Engineer IV, Product Security - REQ001705_13-3175

at The College Board in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

• Partner Program - Partnership Development (50%)
  • Act as a liaison between Product Security teams (both in IT and outside of IT) and the Information Security Office via regular engagements with assigned Partner teams. Embed into planning and grooming sessions.
  • Develop deep understanding of our Security Policies and Audit requirements in order to support assigned Partner teams, GRC Exceptions and Audit efforts (PCI, SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, State Contract requirements)
  • Create Risk Registers for your assigned products and communicate application risks and vulnerabilities to technical stakeholders.
  • Lead application vulnerability reviews and remediation efforts. Develop deep skill sets in understanding, managing and determining exploitability of vulnerabilities to properly determine risk and priority.
  • Work to gain a deep understanding of your assigned products' architectures, Supply Chain (Vendors, Partners, Third Party) Development Practices, CI/CD, GRC Exceptions, Release cadence in order to understand and support mitigation of security risks.
  • Partner with Senior Team members to mentor developers through discussions, presentations, or hands on training sessions to demonstrate best practices in developing secure code and securing application infrastructure.
  • Ensure all assigned products and applications adhere to the Product Security Framework requirements and work to remediate any gaps.
• Elevate Product Security 25%
  • Work to promote, grow and enhance the Product Security Partners program to develop Security Champions and enable dev teams to shift left.
  • Develop and deliver guidance and training sessions to grow Product Team's Secure Development LifeCycle skills and awareness.
  • Grow skills to perform secure reviews of application architectures and security patterns as needed.
  • Grow skills to develop threat models and risk assessments in conjunction with architects and software engineering staff to identify application security weaknesses and provide coaching on remediation strategies.
  • Develop and deliver Secure Developer Training, Workshops, and training opportunities to cultivate a culture of Product Security
• Operations 25%
  • Support implementing and operationalizing security tooling and common integrated development environments (AWS).
  • Develop, understand, and provide input into metrics and KPI's for assigned partner teams.
  • Participate in planning and grooming as part of agile ceremonies and manage assigned Epics.
  • Develop hands on expertise with CI/CD and build pipelines with an understanding of quality and security gates; participate in integration of automated solutions to increase security in CI/CD.
  • Work with broader ISO team on incident response and operational/strategic initiatives.
  • Evaluate and promote new and existing security standards, tools, and solutions with a focus on automation and securing build pipelines for a shift left approach.

• 3-5 years of progressively responsible, directly related experience
• Hands on knowledge of secure development practices, Secure Development LifeCycle and DevSecOps
• Understanding of key programming/scripting languages and secure best practices (Java, node.js, Python, React, JavaScript, etc.).
• Experience with key Development tools/systems (Artifact Management, Version Control, Work Tracking, Secrets Management, NPM, Build and Deployment Tools, etc.)
• Knowledge of common vulnerabilities (OWASP/SANS) such as cross-site scripting (XSS), session hijacking, SQL injection, CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery), OWASP Top 10, and other attack vectors.
• Familiar with common frameworks, spanning frontend and backend (Angular, Bootstrap, Node, Struts, Spring, ASP.NET MVC, etc.) and with AWS Services and with AWS cloud architecture security.
• Experience with RESTful web services and API's
• Ability to travel when required.
• You are authorized to work in the US

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks

• A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more
• Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility
• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive