Application Security Architect

Application Security Architect

Job Locations US-NC-Cary HQ | US-Remote Requisition ID 20067459 Category Research and Development Visa Sponsorship No Travel Requirements None

Application Security Architect- Remote or Hybrid

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About the job

As an Application Security Architect within the Product Security Organization (PSO), you will be a key contributor to overall Product security. Successful candidates will partner within SAS helping to solve complex technical problems anywhere in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) from architecture and design to deployment and operations. Technical security breadth and depth as well as clear, concise and effective communications are key – this role requires a diverse set of skills in systems architecture, software development, and security. Success will depend on your collaborative skills working toward the SAS goal of meeting legal, compliance, and customer security requirements as part of providing SAS customers with the most trustworthy solutions globally.

As a Application Security Architect, you will :

• Work in active partnership with development teams in identifying and building solutions to secure code and the implementation of application vulnerability scanning and penetration testing contributing documentation, developer guidance and training, and repositories with examples of best practices in secure architecture, design, and operational patterns and practices.
• Perform risk based prioritized and periodic reviews of application architecture to identify security gaps and generally help improve the security posture of business-critical multi-tier applications in legacy, hybrid cloud, and public cloud environments.
• Work cross organizationally with engineering (security champions, architects, and developers) and operations to assist in the identification, risk assessment, and remediation of security issues. Working with Product Management to ensure security implementations are consistent business objectives and customer requirements are in alignment to SAS security standards
• Assist in the creation of dashboards and on-demand reporting of a product division’s security posture and make recommendations for improvements aligning to Secure by Default and Zero Trust principles.
• Identify, train, and partner with divisional Security Champions in place with product architecture and engineering teams. Help champions assess and gauge risk to identify security gaps or seams in the products and integrated solutions.
• Collaborate with other teams within security to identify new tools and processes to integrate into the Secure SDLC. Recommend and promote software security policies, standards, and procedures that can improve the global security posture of the company.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

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