Information Security Engineer

What you will do

At Johnson Controls, we’re seeking a skilled Information Security Engineer to join our Global Information Security team. In this role, you’ll collaborate with cybersecurity, IT, and business teams to design and implement robust security architectures, standards, and controls that protect our systems and data. You’ll play a key role in ensuring compliance, assessing security posture, and guiding secure technology deployments across the enterprise.

How you will do it

Design & Architecture

• Develop and implement enterprise-wide security reference architectures.

• Ensure alignment with global security standards and policies.

• Approve final designs and validate builds for compliance.

• Follow the Security Posture Assessment process, which involves research, validation, and evaluation of all new initiatives, with phase gates reviews presented to all stakeholders during the process

Security Assessment & Compliance

• Conduct security posture assessments for new initiatives.

• Identify and mitigate risks in third-party solutions.

• Ensure adherence to regulatory and internal security requirements.

Collaboration & Consulting

• Partner with service management and stakeholders to gather requirements.

• Act as a trusted advisor to business units and IT teams.

• Provide expert input on security standards, roadmaps, and infrastructure.

Documentation & Communication

• Create high-quality technical documentation, white papers, and presentations.

• Communicate complex security concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies.

• Recommend improvements in network, identity, and infrastructure security.

What we look for

Required

• 3+ years of experience in information security, including deploying security solutions, security of application in corporate environment.

• Strong understanding of attacker techniques, threat landscapes, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.

• Broad technical expertise in:

  • Endpoint and platform security (Windows, Linux, mobile)

  • Identity and access management (IAM), PKI, encryption/tokenization, data protection

  • Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP)

  • Network security (web proxies, reverse proxies, load balancing, IDS/IPS, firewall, wireless, and remote connectivity, TCP/IP protocol, and remote access security techniques/products)

• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global team.

• High integrity and discretion in handling confidential matters.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FISMA, SOX).

• Overview of NIST standards and security architecture frameworks (e.g., SABSA, TOGAF).

• Experience in security operations or incident analysis.

• Certifications

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional - Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP)

  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

  • Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security)

  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

  • Server Platform Certifications (Microsoft, Linux)

Our salary and benefits

The initial basic salary for this position will be in the range of €2,700 – €4,215 per month, plus a 13th month salary applied after your first 6 months in the job. The final package will reflect your experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the role. We are committed to fair, equitable, and gender-neutral pay practices.

• At Johnson Controls, your work comes with benefits that support both your career and your wellbeing.

• Meal vouchers fully covered by the company.

• Flexible benefits budget with access to 3,500+ options, including a MultiSport card, medical and wellness services.

• Extra savings through retail and lifestyle discounts (Benefit+).

• Allowance for the private kindergarten or nursery to support your family.

• Flexible working hours and home office days.

• Allowance for language courses, professional development support, and wellbeing support.

• On site benefits: massages, distribution of fruits, yoga, psychologist, health month, various events with supporting groups (volunteering activities, branding activities).

• Seniority benefits - extra monthly financial allowance, medical care and support, wellbeing day.

• Relocation support with housing allowance if moving to Slovakia

About Us

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that different perspectives make us stronger. By encouraging open dialogue and valuing individuality, we strive to be one of the most desirable places to work.

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