Application Security Architect

Location: Tempe, AZ

Employment Status: Permanent 
Department: IT and Computer

Job description
Summary of This Role


Responsibilities range from auditing code, architecture and databases used in custom-developed web and cloud applications, to testing for common application level vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and providing both vulnerability analysis and development advise for application hardening.
Applicant must possess a strong background in software development, secure coding techniques, secure architecture, software security frameworks, common weaknesses and vulnerability analysis. Candidate should have experience securing web and mobile applications, APIs, micro-services, containers, cloud and cloud-hybrid architectures.


Responsibilities include:


• Working with application development and QA teams across multiple products to: Review, evaluate and prioritize vulnerability findings
• Provide SME support on secure code implementation, design and architecture.
• Threat-modeling & risk analysis
• Training
• Participate in providing annual OWASP & PCI training for developers
• Helps maintain updated Secure Coding Best Practices
• Common application level vulnerabilities
• Risk Management
• Findings/vulnerability prioritization
• Mitigation strategy
• Controls Evaluation – Review, validate, recommend and create standards
• Review of open-source development libraries for security risks
• Web application firewall (WAF) rule development and implementation
• Security technologies review and recommendations


REQUIREMENTS
• Qualifications: Bachelors of Computer Science or similar – 6 or more years of experience in applying Information Security best practices to Information Technology assets plus 5 or more years of experience with software development.
• Experience with static and dynamic vulnerability identification using industry leading scanning tools and manual code reviews -
• Experience with the Top 10 OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) vulnerabilities (most critical web vulnerabilities) and how to identify and remediate them - Solid understanding of Information Security in general and the specific behaviors that would secure TSYS information assets -
• Ability to translate Information Security policies and procedures into language that a business and/or technical person can understand; and ability to effectively communicate with both non-technical and technical people -
• Strong problem solving with the ability to methodically and objectively analyze and resolve Information Security challenges - Ability to work well inside and outside the team.

******Please be inform that at this time all the positions do not have any relocation package, or the flexibility to work remotely, and do not offer any work permit, all the candidates must have their own authorization paper work.

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2) How far are you from the location? Where are you located?

3) What are your salary expectations for this position?

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5)How many years of experience do you have in this industry?

6) Why are you looking for a new opportunity