Application Security Architect

US Tech Solutions; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global staff augmentation firm is seeking an experienced IT professional to provide application security advisory services. The role involves assessing security risks, advising on remediation, and collaborating with IT teams on improving security measures. The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of application development experience and a strong background in information security, particularly in finance or similar industries. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is preferred, alongside strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years professional experience as an Application Developer.
• 8-10 years of professional experience in an information security function preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing secure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Advise on application security standard controls.
• Identify and remediate systems with security issues.
• Translate security risks to business impact.

Skills

Risk assessments

Network and Infrastructure architecture

Security policies

Application layer protocols

Network layer protocols

Secure solutions development

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide-range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit our website www.ustechsolutions.com.

We are constantly on the lookout for professionals to fulfill the staffing needs of our clients, sets the correct expectation and thus becomes an accelerator in the mutual growth of the individual and the organization as well.

Keeping the same intent in mind, we would like you to consider the job opening with US Tech Solutions that fits your expertise and skillset.

Job Description

Position Responsibilities:

• Work with IT project community and advise on application security standard controls and best practices.
• Work closely with other IT operation groups for identifying and remediation of systems with security issues.
• Should have practical implementation knowledge to advise IT development and implementation teams on how to fix potential vulnerabilities.
• Advise senior management including business sponsors on Security risks and should be able to translate security risks to business impact.
• Review application, database and network architecture and highlight risks.
• Onboard applications into the existing Security frameworks and participate in an advisory capacity until project deployment.

Position Qualifications: Candidate Background

• 1-3 years professional experience as an Application Developer.
• 8-10 years of professional experience in an information security function for a financial, insurance, pharmaceutical, or similar commercial industry preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Perform Risk assessments for applications and underlying systems and recommend security requirements based on upstream Business requirements.
• Should have knowledge on Network and Infrastructure architecture.
• Ability to review and understand organizational security policies and incorporate into standard processes in a project.
• Expert understanding of HTTP, HTTPS, and other application layer protocols.
• Expert understanding of network layer protocols & industry best practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing secure solutions developed using common development frameworks (J2EE, .NET, Spring, Struts, Hibernate, etc) and languages (Java, C#, C++, etc)
• Actively contributes to strategic security departmental planning in alignment with architectural goals.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal communication & presentation skills.
• Should be able to work as a team player.