CBS Security Consultant - SDLC
CBS Security Consultant - SDLC
EY Technology
Client Technology (CT) -
Enterprise Workplace Technology (EWT) –
Information Security (Info Sec) -
The opportunity
Your key responsibilities
This position is an individual contributor capable of supporting multiple project teams in the design, implementation and validation of security controls across applications and services (incl. underpinning infrastructure and cloud hosting platform), as well as providing the operations teams with consultancy, reviews and decisions upon deployment of changes to existent operational services. The core responsibilities are as listed in the following.
- Directing and managing solution-specific information security assurance efforts with 3rd parties and vendors, like backend reviews, controls verification and validation, etc., oriented on standards and frameworks like ISO, COBIT, NIST, TSC, etc.
- Risk assessments (threats, vulnerabilities) of cloud services and applications
- Risk assessments of cloud hosting infrastructure underpinning the services and applications
- Security assessment of architecture and networking supporting the services and applications
- Derivation of risk treatment options from risk assessments and effectively facilitating the implementation of the optimal security-usability trade-off in interactions with project teams and management
- Identifying, specifying and prioritizing security requirements in new applications and services deployment, as well as specifying and facilitating security changes in DevOps operations mode of existent applications
- Directing the design of security controls to satisfy the approved security requirements
- Supervising and managing various types of security attestation activities (scans, pentests, audits), including the definition of scope, pass criteria, contribution to test scenarios, articulating and formalizing findings and decisions
- Assessing the security posture impact of change requests and providing the operations teams with related recommendations and decisions
- Effectively communicating the findings, recommendations and decisions from all above activities, by adapting the form and depth of statements adequately to audiences and stakeholders
- Translating technical security terms and concepts into business risk terminology to facilitate making objective and security-aware risk decisions by management
- Providing knowledge sharing and technical assistance to other team members
- Acting as an agile team member according to established agile development best practices and guidelines
Skills and attributes for success
The position requires knowledge of various IT system architectures and technologies like cloud, virtualization, containerization, mobile, as well as expertise and experience in security subject matter areas such as IAM, network and perimeter security, web applications security, user account management, privileged access, auditing & logging, and others as outlined in ISO 27001, OWASP, NIST and related guidelines and standards. The consultant filling the position should also have experience in conduction of 3rd party security assessments, in particular within the scope of SOC1, SOC2 reports, and in vendor risk management.
A successful candidate should have significant security working experience and knowledge in the design, implementation and operation of security controls in any two or more of the following areas:
- Agile & DevOps Methodologies - Experience as a contributing member of a balanced team within an Agile development or DevOps environment.
- Application Security - Experience with the design of security controls for multi-tier business solutions including the design of application-level access and entitlement management, data tenancy and isolation, encryption, and logging. Working familiarity with REST API and micro services architecture.
- Cloud Security -Technical understanding of virtualization, cloud infrastructure, and public cloud offerings and experience designing security configuration and controls within cloud based solutions in Microsoft Azure and Azure PAAS services
- Infrastructure Security - Experience with the integration of common infrastructure security technologies and solutions into business solution architectures including the integration of identity & access management, intrusion detection and prevention, security monitoring, and data encryption solutions.
- Identity and Access Management - Active Directory based Identity and Access Management and Authorization design experience and integration with IDaaS and Federation technologies.
To qualify for the role you must have
A BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience, with preference towards advanced degrees.
Seven or more years of experience in Information Technology disciplines. Five or more years of experience in Information Security subject matter area with demonstrated experience in the following:
- Experience providing and validating security requirements related to applications and information system design and implementation
- Experience providing and validating security requirements related to cloud services and underlying networking and architectures
- Experience conducting risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, vendor and third party risk assessments and recommending risk remediation strategies
- Experience in the use of tools and methods to identify security exposures and business risks
- Knowledge of common information security standards, such as: ISO, NIST, COBIT
- Familiarity with information system attack methods and vulnerabilities and threat modelling
- Working experience with web technologies and programming languages
- Working experience with more than one of these technologies and products - Java, .NET, NodeJS, Angular, Power Apps, Kubernetes
Ideally, you’ll also have
- A vendor-neutral security certification of DoD IAT Level II-III or DoD IAM Level II-III is strongly preferred (SSCP, Security+, CEH, CISSP, CISM)
- A vendor-specific cloud security certification would be an additional asset (Microsoft AZ-500, AWS Security Specialty, ...)
- Proven experience as a standing member of an agile development team (in any agile role) or as DevOps operations mode contributor would be an additional asset,
- Proven experience with either of the Adobe cloud products would be an additional assets.
What we look for
- Ability to team well with others to facilitate and enhance the understanding & compliance to security policies
- Ability to work effectively with customers, management, staff members, vendors, and consultants and articulate findings and recommendations
- Strong English communication and writing skills are required
- Strong judgment and analytical ability
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, and project management skills
- Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change
What we offer
Continuous learning
Success as defined by you
Transformative leadership
Diverse and inclusive culture
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The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.
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