Cyber Security Engineer

Location-Hybrid in Chicago Office or Peoria office

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

• At client Digital, every software engineer is the one who cares the most about their application.
• As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you will work as a technical leader within a portfolio of related applications to guide software engineers on cybersecurity issues, influence security and prioritization decisions at the bug or story level, and act a trusted partner in their mission to deliver solutions securely.

Typical task breakdown:

• You will be responsible for delivering a suite of security services according to internal processes and standards, including:
• 1. Security Defect Management - Analyzing, validating, communicating, and consulting on security defects identified by both automated and manual sources such as CodeQL, Rapid7 Web Application Security, penetration testing, bug bounty, etc. In other words, our security engineers are partners to software engineers who require accurate information on why a vulnerability exists and what they can do about it.
• 2. Tool Enablement - Enabling and monitoring automated defect detection tooling (CodeQL, Rapid7, etc.) at the repository or application level according to established process.
• 3. Security Test Onboarding & Management – Collecting and communicating required scope and access information for penetration testing and security assurance assessments, as well as handling the output of these assessments via our Defect Management Process.
• 4. Maturity Measurement – Consulting with software engineers on practices which will improve their application’s security maturity according to scorecards and maturity models established by Client Digital.
• 5. Correction of Error – Authoring, in close partnership with software engineers, correction of error reports which help engineers and architects across Client Digital avoid similar mistakes in their own applications.

This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced software engineer with a passion for cybersecurity to move to a full-time cybersecurity role and help their fellow software engineers deliver solutions securely.

Interaction with team:

• Working with the team lead. 4 FTE and 3 agency workers on team.

Work environment:

• Hybrid work model
• Education & Experience Required:
• Minimum of 5+ year exp in cloud architecture.
• College degree not required.

Technical Skills

• (Required)
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer (in any language or framework) or software engineering manager
• 5+ years of experience as a software development-focused cybersecurity professional
• 5+ years of experience working on a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, or Salesforce) as a software engineer, cloud/DevOps engineer, security engineer, or architect.
• 1. Experience analyzing and remediating security findings from automated and manual sources such as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), penetration testing, Software Composition Analysis (SCA), etc.
• Experience leveraging one or more of the following resources to support secure coding and decision-making: OWASP Top 10, MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top 25, OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) and Other industry-standard best practice guides or frameworks
• Experience building or supporting web applications and API’s including Single Page Applications (SPA) and RESTful API’s.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Decision-Making Ability – Our engineers make sound, justifiable, customer-first decisions to determine which security issues to raise to software engineers/leaders and support work prioritization decisions.
• Strong Communication – Our engineers relate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and technical audiences without a security background. Additionally, the Client Digital team spans the globe, and our engineers must collaborate effectively with engineers from a number of locations and cultural backgrounds.
• Active Participation – Software engineering is not a “spectator sport”. The input and experience our engineers bring to the table are valued and should be shared freely. Similarly, engineers are relied upon to complete complex assignments at a high level of quality with limited supervision.

(Desired)

• 1. Professional certifications in either cybersecurity or software engineering, such as: Associate or Professional-level certifications from a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, or Salesforce), CompTIA Security+, Cloud+, etc., ISC2 Certified Software Lifecycle Professional (CSLP)
• Background in problem identification, root cause analysis, and process improvement.
• Excellent writing abilities and experience writing technical analysis and reports for consumption by software engineers, architects, and managers.
• Experience as a software or security engineer as an employee or contractor of a Fortune 500 company.
• Experience as a software or security engineer on eCommerce, device telematics, data analytics, or mobile applications.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.