Senior Threat Modeler - Python/DevSecOps Innovator

Tata Consultancy Services; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual incentive

Comprehensive medical coverage

Maternal & parental leaves

401K plan

Training reimbursement

Vacation & holidays

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Irving, TX seeks a cybersecurity specialist with 6+ years IT, including 4+ years in security, to design and implement secure Python-based applications within established SDLCs.

The role emphasizes threat modeling (STRIDE/PASTA), automation tools, and secure architectures. You will work in a DevOps environment using FastAPI, Pytest, Terraform, and Kubernetes, with a focus on security controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Computer Science degree required.
• IT experience minimum of 6 years with minimum of 4 years Cybersecurity/Information Security – must have.
• Threat Modeling experience with STRIDE/PASTA/Attack trees and tooling.
• Security practices pertaining to authentication, authorization, logging/monitoring, encryption, infrastructure security.
• Scripting languages and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) – must have.
• Jira or other ticketing systems – must have.
• Design and review technical architectures – must have.
• Strong proficiency in Python and FastAPI (must have).
• Unit testing with Pytest to ensure code quality (must have).
• Adherence to Citi SDLC security standards (must have).
• Identifying vulnerabilities using CWE or OWASP.
• Knowledge of OS hardening and DevOps/SDLC concepts.
• Experience with CDK, GitOps, and serverless.

Responsibilities

• Threat Modeling using a documented process.
• Develop automation tools as required.
• Maintain high standards for threat identification and mitigations.
• Lifecycle management of identified threats and controls.
• Deliver threat models and supporting tasks within deadlines.
• Provide feedback to improve threat modeling process.
• Present work to seniors and technical teams.
• Work with minimal supervision to complete tasks.
• Develop, test, and deploy secure Python-based applications per SDLC.

Skills

Threat Modeling

Python

FastAPI

Unit Testing (Pytest)

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jira

Architectures review

Security SDLC

CWE/OWASP

DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Databricks

Snowflake

GitHub

Terraform Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jira

GitHub

Databricks

Snowflake

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services in Irving, TX seeks a cybersecurity specialist with 6+ years IT, including 4+ years in security, to design and implement secure Python-based applications within established SDLCs.

The role emphasizes threat modeling (STRIDE/PASTA), automation tools, and secure architectures. You will work in a DevOps environment using FastAPI, Pytest, Terraform, and Kubernetes, with a focus on security controls.