Listing Description
Role Value Proposition:
MetLife’s Global Application Security team’s mission is to identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover from threats to business applications in near real-time. This is a hands-on technical role where you will be accountable for the timely delivery of application security compliance testing.
As an IT Risk & Security Analyst you will be the front-line of defense working directly with application developers and program managers to ensure that secure SDLC processes for Agile and Waterfall development have security built in through automation and that software vulnerabilities are identified early in the SDLC and that they are remediated by application developers. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of business applications, that include web applications, mobile applications, and API services. This is a highly visible role that supports the business and cybersecurity goals of MetLife’s senior leadership. Your technical knowledge, analytical thought process, and disciplined operational rigor are your keys to success.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide security testing coordination and consultation services to application development teams and other enterprise stakeholders as required for a portfolio of API services, web, and mobile applications.
- Drive the discovery, understanding, and remediation of application vulnerabilities that are found using static code analysis, dynamic analysis, and open source software composition analysis tools.
- Promote a secure-by-design and Agile security culture across MetLife development teams.
- Enforce compliance with MetLife’s application security policies and standards.
- Continuously increase the effectiveness (i.e., planning, communication, and execution) of MetLife’s global application security program.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Systems, or related discipline.
- 2+ years of combined experience in software development or application security testing and program management.
- Experience with static code analysis, dynamic analysis, and open source composition analysis using managed security testing platforms and application ethical hack testing.
- Conversant in the SANS/CWE Top 25 and the OWASP Top 10 as well as API security testing best practices and remediation.
- Strong technical communication skills to effectively and succinctly, convey vulnerability flaw details and a recommendation for remediation to developers and leadership.
Preferred:
- Professional certifications such as CSSLP, CEH, OSCP, or a SANS certification.
- Ability to perform secure code reviews. Programming language proficiency in Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, or GoLang.
- Experience with white-box/black-box open source and commercial application security testing tools, tactics, and techniques.
- Experience with technology innovation (e.g., DevSecOps, RASP, WAF) security testing automation, and defect tracking.
- Ability to maintain awareness of emerging application security threats, especially those targeting the financial services industry. This position requires self-motivation, a strong willingness to learn, and passion for application security.
Business Category
Information Security, Application Security
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Listing Details
- Salary: $70000 - $100000
- Citizenship: Us Citizen
- Incentives: Bonus
- Education: Bachelors Degree
- Travel: No Travel
- Telework: No Telecommute