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Cybersecurity Software Engineer - Cloud

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Greater London
5 days ago
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Job Description

With the Security Team you will: 

  • Conduct threat and risk analysis and participate in the development of mitigation strategies 
  • Assist in the development and enforcement of security policies, procedures, and best practices 
  • Enhance the security posture of the entity hosted in public cloud or on-prem environment 
  • Translate security and technical requirements into business requirements and communicate security risks to different audiences ranging from business leaders to engineers. 
  • Collaborate with IT and other business units to ensure security is integrated into all aspects of technology and operations 
  • Develop the infrastructure and platform to automate vulnerability management and security reporting. 

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • Strong software development background (Python, Java)
  • Agile / Scrum experience
  • Strong understanding of network, application, and system security
  • Experience with cloud security services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Experience with deploying secure infrastructure into cloud environments
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 8 or more years of work experience in Cybersecurity
  • AWS Security Specialty certification
  • Technical experience with programming, technology infrastructure, and security
  • Experience in deploying resources using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Experience in securing Kubernetes services
  • Extensive knowledge in OWASP Web Top 10 and CWE Top 25
  • Strong written and oral communication skills to document reports on assessments and communicate potential weaknesses and risks to different audiences ranging from business leaders to engineers.



Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

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