Senior Software Security Architect

TieTalent; Reading; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and data-driven company is seeking a Senior Software Security Architect to enhance their security practices. This remote role focuses on establishing secure software development processes, collaborating with engineering teams, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in software development and a strong grasp of security strategies.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Private health insurance

Remote working

Training and career progression

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong understanding of multiple programming languages: C++, C, C#, .NET Core, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Angular, React.
• Experience in creating application security strategies and standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain application security architecture.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate security into development processes.
• Provide expert security advice to various teams.

Skills

Software Development

Software Testing

Application Security

Agile

Security Strategy

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Bamboo

OWASP

Azure

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About

We are searching for a Senior Software Security Architect / Senior Application Security Architect for a marketing leading and award-winning technology and data driven business.

The position is offered on a remote basis.

The role is hands-on and very software engineering focused - you will be responsible for establishing a secure SDLC and 'Secure by Design' approach/practice to be used by all of the Architecture and Software development teams.

The Role Will Involve

• Developing, implementing, and maintaining application security architecture across the organisation.
• Ensuring our systems are designed with objectives like speed, scalability, robustness, zero-trust, automation and supportability at the core.
• Collaborating with the Architecture and Engineering Team to ensure security is an integral part of all development and deployment processes.
• Providing expert software security advice (design, coding, testing) to the Software Engineering Community, to InfoSec, DevOps and other teams.
• Defining and delivering secure software development of information to the software engineering teams.
• Escalating issues appropriately, to various teams and levels of authority inside the organisation.
• Interfacing with customers to ensure that security obligations are managed and met appropriately.

About You

To be considered for this role, you should demonstrate a successful track record and in-depth practical experience of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You should have an excellent understanding of Software Development and Software Testing, and a strong understanding of multiple programming languages, such as C++, C, C#, .NET Core, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Angular, React or similar.

You Will Also Have/be

• Experience in creating application security strategies, standards, best practices, and providing direct input to project teams and business stakeholders.
• Experience working with security issues in software architecture, software development, e.g., static and/or dynamic code analysis and tools, software dependency check, OWASP Top10 testing, application threat modelling.
• In-depth experience working in an Agile software development environment, with classic applications as well as microservices, using modern code processing and continuous integration and delivery tools (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins, Bamboo).
• Good expertise in translating security policy statements into actual, implementable security controls and techniques.
• Good understanding of security standards, frameworks, and laws/regulations like ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR.
• Experience with open-source security tools and securing Azure cloud workloads.
• Must have the Right to Work in the UK without sponsorship and be based in the UK.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance, pension scheme, private health insurance, and other benefits.
• Remote working, training, career progression, and family-friendly policies.

Keywords

Senior Software Security Architect, Application Security, SDLC, Secure by Design, Security Strategy, Programming Languages, OWASP, Agile, Cloud, Azure.

Additional Information

Please note, due to high application volume, only suitable candidates will be responded to. No discrimination intended under the Equality Act 2010. Bowerford Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for this vacancy.