Title: Lead Information Security Engineer
Location: O’Fallon, MO (onsite required)
Duration: 2 years
Job Description Summary
Visa Status: GC, GC EAD, H4 EAD, USC
Role
• Provide technical design and architecture advice to internal teams on how to securely develop and build applications and supporting systems
• Define secure mechanisms for critical business functions, for both on-premises and in cloud environments
• Work closely with Hardware Security Module vendors to follow up on product lifecycle, product roadmap, new functionalities and issues.
• Assist in the strategy, standards, and architecture for the cryptography, PKI and key management aspects of the SDLC including application, mobile, web service, DevOps, cloud, and CI/CD efforts
All About You
• Experience providing secure design advice for web-based environments and secure communication, including mobile applications, web applications and web services
• Demonstrate a broad awareness of security engineering concepts and practices across all phases of the software development lifecycle
• Strong understanding of information security, risk and data privacy within the domain of digital commerce including relevant practical experience
• Knowledge of cryptography, including several of the following: encryption, hashing, key management, digital certificates, TLS, PKCS#11, HSMs
• Demonstrate technical competency in security engineering based on hands-on experience or relevant qualifications
• Working knowledge and technical security experience with UNIX, Linux, Solaris, AIX, or Windows.
• Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate effectively to diverse audiences and properly translates security and risk management terminology into business terms and recommends alternative solutions to these stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
Assist in settling and maintaining a global strategy for cryptographic tools and devices, for both on-premises and cloud-based applications. Maintain relationship with security product vendors and partners, and follow closely product roadmaps, anticipate impacts on Client infrastructure. Setup and maintain measurement processes. Review and model architectures and usage patterns for HSM consumption.
Responsibilities
• Liaise with vendors and follow products used by Client, from inception to decommission.
• Collaborate with operational teams to capture device performance information, in order to model product usage and reliability.
• Define security requirements and guidelines to ensure repeatable processes are followed by worldwide teams
• Assist in the strategy, standards, and architecture for the security aspects of key management and operation
• Provide security advice in cryptography, including several of the following: encryption, hashing, key management, digital certificates, TLS
Required Skills
• Application security (in-depth knowledge)
• Cryptography
• Security engineering
• Architecture and design
Additional Nice to Have
• Application development (hands-on experience)
• Cloud security
• Experience with PKI systems and vendors
• Experience with retail/payment HSM
Guidance
· Ability to perform analysis, review and design of custom systems, not just product implementation or operations.
· Ideally will have application development skills experience with HSM development and/or deployment.
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