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Senior Application Security Architect
Location
United States
Posted
60 days ago
Salary
$143.4K - $189.1K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Application Security Architect
WEX
• Design, guide, and assess security solutions in software projects • Perform assessments of software projects to identify security issues and guide teams to effective remediations • Provide leadership and help shape the WEX application security program and strategy • Mentor and lead threat modeling sessions • Train team members in risk based analysis of issues uncovered in secure code reviews • Lead Security Development Lifecycle efforts • Write and oversee the creation of application security standards and guidelines
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive experience in software development and software architecture
- 3+ years experience with software security or information security
- 3+ years experience with application and container security tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA
- Expertise in identifying, exploiting and mitigating common application security issues, ie OWASP Top10
- Expertise in customer identity and related technologies, including OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0
- Ability to troubleshoot security issues within a complex on-prem and multi-cloud environment
- A degree in Business, Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Experience working closely with many teams across departmental and business unit boundaries
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurances
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive and market competitive benefits
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