Insider Risk Security Engineer - US-AZ-Phoenix (1039), United States
Originally posted 24 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Insider Risk Security Engineer, you will manage insider risk and build out insider risk capabilities, driving tooling requirements to determine anomalous user activities and indicators, and providing support during active incidents. This role focuses on insider risk and human-risk compromise, not external cybersecurity incident response.
What you'll do
- Implement, operate, and troubleshoot Insider Risk Management (IRM) technologies, policies, and rules across Lam.
- Collaborate with Cybersecurity Engineering, IT, HR, and Legal to define policies protecting sensitive data and ensure IRM alignment with infrastructure.
- Fine-tune IRM and DLP rules to minimize false positives and mature the Insider Risk Engineering function.
- Serve as an escalation point for colleagues, providing technical guidance and support.
- Contribute to regular management reporting, offering insights into the performance and effectiveness of the IRM ecosystem.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, or Counterintelligence.
- 5+ years of experience as a security engineer, familiar with DLP and UEBA tools.
- Proven experience implementing, troubleshooting, and administering Insider Risk and DLP technologies in a global enterprise.
- Experience with cloud security and cloud-based applications.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and use sound discretion and judgment.
Nice to have
- Certifications in cybersecurity, such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH.
- Formal education and training in insider risk and/or counterintelligence.
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft E5 security products and UEBA tools.
- Knowledge of KQL, YARA, Regex, JSON, and Lucene Query Syntax.
- Knowledge of behavioral analysis and psychology.
- Experience within a global semiconductor company or equivalent industry.
Skills: Insider Risk Management, DLP, UEBA tools, security engineering, anomalous user activities
This role has been open 52 days — below the 58-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
184
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (184 roles · 47 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 184 |
| Median days open | 52 d | 58 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: Insider Risk Management, DLP, UEBA tools, security engineering, anomalous user activities
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 27 open roles · median 33 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 23 open roles · median 105 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 119 d
- Arm Holdings · 13 open roles · median 99 d
- STMicroelectronics · 11 open roles · median 17 d
- AMD · 9 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 184 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 47 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.
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