Cyber | Level 3 (USD)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Application Security Engineer for a contract assignment with one of our premier Investment Banking clients in Alpharetta, GA or New York, NY .



Responsibilities :

• The mission of the Cloud Security & Developer Enablement team is to implement the Firm's Cybersecurity Strategy by architecting, engineering, deploying and operating technical security controls and capabilities for the Enterprise. This is achieved by continued focus on architectural rigor, automation, agile delivery and adoption of Cloud and application security control implementations by development community.
• Be part of a team of engineers to implement firm specific security policies in the CI/CD security tools including but not limited to SAST, OSS and SCA applications.
• Work with Development, DevOps and Security teams to identify and develop automated security and compliance capabilities in support of DevSecOps processes.
• Define the security rules that needs to be adhered to at a code level in web and mobile applications written in .NET, Java, React, Python and other languages.
• With your development background and security knowledge, provide secure stable platform for enforcing application security controls.
• Support security standards, design & implement architectural patterns to increase the resiliency and scalability of security platform.
• Work with our partners to implement, manage, and optimize security measures within our GitHub repositories to continuously improve code integrity and protect against vulnerabilities.

Required Skills :

• Must have: 5+ years software development experience using Python
  • Working with APIs, including but not limited to ReST
  • Unit testing frameworks
  • Multi-process and multi-thread architecture
• Must have: 5+ years in linux, strong bash scripting skills.
• Deep understanding of CI CD pipelines
• Working knowledge of windows environment, simple scripting dos-batch etc.
• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of work experience in the IT field
• Ability to process large datasets for reporting and analysis.

Preferred Skills :

• A self-starter, with a strong desire for learning new technologies and applying them to solve problems
• Knowledge of SAST, OSS technologies
• Ability to perform Python code reviews with minimal assistance
• Expertise in monitoring, alerting, reporting, data analysis is desired.
• Experience with application build environments like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Teamcity etc.
• DevOps container/orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker, Puppet, etc) is a plus
• Experience with evaluation, integration and onboard of security tools such as DAST, RASP, WAF, vulnerability scanner results, container analyzers, open source scanning is a plus

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .


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