AI-Driven Application Security Architect

EPAM Systems Inc; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks an experienced Application Security Architect to design robust security architectures for enterprise applications and APIs, leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance practices.

You will collaborate across engineering, DevOps, cloud and compliance teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle, including SSDLC and secure-by-design principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS, cybersecurity, or engineering.
• 5+ years of information security with focus on application security architecture or secure development.
• Experience delivering or contributing to app security architecture and DevSecOps.
• Expertise in identifying vulnerabilities, risks and controls.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 and secure coding practices.
• Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, network security and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security architectures for enterprise apps, APIs, microservices and cloud-native apps.
• Gather requirements to design secure solutions for migrations and new implementations.
• Define and improve authentication, authorization, encryption and secrets management.
• Conduct threat modeling, risk analysis and secure design assessments.
• Develop security reference architectures, standards and design patterns.
• Support SSDLC and DevSecOps integration across engineering teams.
• Evaluate SAST/DAST/SCA, secrets scanning and vulnerability management.
• Review vulnerabilities, identify weaknesses and propose remediation.
• Collaborate with DevOps, cloud, IAM, security ops and compliance teams.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools for threat modeling, vulnerability analysis and secure code review.
• Communicate risks and remediation plans to stakeholders and security leadership.

Skills

Application security architecture

Threat modeling

SSDLC / DevSecOps

SAST / DAST / SCA

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

API security

Authentication & authorization

Programming basics (Python/Java/C#)

Security tooling integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Snyk

Checkmarx

Veracode

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks an experienced Application Security Architect to design robust security architectures for enterprise applications and APIs, leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance practices.

You will collaborate across engineering, DevOps, cloud and compliance teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle, including SSDLC and secure-by-design principles.