Security Engineer - Dallas - Vice President

The Goldman Sachs Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Goldman Sachs Group in Dallas, Texas, is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to secure applications against cyber threats. You will perform software architecture design reviews, mentor team members, and work with cutting-edge security tools.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in application security, knowledge of AWS, and strong communication skills. Join us to help protect our firm and develop secure applications.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in application and cloud security.
• Knowledge of common application security vulnerabilities like OWASP Top 10.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform software architecture design reviews for AWS deployments.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Develop secure architecture design patterns.

Skills

Application security

Cloud security

AWS

Threat Modeling

Secure Design Reviews

Pentesting

Communication skills

Education

MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Application security tools

AWS security services

Infrastructure-as-code tools

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Led by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Technology Risk secures Goldman Sachs against hackers and other cyber threats. We are responsible for detecting and preventing attempted cyber intrusions against the firm, helping the firm develop more secure applications and infrastructure, developing software in support of our efforts, measuring cybersecurity risk, and designing and driving implementation of cybersecurity controls. The team has a global presence across the Americas, APAC, India, and EMEA.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

Your responsibilities will include:

• Perform software architecture design reviews for on-premise or cloud deployments, with a focus on AWS.
• Serve as an Application security liaison for the developers and architects in the respective Business Unit.
• Review security assessment reports from pentest and code review engagements.
• Conduct Read-out Calls with the business to articulate risk and recommend a mitigation strategy.
• Develop secure architecture design patterns, particularly for cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Leverage and integrate AI/LLM-driven tools to streamline security review workflows
• Mentor other junior members of the team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 or more years' experience in one or more technical roles (focusing on application security and cloud security).
• Prior experience in performing Threat Modeling or Secure Design Reviews or Secure Architecture Reviews.
• Knowledge of most common Application Security vulnerabilities - e.g., OWASP Top 10 and cloud security gaps.
• Familiarity with Security standards such as OWASP Testing Guide, OWASP ASVS, NIST, and SANS Top 20.
• Common security controls and how they apply to different designs and systems, including but not limited to secure authentication, access controls, encryption (at rest/in transit), IDS/IPS, DLP, malware, etc.
• Experience in application vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of web, thick-client, or mobile applications.
• Working knowledge of application security tools such as fuzzers, scanners, debuggers, decompilers, proxies, simulators, etc.
• Familiarity with modern and common web stack technologies (e.g., HTTP, HTML5, AJAX, REST, etc.) and platforms (e.g., DropWizard, Spring Boot, AngularJS, React, Tomcat, .Net, Sybase, MS SQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Familiarity with common cloud services, recommended security best practices, and secure deployment patterns. AWS is preferred.
• Understanding of core cryptography concepts (Encryption, Hashing, HMAC, digital signatures) and how they are applied and attacked in web applications (e.g., TLS attacks, CBC attacks).
• Ability to analyze protocols (OAuth, SAML, OIDC), flows, and interactions in a system design to evaluate gaps.
• Ability to identify threats, abuse cases, and gaps in the design before it is implemented.
• Good written and oral communication to be able to articulate risks to both technical and management stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in crafting custom proof-of-concept application exploits using testing tools/frameworks or scripting exploits in Python, Perl, JavaScript, Shell scripting, etc.
• Knowledge of network, application, and operating system security risks.
• MS. in Computer Science, System/Computer Engineering, Cyber-Security, or Information Security.
• Experience or training in related disciplines, e.g., computer science, computer security, software development, system design, open-source frameworks, encryption schemes, etc.
• Experience doing architecture review of Mobile applications.
• Strong experience with AWS security services and best practices (e.g., IAM, Security Groups, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Inspector).
• Experience securing trading and payments platforms, including knowledge of relevant compliance requirements (e.g., PCI DSS).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS CDK.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security - Specialty).

LEGAL & EQUITY STATEMENTS

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