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Paul Hastings · 10 hours ago

Senior Application Security Engineer

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Paul Hastings is a leading international law firm that provides innovative legal solutions to many of the world's top financial institutions and Fortune Global 500 companies. They are seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert integrating secure design for applications and services within the system development lifecycle, collaborating with various teams to deliver secure solutions.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform security architecture and design reviews of applications and services

Integrate security tasks and activities into system development methodologies (e.g. planning, design, implementation, operations, maintenance, and disposal); and

Perform validation of security controls to ensure consistency with industry standard methodologies

Partner with engineering on development, implementation, and monitoring of security controls for the protection of applications, services and highly sensitive data

Perform vendor technical solution acceptance verification and validation

Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks

Assess gaps in existing policy and propose amendments to existing policy or new policy to address these gaps

Write comprehensive reports including assessment-based findings, outcomes and propositions for further system security enhancement

Building threat models for enterprise applications to identify attack vectors and threats

Collaborate with engineers, consultants and leadership to address security risks and provide mitigation recommendations within SDLC; and

Provides guidance and support to self-testing, security control assessment, preparation of remediation plans, and development of continuous monitoring plans

Qualification

Application SecurityCloud SecuritySecurity ArchitectureVulnerability ManagementRisk AssessmentsSecure Development MethodologiesCommunication SkillsProject Management

Required

At least 5 years of information technology implementation or application quality assurance testing

Preferred

Have minimum of 12 years' application design experience

BS degree in Computer Science or related field

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Long Term Care, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account

Healthcare Concierge and Advocacy

Lifestyle Spending Account

Voluntary 401(k) Plan and Profit Sharing

10 Paid Holidays per year and a generous PTO Program

Family Support including Paid Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Breast Milk Shipping, Back-up Child Care, Elder Care, and Tutoring

Wellbeing programs (Employee Assistance Program, Relationship Support, Mental Health, Menopause and Midlife Health and Well-Being Events)

Retirement Plan Consulting

Anniversary Bonus Program

Professional Development Programs

Transportation and Commuter Benefits

International Travel Insurance

Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Insurance

Auto/Home/Pet Insurance

Prepaid Legal Insurance

Employee Discounts

And More!

Company

Paul Hastings

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Paul Hastings is an international law firm that provides legal solutions to many financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies.

Founded in 1951

Los Angeles, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.paulhastings.com/

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