes are configured correctly and security best practices are designed and implemented.

The ideal Cybersecurity candidate is expected to:

• Implement design reviews to evaluate security controls.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance the security posture of WBD.
• Build and / or manage enterprise security platforms effectively.
• Communicate effectively across all levels of management to articulate WBD security goals and vision.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Plan, design, engineer and implement security-related technologies
• Understand technical security issues, their implications within WBD business units and communicate them to management and other business leaders
• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain security infrastructure – including software and hardware in cloud environments, as well as on-premises
• Conduct security audits and assessments to regularly determine effectiveness of security platforms and identify areas of improvement
• Host and operating system hardening, auditing, monitoring and logging with appropriate security controls and best practices while meeting business goals
• Research and explore emerging security technologies and determine their appropriate use within the company
• Prepare, document, and create standard operating procedures and protocols; cross-train and mentor other team members as needed

Qualifications & Experiences

• A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in building, designing, and maintaining enterprise security tools
• A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering
• 5+ years of successfully implementing advanced cyber security technology in a complex environment
• Engineer and administer security platforms including SIEM/SOAR systems, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, anomaly detection, and cloud analysis
• Hands-on technical experience with networking and computing system architectures with security focus
• Experience in managing the Brinqa vulnerability management platform and experience with Groovy programming language
• 5+ scripting experience (using Python or other equivalent languages)
• Thorough understanding of information security principles, techniques, policy frameworks, and best practices
• Hands-on experience in public cloud infrastructures like AWS
• A minimum of 3+ hands-on experience with automation technologies (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, etc.)

Not Required but preferred experience

• Security and Cloud certifications are a plus (CISSP, Splunk Admin, AWS Solutions Architect)
• Hands-on experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks and how they affect architecture designs and reviews

Additional Information

On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.

Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment may transition to Warner Bros. Company or to Discovery Global. During this transformation period, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to contribute at one of the world’s premier entertainment brands.

How We Get Things Done

Our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ with insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in daily work. We look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and require adjustments or accommodations during the job application process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Pay Range: $91,000.00 - $169,000.00 salary per year. Base pay is one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package, which may include bonuses and other rewards. Benefits include health insurance, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings, paid holidays and paid time off.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Entertainment Providers