Senior Application Security Engineer Role

We are seeking a seasoned security expert to lead our application security efforts. This role involves driving the design, implementation, operation, and monitoring of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle roadmap in accordance with business strategy and selected information security standards and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define secure architecture patterns and specifications with software architects to guide software implementation
• Perform threat modeling in software architecture and design artifacts prepared by software architects
• Lead research and investigation activities to propose implementation of application security controls at the code level
• Lead manual secure code review to identify and report security issues and weaknesses
• Lead review of output from automated application security testing and perform triage activities to assess relevancy of discovered vulnerabilities, rate their security impact and propose mitigation actions
• Lead scoped manual security verification assessments with specialized tools and prepare reports describing issues towards development teams
• Develop and deliver application security training activities and workshops
• Give presentations on technical application security topics towards internal development teams
• Evolving implementation and configuration of scanning policies in DevSecOps tooling

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering field. A Master's Degree in Information Security field would be highly appreciated.
• Solid working experience in a relevant role
• Advanced skills in understanding workflows written in programming languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript and/or Python;
• Extended experience with identification and mitigation of OWASP Top 10 risks and CWE Top 25 vulnerabilities;
• Hands-on experience with secure design and security controls implementation in software applications that follow the micro-services architecture pattern;
• Practical experience performing threat modelling using relevant methodologies (e.g., STRIDE, PASTA, OCTAVE)
• Advanced technical knowledge in the following domains: HTML, CSS, URLs, DOM, Browser/Server Communication, Web & Application Servers;
• Technical knowledge in the following domains: Operating System Internals, Cloud Architecture, Container technology, Networking, Cryptography, Authentication mechanisms, Authorization controls, Input validation and DevSecOps;
• Good knowledge of security verification tools such as Burp Suite, ZAP, SonarQube;
• Good knowledge of risk measurement frameworks (e.g., CVSS, CWSS);
• Excellent command of the English language (C2 level).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Any Application Security certification, (e.g. CASE, CSSLP, CASS, CSP, GIAC Certified Web Application Defender).
• Any Information Security related certification, (e.g. CISSP, CEH, ISACA's CSX, Microsoft AZURE Security Associate, AWS Certified Security Specialty).
• Any other Application Security Micro-Learning certification, (e.g., Burp Suite Certified Practitioner, Online Course Completion certifications by Udemy, HackTheBox, etc.)
• Hands-on experience in Software Development

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work in a modern environment and hybrid working model
• Seamless onboarding experience and buddy support
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Health and life insurance program
• Meal and commuting allowance
• Well-being activities on premises
• Continuous learning opportunities using modern methods
• Personalized development plan for targeted career growth

If you are looking forward to be part of a diverse environment and have the opportunity to work alongside well-experienced professionals, on challenging large-scale projects that directly impact millions of citizens around the globe, then this is the place to be.