Senior Cybersecurity Architect I-GCP Services

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Its more than protecting systems and data. Its protecting people. Our Application Security Architects know that security is a top priority for our business and our partners and customers. Today as cyber-attacks increase and compliance is more rigorously enforced we look to them to stay ahead of whats next and to protect our business and our future. So if you are dedicated to the latest technology and motivating others secure your career here. You wont just see the problem coming youll see the solution. New threats to our business our partners and customers appear on the horizon every day so no two days are the same. But there are some things you can count on doing:

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement application security architecture for GCP-hosted services and applications.
• Ensures secure-by-design initiatives across SDLC including threat modeling risk assessments and architectural reviews.
• Responsible for the production and review of Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Collaborates with software engineers DevOps various security teams and cloud architects to ensure alignment with security best practices.
• Define and promote secure coding standards and security-focused CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide application security guidance for integrated security tools (e.g. MAST SAST DAST SCA IaC scanning secret detection) tailored for cloud environments.
• Develop and provide consultation on security design patterns and reusable reference architectures (platform level) forGCP microservices APIs containers and serverless workloads.
• Monitor emerging GCP security features and provide recommendations for adoption.
• Support incident response and forensics related to application-layer attacks.
• Guide remediation strategies for vulnerabilities and design flaws.
• Serve as the SME for application security in security governance audits and compliance efforts.
• Provide architectural governance reviewing projects to ensure alignment to technical strategy company platform roadmaps and enterprise standards
• Drive both high level and detailed design ensuring to partner with others where applicable
• Find opportunities to embrace innovative technologies perform rapid POCs to experiment and build rails for the engineering / product teams
• Coach and mentor engineering colleagues on solution architecture; providing advice mentorship and assistance as required
• Actively participate in team and enterprise-wide architecture and engineering discussions
• Introduce enterprise architectural paradigms and solutions into the portfolio
• Communicate to senior leaders regarding strategy direction and changes

Qualifications

• 7 years in application security software engineering or security architecture roles.
• 3 years of hands-on experience with GCP services including IAM Cloud Run GKE Cloud Functions VPCs and Cloud Armor.
• Deep understanding of GCP: Compute Storage Networking Data and Security.
• Deep understanding of secure development lifecycle (SSDLC) and cloud-native application patterns (e.g. microservices containers CI/CD).
• Experience implementing security controls in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins GitHub GitHub Actions etc.
• Expertise in at least one or more programming languages (e.g. Python Java Go ).
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 SANS CWE Top 25 and threat modeling methodologies (e.g. STRIDE).
• Proven ability to communicate risk to technical and executive stakeholders.
• At least one security related certification like: GDSA GCAD GWAT GWEB GPEN GCPN GXPN
• Any of the following certifications are a plus SABSA TOGAF GCP PCA.

Salary Range: $123000.00 to $215250.00 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately in determining your pay well consider your location experience and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones physical financial and mental health as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical dental vision life insurance and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents regardless of gender offered for pregnancy adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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