Cybersecurity Fraud Staff Engineer (Remote)

Position Purpose :

We are seeking a Staff Engineer - Identity Fraud Prevention to serve as the senior technical resource supporting our fraud prevention team. This role will own the technology design and strategy to combat identity-related fraud , including Account Origination (AO) and Account Takeover (ATO) attacks. You will play a pivotal role in building resilient, scalable, and intelligent fraud prevention solutions by leveraging modern CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management) and fraud detection platforms.

This is a highly technical leadership role that requires deep expertise in identity security, fraud prevention, authentication technologies, and risk-based decisioning . You will collaborate closely with fraud analysts, data scientists, engineering teams, and security teams to design, implement, and optimize fraud defenses that protect millions of users.

Key Responsibilities :

• Own the technology strategy and architecture for fraud prevention related to AO and ATO across the enterprise.
• Design and implement risk-based authentication (RBA), step-up verification, and identity proofing solutions to mitigate fraudulent access attempts.
• Partner with fraud operations, cybersecurity, data science, and engineering teams to develop and deploy real-time fraud detection and prevention controls.
• Evaluate, select, and integrate best-in-class CIAM, fraud detection, and identity verification technologies (e.g., risk-based authentication, device intelligence, behavioral biometrics, bot mitigation).
• Develop machine learning-driven fraud models and signals to detect anomalies in identity-related behaviors.
• Collaborate with security and IAM teams to enhance MFA, passwordless authentication, and adaptive access policies .
• Build automated fraud orchestration capabilities that adapt in real time to emerging threats.
• Stay ahead of the latest fraud trends, including synthetic identity fraud, credential stuffing, and bot-driven ATO attempts.
• Guide engineering teams on secure coding practices to prevent vulnerabilities that could be exploited for fraud.
• Partner with external vendors and industry leaders to continuously enhance fraud defenses.

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Protecting what matters most to our associates and consumers by securing our sensitive data and critical assests from current and emerging threats. At The Home Depot, Cybersecurity consists of Architecture, Governance, Identity & Access Management, Internal Threat Operations, Issue and Compliance Management, Risk Assessment / Advisory, Security Consulting, Security Operations, Service Optimization and Strategic Planning.

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