App Security Consultant
Seattle, WA
Job Description:
Responsibilities include:
Working withapplication development and QA teams across multiple products to: Review,evaluate and prioritize vulnerability findings
Provide SME support on secure code implementation, designand architecture.
Threat-modeling & risk analysis
Training
Participate inproviding annual OWASP & PCI training for developers
Helps maintain updated Secure Coding Best Practices
Common applicationlevel vulnerabilities
Risk Management
Findings/vulnerability prioritization
Mitigation strategy
Controls Evaluation –Review, validate, recommend and create standards
Review of open-sourcedevelopment libraries for security risks
Web application firewall (WAF) rule development andimplementation
Security technologiesreview and recommendations
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications: Bachelors of Computer Science orsimilar – 6 or more years of experience in applying Information Security bestpractices to Information Technology assets plus 5 or more years of experiencewith software development.
Experience with static and dynamic vulnerabilityidentification using industry leading scanning tools and manual code reviews –
Experience with the Top 10 OWASP (Open Web ApplicationSecurity Project) vulnerabilities (most critical web vulnerabilities) and howto identify and remediate them –
Solid understanding of Information Security in general andthe specific behaviors that would secure TSYS information assets –
Ability to translate Information Security policies andprocedures into language that a business and/or technical person canunderstand; and ability to effectively communicate with both non-technical andtechnical people - Strong problem solving with the ability to methodically andobjectively analyze and resolve Information Security challenges - Ability towork well inside and outside the team.