We're looking for a Security Engineer with secured Application Development background to join our Global Cybersecurity Services - Application Security Rapid Lab team. In this role, you are expected to work directly with the Application Security core team to build and support the remediation of security vulnerabilities. The team is focusing on building the secured modules to help the business units to avoid any secrets on the source code repositories.

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Position Responsibilities:

Work closely with Application Security team to drive the initiative of secrets remediation program
Part of Cyber Assessment team, to build internal reusable libraries as a standalone component in remediation of secrets/credentials in the source code
Evaluating and attempting to understand organization security requirements and secrets/credentials to be moved to vaults specifically to AKV and Hashicorp
Understanding secure design to ensure newly built codes are secured and pass through the Application security gates
Independently design and develop utilities to resolve the larger problem of hard coded secrets in the configuration files to be migrated to the vaults
Participate in project related meetings: information gathering, solution design, project checkpoints
Keeping automation in mind while developing the solution for remediation to self-heal solutions
Propose, examine and assist in the solution design to adequately resolve or remediate the hard coded secrets from source code while keeping away any impact to the system
Evaluate business needs while solving the problem, design thinking and effective communication with stakeholders
Apply creative problem solving throughout the secure software development life cycle to continuously improve the effectiveness of the end-to-end process.
Ideate. Test. Learn. Iterate. Bring a flexible, adaptive mindset, comfortable with ambiguity in a rapidly changing technology environment.
Be a continuous learner, not only for your own career, but from teams successes and failures.
Embrace open-source communities, both internally and externally, sharing your knowledge across your team and peers.

Required qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline
Experience:Minimum 5 years of experience in performing hands-on application development preferably using Java/Python/C# programming languages
Software design and development experience, especially in building backend systems.
Clear understanding of software secrets management, credentials, and secret life cycle in application development
Demonstrated technical knowledge of secure SDLC, understanding GitHub, SCA, SAST, DAST, and Secrets scans are a must
Demonstrated experience with security assessment frameworks and procedures, including following industry best practice methodologies to ensure business components are ready
Must be amenable to work in Quezon City on a hybrid setup on a mid- to night-shift schedule, depending on the business need.

Preferred qualifications:

Adequate knowledge on different types of Secrets used in Application, specific hands-on experience in dealing with API credentials are always plus point
Possess good holding on the SDLC tools like IDE, GitHub, Snyk, GitGuardian and the best programming practices
Extensive technical knowledge of security industry b est practices and procedures.
Experience in developing security tools, using scripts and utilities to automate assessment and analysis activities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to articulate the remediation steps back to the customers
Exceptional customer service, communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate and work closely with executives, peers and employees at all levels.
Strong time management and organizational discipline
High degree of integrity, competence, adaptability, resilience and initiative.
Experience working in an international environment with people from multiple cultures preferred.

We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Application Security Engineer