Sr Application Security Architect

Senior Application Security Architect- Hybrid in Cary, NC or Glasgow, Scotland or Remote in EST or GMT time zone

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About the job

The Risk Solution division is looking for a Senior Application Security Architect to be a key contributor to SAS solution security. Successful candidates will partner with architecture, engineering, and cloud hosting helping to solve complex technical problems anywhere in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) from design and development through to deployment and operations. Technical security breadth and depth as well as clear, concise and effective communications are key – this role requires a diverse set of skills in systems architecture, software development, and cyber-security. Success will depend on your collaborative skills working toward the SAS goal of meeting legal, compliance, and customer security requirements as part of providing SAS customers with the most trustworthy solutions globally.

As a Senior Application Security Architect, you will:

• Collaborate across R&D and cloud hosting teams to strategically improve the security posture of business-critical multi-tier solutions in legacy, hybrid cloud, and public cloud environments. Includes tactical refactoring, environment promotion, and Secure by Default deployment and configuration to maintain security consistency if not parity between all environments.
• Collaborate in the planning of evolutionary paths for secure architectures and systems incorporating and aligning dependent third-party architectures as well as the adoption of new technologies while maintaining a robust and consistent security posture. Includes employing specific security compensating controls, defense in depth, and security posture aspects in support of Secure by Design, Secure by Default (deployment and configuration), and Zero Trust Architectural principles. 
• Work with development teams providing security assessment and hardening of products spanning the SDLC and development pipelines left/early-shifted wherever possible. Includes performing periodic secure design, threat modeling, code reviews, or direct verification to identify and triage issues assessing the security risk and recommending remediation steps for vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
• Collaborate with Product Management stakeholders to ensure security implementations are consistent with business objectives, customer requirements, and applicable global regulations.
• Identify, train, and partner with Security Champions in place with product R&D teams. Help champions assess and gauge risk to identify security gaps or seams in the products and integrated solutions.
• Create and maintain secure engineering documentation, guidance, or training collateral supporting with PSO standards, policies, and procedures.  
• Collaborate with other teams within security to identify new tools and processes to integrate into the Secure SDLC. Recommend and promote software security policies, standards, and procedures that can improve the global SAS security posture. Mentor and coach within the Product Security Office and other Security Architects aligned with your security breadth and building depth via subject matter expertise.  
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals. 
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of secure software development, secure system architecture and design, or related experience.
• 4+ years of experience in developing or adopting software security best practices.
• Bachelor's degree with major study in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related.  Possess relevant security certifications such as from SANS, GIAC, or ISACA CEH, for CCSP, CSSLP, CISM, or CISSP.
• Knowledge of current Global Enterprise security risks and attacker TTPs as published by MITRE.
• Experience with programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Golang, etc. allowing you to review code or logic and be confident in giving prescriptive guidance to R&D and hosting/ops in security patterns and best practices.
• Expertise in securing enterprise web applications and familiarity with OWASP Top 10, CVSS, CWE and SANS-25.
• Experience with security best practices for modern R&D such as micro-services and containers, Agentic AI, hyper-scale cloud hosting and operations, etc.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications. 

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills

• Experience with cloud hosting and operational security for public clouds (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and hybrids such as the domains and requirements in the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB).
• Experience with SAST tools, such as: Snyk, Black Duck, Sonar, etc.
• Experience with DAST/IAST tools, such as: ZAP, BurpSuite, Kali, Nessus, etc.
• Knowledge of and experience with auditing, implementing, and supporting Dev(Sec)Ops.
• Continuous Improvement- Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas, and implementing solutions.
• Work Standards- Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
•  Quality Orientation- Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

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Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Scotland, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. 

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