Application Security Architect

We are working with a fund who are number one in their specialist area and currently rebuilding their entire pricing & risk management platform from scratch.

Responsibilities:

• Become an integral part of our Security Engineering team, where you'll be directly involved in designing, implementing, and maintaining key security services.
• We are hands-on partners, actively working with stakeholders to create secure, intuitive solutions-going beyond mere advisory roles.
• Leverage your extensive experience with major cloud platforms (IaaS, PaaS, Event-driven/Serverless, SaaS) on AWS and/or Azure.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure secure product and service delivery, assess design concepts, and scrutinize system architectures.
• Craft secure design patterns and provide actionable guidance to minimize risks through strategic architecture decisions.
• Conduct security architecture assessments on critical processes and systems, partnering with teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Use threat modeling to effectively demonstrate the significance and impact of security measures.
• Implement security best practices by developing policy-as-code, templates, and modules that enforce secure designs.
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code, Containers, and CI/CD methodologies to strengthen security practices.
• Clearly communicate the importance of security controls, balancing their benefits against any potential operational impacts.
• Work closely with developers, providing support with secure development tools and practices.

Required:

• Over 5 years of hands-on technical experience.
• Proven background as a Security Engineer or Software Engineer.
• Exceptional communication skills
• In-depth understanding of current security threats, threat actors, and the tactics and techniques they use.
• Extensive experience with cloud and cloud-native technologies.