Software Engineer

Software Engineer II (IAM)

6+ Months - Possibility of extension

Remote, EST or CST preferred otherwise needs to be willing to work EST
Job Description: Summary:

• The Software Engineer should have prior experience with security policy, risk, and access management disciplines and be comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• This position will be responsible for identifying and enforcing solutions to control access to internal systems.
• An ideal candidate is someone that has technical knowledge of the broad aspects of information security, and is able to identify deficiencies in the access management space.
• This role specifically needs deep conceptual understanding of the IAM concepts that can be applied to our internal IAM solutions.
• This role requires a broad mix of security, technical, coding and communication skills coupled with a strong desire to learn.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement systems that enhance the security of clients Identity & Access Management Systems.
• Build and maintain tools that improve the Identity and Access Management posture at Client.
• Conduct design and code reviews.
• Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability for assigned product area and/or
• systems. Identify and drive changes as needed for assigned codebase, product area and/or systems.
• Interface with other teams to incorporate their innovations and vice versa.
• Articulate security findings to internal to a variety of stakeholders, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide defensible recommendations on technical, physical and administrative control implementations based on findings while balancing the cost versus benefits.
• Participate in the development and oversight of corrective actions relating to security issues.
• Participate in cross-functional, team, and status review meetings.
• Recommend process improvement and strategic initiatives as related to security.

Qualifications:

• Experience in writing custom scripts in Python/C++ and PHP/Hack.
• BS in Computer Science related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems or similar experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in assessing security deficiencies in first-party/internal information systems and recommending mitigating controls.
• 5+ years of proven experience working on Information Security teams or conducting Information Security consulting engagements.
• Knowledge of evaluating systems architectural designs, data-flow diagrams and technical security implementations, particularly in context of access management in different geographical locations. Experience with developing security reporting and recommendations that are meaningful, defensible and actionable for a variety of audiences
• Ability to manage competing priorities and simultaneous projects in a fast paced environment with little supervision.
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal, interpersonal skills, and ability to work cross-functionally with various teams

Story Behind the Need Business Group & Key Projects : Surrounding team & key projects

• Partnering with both analysts and engineers to drive development. Help build enhancements from backlog.
• Within Cross-client Security (X-Sec), the Identity, Authentication & Access Management (IAM) team are responsible for building and operating systems to ensure our workforce and machine identities have the right level of access to resources across client.
• Our work underpins all of client's products, corporate systems and infrastructure, and we process roughly ~2.3B authentication events a second, and ~20B authorization checks a second.

Typical Day-to-Day in the role:

• 1-2 weekly syncs with London team
• 2-3 syncs with analyst and engineers team to discuss process

How will performance be measured?

• Ability comes up to speed with tolls that the team uses
• Ensuring that the timeline are completed on time
• On time deliverable

What makes this role interesting?

• Handling how to secure internal tools. Interesting to someone who has an interest in security at one of the top global tech companies. This security spans across every product

Must-Have Skills:

• Previous experience in information security
• Prior access management experience
• Experience in writing custom scripts in Python/C++ and PHP/Hack

Years of overall experience required?

• 5+ years

Degrees/certifications required?

• BS in Computer Science related field, or equivalent experience.

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $70.00/hr.