Principal Software Security Engineer

Harvard Partners, LLP, Trusted Advisors to IT; Johnston (RI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Principal Software Security Engineer to design and support identity applications and APIs, primarily using Java. Responsibilities include software design, documentation, and team guidance. Candidates should have 8+ years of software development experience, with solid expertise in Java, AWS, and security best practices. The position is based in Johnston RI, with potential locations in Phoenix AZ and Iselin NJ, offering an opportunity to work in a challenging and secure environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Solid experience interfacing with back-end applications using RESTful services.
• Experience working in AWS cloud environments & tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, supports, and modifies software.
• Partner with business line and architects during project stages.
• Provide technical team guidance on code reviews.

Skills

Java stack (including Spring Framework, Spring Boot)

RESTful services

AWS cloud environments

Git

Micro service frameworks (Spring Boot)

Event driven architectures (Kafka, SQS)

Unit & integration test cases

Relational database queries

Security best practices

Communication skills

Tools

SonarQube

CheckStyle

JMeter

JProfiler

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

As the Principal Software Security Engineer you will be responsible for designing, building, and supporting our identity applications and APIs, primarily using Java.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, supports, and modifies software
• Partner with business line and architects during initial project stages to ensure the accuracy of requirements and provide critical input and direction from a technology perspective
• Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance
• Provide guidance to technology and business partners on complexity and delivery
• Provide technical team guidance on code reviews, branching strategy, and release coordination
• Ensuring successful incremental product releases

Qualifications

Preferred Skills/Experience

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Hands‑on experience in Java stack (including Spring Framework, Spring Boot).
• Solid experience interfacing with back‑end applications using RESTful services.
• Solid experience in key design patterns and best practices (eg. separation of concerns).
• Experience working in AWS cloud environments & tools and in jacoco, SonarQube, CheckStyle, JMeter and JProfiler.
• Experience in deploying services using containers/wars(dockers/k8s).
• Strong background in git and continuous delivery environments where repeatable processes are highly automated.
• Solid experience in micro service frameworks (eg: Spring Boot).
• Experience with event driven architectures and platforms (Kafka, SQS, etc.).
• Experience in writing unit & integration test cases for services.
• Experience in database concepts – proficient in writing relational database queries.
• Ability to develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application that meets the defined requirements.
• Experience in highly secured online environments that use n‑tier designs and extensive firewalling to enhance security.
• Strong understanding of modern identity, authN, and authZ.
• Expertise in architecting, designing and developing highly scalable large scale and available applications.
• Develops programming guidelines/standards and makes them accessible to other programmers.
• Ability to lead, inspire, and motivate teams through effective communication.
• Strong focus on security.
• Strong communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills.

Location: Johnston RI, Phoenix AZ or Iselin NJ.