Principal-Security Engrg

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We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Principal Application Security Architect to drive our application security strategy, with a particular focus on leveraging data and analytics to gain deep insights and predictive capabilities. This individual will be a technical leader, responsible for defining, implementing, and maturing our application security program, ensuring the highest level of security across our entire application portfolio. You will be instrumental in transforming raw security data into actionable intelligence, enabling proactive threat detection and mitigation.

What you’ll be doing...

Operations

• Developing and implementing analytics models: Design and build data models, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to provide actionable insights into the security posture of applications.

• Developing and implementing enhanced detection capabilities and improved event correlation from various sources of logs.

• Identifying trends and anomalies: Utilize advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical methods to identify emerging threat patterns, anomalous behavior, and potential attack vectors based on aggregated data.

• Predictive capabilities: Developing and implementing predictive models to anticipate future security risks and vulnerabilities, enabling proactive remediation and control implementation.

• Utilizing various monitoring tools (Splunk, Cequence, Guardium) capabilities to analyze data, identify anomalies, and investigate potential security breaches.

• Risk scoring and prioritization: Establishing intelligent risk scoring mechanisms for vulnerabilities and threats based on impact, likelihood, and observed patterns.

• Conducting in-depth threat modeling and security architecture reviews for new and existing applications.

• Identifying potential attack surfaces, design flaws, and vulnerabilities early in the development process.

• Providing expert guidance and recommendations for secure design and implementation.

• Supporting application-centric security incident response activities, including investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery.

• Utilizing insights from security tools and transaction data to assist in root cause analysis and forensic investigations.

• Communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management, external customers.

Automation & Tooling:

• Evaluating, selecting, and implementing appropriate application security tools and technologies.

• Driving the automation of security testing, monitoring, and reporting processes.

• Integrating security tools seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to achieve DevSecOps maturity.

Research & Innovation:

• Staying abreast of the latest application security threats, vulnerabilities, technologies, and industry best practices.

• Conducting research and recommend innovative solutions to enhance our application security capabilities, particularly in the areas of data analytics and predictive security.

• Being open to take up certain role responsibilities and skills to evolve over time to better align with changing business and market needs, which may also include a requirement to perform additional responsibilities as and when required.

What we’re looking for...

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or six or more years of work experience

• Nine or more years of relevant work experience.

• Experience in Cybersecurity, Network Security, Security Architecture Design, Information Security Management, Vulnerability Management, Program Management.

• Experience in Forensic Computing, Penetration Testing, Intelligence Analysis, AI/ML.

• CISSP certified or pursuing.

Even better if you have one or more of the following

• Independent judgment and discretion, and risk analysis skills.

• Experience in Security Operations including the handling, identification, analysis and resolution of various security-related matters with limited guidance

• Ability to juggle competing demands and to prioritize work with a sense of urgency in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Strong communication skills.

• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment, while paying strict attention to detail

Where you’ll be working

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.