The Cybersecurity Architect drives improvement of security by identifying, prioritizing, and planning remediation strategies for vulnerabilities and weaknesses in Cutsforth developed products. This role will collaborate with security and development teams to perform regular product security assessments and threat modeling. They will manage product security tooling and related processes.
Alignment with Corporate Values:
All Cutsforth employees are expected to perform their work in a manner that exhibits understanding and adherence to the Company Mission and Core Attributes of Cutsforth Employees. Employees in management roles must exhibit continual improvement along Cutsforth’s Leadership Traits. Further, each employee must read and adhere to corporate policies and safety protocols.- Learn more about Cutsforth here: Cutsforth.com/About
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Cyber Security Role Expectations:- Candidate will be responsible for reviewing policies and procedures related to cybersecurity and those relevant to the functions of their role.
- Candidate is expected to maintain a cybersecure work environment.
Role Qualifications:- Successfully pass background check for cybersecurity access requirements.
Essential Functions:- Discover exposed services, misconfigurations, etc. and verify implementation of applied security controls.
- Provide recommendations for new technologies, system designs, and controls to improve product security.
- Review product system and architecture designs, including on-prem and cloud solutions.
- Work with Operations and Development teams to improve processes and documentation related to securing product processes (e.g. injecting security checks into SDLC, building an SSP, cloud deployment requirements).
- Manage product security tooling and associated processes for performing SAST, SCA, DAST, etc.
Education, Experience, and Skills:- 4 years of experience in security related roles including application security testing, DevSecOps, vulnerability management, or security architecture, etc.
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or relevant technology program is preferred.
- CSSLP, CISSP, OSCP, or similar certifications are preferred.
- Strong self-learning skills and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
- Adept technical writing and research skills.
Preferred Skills and Experience:- Strong understanding of multi-tier application design.
- Experience reviewing and creating architecture diagrams to identify weaknesses and verify protections at each layer of an application.
- Experience with use of encryption in enterprise applications and processes for establishing secure connections.
- Experience in administrating systems and cloud environments.
- Experience performing product security testing (e.g. Burp, Zap, etc.)
- Experience performing threat modeling with enterprise systems and applications.
- Basic understanding of programming concepts and secure SDLC.
- Familiarity with concepts included in OWASP Top 10 and similar industry standards as they relate to product security.
Physical Requirements:- Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to use hands to type, handle products, tools and navigate a computer keyboard.
- Must be able to view computer screen for extended periods of time.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Location:- This is a remote (work from home) position.
Compensation:- $135,000 to $165,000 annually
Benefits:- Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with Employer match
- Short-term & Long-term Disability Coverage
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage
- Life Insurance Coverage
- 80 hours of Paid-Time-Off annually
- Eight paid holidays per year
Alignment with Corporate Values
All Cutsforth employees are expected to perform their work in a manner that exhibits understanding and adherence to the Company Mission and Core Attributes of Cutsforth Employees. Employees in management roles must exhibit continual improvement along Cutsforth’s Leadership Traits. Further, each employee must read and adhere to corporate policies and safety protocols.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Cutsforth will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Cutsforth will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Cutsforth agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.