Novacoast Staffing is currently assisting an enterprise-sized financial organization in its search for a Sr. Security Platform Engineer. This is a remote, long-term contract position with the potential to go Direct hire.

Responsibility Summary:

  • Perform and analyze vulnerability testing.
  • Document security findings and directly assist developers with reasonable methods to secure.
  • Work with developers to provide repetitive validation testing prior to production while allowing for a continuous cycle of development followed by application security assessments.
  • Directly assist developers hands-on with code details and assist with mitigation routes.
  • Regularly monitor the security community for public-facing security issues.
  • Prepare for and manage bug bounty programs. Document delivery and implementation advances that meet defined service-level agreements (SLAs) and business metrics.
  • Align with architects and development teams for a mission of secure design.
  • Actively participate and lead security team meetings that facilitate secure design.
  • Focus on application security that observes compliance –Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), etc. – and other privacy laws.
  • Respond to and handle service and escalation tickets within SLA expectations.
  • Drive security efficiencies, enabling security team members to work on more advanced tasks.

Requirements

  • At least 5+ years experience in cybersecurity, including compliance and risk management security engineering background.
  • Highly technical and analytical experience, with a proven deep background (preferred 5+ years in addition to cybersecurity) in application programming/ development. Experience in threat modeling applications.
  • Vulnerability and penetration testing skills.
  • Excellence in communicating business risk from cybersecurity issues.
  • Proficiency in software development (emphasis on Java).
  • Solid understanding of network and web protocols.
  • Experience with security of intra-company and third-party APIs.
  • Experience with dynamic and static scanning tools.

If this sounds like a good match for your next career move, submit your resume today for immediate consideration!