State: VA
City: Arlington
Zip Code: 22203
Overview
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., an equity REIT, has a long-term track record of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing distinctive apartment homes in some of the best U.S. markets, and delivering outsized, risk-adjusted returns to shareholders. With equal parts experience and vision, we’ve established a leadership position rooted in our purpose of creating a better way to live and that is always focused on building value for the long term.
Creating a better way to live is the purpose that binds AvalonBay associates. We take that purpose seriously and expect you will as well. By focusing on collaboration, innovation, and taking ownership of our choices and actions, we act in ways that focus on creating value for our customers, investors and associates. Your positive, professional, and consistent personal interactions make AvalonBay a great place to work.
The Role
Are you passionate about cybersecurity, threat detection, and building secure systems from the ground up? We’re looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team and play a key role in protecting our technology infrastructure and data assets.
This is a highly technical role focused on designing, testing, and implementing advanced security controls that prevent and detect cyberattacks. You’ll investigate incidents, identify potential attack paths, reduce risk through smart policy enforcement, and champion cybersecurity best practices across the organization.
What You’ll Do:
Implement Security Tools: Evaluate, create, deploy, and maintain tools across operating systems, networks, applications, and identity/security platforms
Stay Ahead of Threats: Proactively research emerging threats and security trends. Drive enhancements and lead projects to resolution
Threat Modeling: Discover and harden attack surfaces through manual and automated processes
Incident Response: Monitor alerts and logs, investigate suspicious activity within SLAs, and build automated response playbooks
User Support & Automation: Address user security-related requests within SLAs and identify opportunities to streamline tasks
Third-Party Risk Management: Conduct risk assessments of vendors and supply chains. Recommend and implement secure architectures
Stakeholder Communication: Build and deliver reports, dashboards, and insights to leadership and technical teams
Education & Awareness: Lead internal training efforts and improve security awareness company-wide
Documentation: Create and maintain SOPs, system references, and user guides
Audit Support: Partner with auditors and internal teams to close gaps and reduce risk exposure
What You Bring:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
Experience:
3+ years in IT, networking, hosting, and multi-OS environments
3+ years in cybersecurity: threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, DLP, firewall/IDPS, access controls, and more
1+ year of hands-on programming with Python, PowerShell, or similar
Experience with Microsoft 365 administration (Entra ID, Exchange Online, Intune) is a plus
Technical Strengths:
Strong understanding of zero trust, networking protocols, and threat landscapes
Able to detect and mitigate vulnerabilities
Able to develop tools and integrations using APIs and modern frameworks
Soft Skills:
Excellent communicator—able to translate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
Self-starter who stays current with cybersecurity trends, technologies, and compliance standards
Team player with the flexibility to support after-hours response as needed
How AvalonBay Supports You
We know that our teams are the beating heart of our success and we’re committed to showing our appreciation.
We offer:
Comprehensive benefits — health, dental and vision, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an employee stock purchase plan and more. Click on Benefits (https://jobs.avalonbay.com/benefits) for information.
Growth based on achievement and promotion from within.
Associate recognition (a company-wide recognition program that celebrates associate efforts and successes in contributing to the overall success of the organization – including destination awards, ‘AvalonBay’s Very Best’ recognition program and others!).
A 20% discount on our incredible apartment homes.
A culture built on purpose and our core values - A Commitment to Integrity, A Spirit of Caring, and A Focus on Continuous Improvement.
Additional Info
AvalonBay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated. With this we know we can do great things.
AvalonBay makes employment decisions without regard to a person’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics or testing), citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by the law.
For California residents, if you elect to apply to AvalonBay you accept the AvalonBay California Personnel Privacy Notice (https://www.avaloncommunities.com/california-personnel-privacy-notice/)
Job ID JR105012