Secure Software Architect: Lead Vulnerability Mitigation

American Fidelity Corporation; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

American Fidelity Corporation seeks a seasoned Software Security Engineer to lead and advance secure coding practices across the software division. You will educate teams, implement and manage security testing tools, and collaborate on remediation with project, risk, privacy, and audit stakeholders.

You will also shape secure architectures for new software, review designs, and document patterns to mitigate vulnerabilities while supporting vendor assessments and incident response activities.

Qualifications

• Must understand secure coding practices and ongoing education for software teams.
• Ability to interpret test results and remediate vulnerabilities with project teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide secure coding education via lunch n learns, formal classes, and courses.
• Evaluate, implement, test, and administer security tools; coordinate remediation with teams including governance and audit.
• Deliver secure architectures and designs for new software to mitigate vulnerabilities; assess vendor-supplied software.
• Perform architecture and design reviews from a security perspective on new systems and significant changes.
• Produce architecture diagrams and document secure design patterns for new software.
• Participate in incident response activities and assist with audits of secure software development practices.

Skills

Secure coding

Code reviews

Security architectures

Incident response

Audits & compliance

Vendor due diligence

Tools

Vulnerability testing tools

Penetration testing tools

Job description

American Fidelity Corporation seeks a seasoned Software Security Engineer to lead and advance secure coding practices across the software division. You will educate teams, implement and manage security testing tools, and collaborate on remediation with project, risk, privacy, and audit stakeholders.

You will also shape secure architectures for new software, review designs, and document patterns to mitigate vulnerabilities while supporting vendor assessments and incident response activities.