Senior Application Security Architect

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure application architectures, considering factors like authentication, authorization, data protection, and vulnerability management etc.
• Develop and maintain secure coding guidelines and standards.
• Conduct architectural / security requirement reviews to identify/assess potential security risks and mitigate security risks that may be caused by new products, new functions, bug fixes, etc..
• Develop and implement security controls and countermeasures to mitigate identified risks.
• Conduct regular security audits or penetration testing.
• Ensure compliance with relevant security standards and regulations (e.g., OWASP).
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security threats and vulnerabilities and incident in the community etc.
• For the company’s product business area, conduct pre-research to deep understand the business and reserve security tech research
• Gradually form a basis for risk identification based on different products and security solution
• Communicate security risks and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the teams on security suggestions and secure coding practices. 

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or above in computer science or a related field
• More than 6 years of application security experience or software development, more than 10 years is preferred
• Strong understanding and execution of software development principles and SDLC
• Proficient in mainstream Web application development technology, Java-based tech stack is preferred
• Proficient in the causes and solutions of OWASP TOP 10 security issues
• Proficient in technical implementation of common security solutions
• Understand the basic techniques of penetration testing and security testing
• Familiar with the use of static security scanning tools for code, as well as problem analysis and solution design
• Understand the basic knowledge of mobile and web security
• Systematically grasp the formation mechanism of application security vulnerabilities and have the ability to design corresponding solutions (in line with industry best security practices)
• Understand the thinking of threat modeling and attack surface analysis, actual combat experience is preferred
• Bilingual English/Mandarin is required to be able to coordinate with overseas partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.