Senior Software Security Engineer

Post Date

Mar 27, 2024

Location

Durham,
North Carolina

ZIP/Postal Code

27703
US
Jul 31, 2024 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

RAL-693226

Pay Rate

$48 - $72 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

As a security engineer, you are a member of a security engineering team that supports the regular product development teams in implementing the BD-wide defined product security requirements into their products and integrating a secure development lifecycle into their development processes.



The position represents the connective link between the BD Product Security Office and the regular product development teams. You will be part of a newly formed security engineering team comprising members from Austria, Germany, and the United States.



Responsibilities



* Support product development teams during the implementation of product security requirements.

* Coach developers on IT security topics that are required for that task.

* Provide/maintain shared components and tools, allowing easy integration of existing security implementations.

* Implement shared components and tools based on product-specific technology stacks to realize product security requirements if necessary.

* Perform code reviews and provide recommendations for existing implementations.

* Mentor interested developers to become "the local security specialist" in their team.

* Support product development teams in integrating security-enhancing build steps (e.g., code signing, static application security testing, etc.) into their build environment.

* Support BD security specialists in performing risk assessments, threat models, and penetration tests for different products by preparing test environments and technical documentation and coordinating necessary resource allocations with the product development teams.

* Support product development teams in creating the necessary product security documentation for their products.

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Required Skills & Experience

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent work experience.

* Minimum of 7 years of professional software development experience.

* Experience with C# for backend and frontend development or, alternatively, experience in web development with C# in the backend and a JavaScript framework in the frontend.

* Experience working on security for data in transit and data in rest

* Understanding of common transport encryption concepts like TLS.

* Understanding of standard authentication methods like OAuth.

* General interest in IT security topics.

* Ability to work independently and coordinate with team members in Austria and Germany

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

* Additional experience with other programming languages like C/C++ or scripting languages like PowerShell script or Bash script is welcome

* Security-related certifications like SSCP or CEH

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.