Sr Application Security Architect
RemoteUnited States or Cary, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Collaborate across R&D and cloud hosting teams to strategically improve the security posture of business-critical multi-tier solutions in legacy, hybrid cloud, and public cloud environments. Partner with architecture, engineering, and cloud hosting to solve complex technical problems throughout the Software Development Lifecycle, from design and development through deployment and operations. Work with development teams to provide security assessment and hardening of products, including performing periodic secure design, threat modeling, code reviews, and direct verification to identify vulnerabilities and recommend remediation steps. Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals while partnering with Product Management to align security implementations with business objectives and global regulations. Identify, train, and partner with Security Champions to assess risks and gauge security gaps in integrated solutions. Create and maintain secure engineering documentation and guidance supporting PSO standards, policies, and procedures.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of secure software development, secure system architecture and design, or related experience
- 4+ years of experience in developing or adopting software security best practices
- Bachelor's degree with major study in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related
- Possess relevant security certifications such as from SANS, GIAC, or ISACA CEH, for CCSP, CSSLP, CISM, or CISSP
- Knowledge of current Global Enterprise security risks and attacker TTPs as published by MITRE
- Experience with programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Golang, etc. allowing you to review code or logic and be confident in giving prescriptive guidance to R&D and hosting/ops in security patterns and best practices
- Expertise in securing enterprise web applications and familiarity with OWASP Top 10, CVSS, CWE and SANS-25
- Experience with security best practices for modern R&D such as micro-services and containers, Agentic AI, hyper-scale cloud hosting and operations, etc.
- Experience with cloud hosting and operational security for public clouds (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and hybrids such as the domains and requirements in the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB)
- Experience with SAST tools, such as: Snyk, Black Duck, Sonar, etc.
- Experience with DAST/IAST tools, such as: ZAP, BurpSuite, Kali, Nessus, etc.
- Knowledge of and experience with auditing, implementing, and supporting Dev(Sec)Ops
- To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Scotland, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status
Desired Qualifications
- Continuous Improvement- Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas, and implementing solutions
- Work Standards- Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed
- Quality Orientation- Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time
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