Our client, a leading financial services company is hiring an Application Security Specialist on a long-term contract basis.
Work Location:
Irving, TX
Summary:
- The primary focus of this role is to liaise with our internal clients who are seeking vulnerability assessment services with our external pen-testing vendors and assess the security posture of third-party vendors. This role also requires someone with strong organizational and management skills to maintain vendor relationships with a focus around application security testing.
- Lead external vulnerability assessment engagements for our internal clients and ensure that they are executed by external vendors within the required timeframe following testing methodologies and processes.
- Conduct third party (SaaS) vendor report reviews against company procedures and reporting guidelines to assess their security posture.
- Review the maturity of existing external ethical hack vendors providing services to the client.
- Evaluate industry leading pen-testing vendors and onboard them.
- Act as an application security subject matter expert to assist both businesses and ethical hack vendors during vulnerability discussions.
- Effectively set expectations to our internal clients and ensure that they have a clear understanding of respective roles/responsibilities.
- Articulate the vulnerability assessment process end-to-end to any audience.
- Work with development teams to prioritize the remediation of critical vulnerabilities/
- Contribute to the review of internal processes and activities and assist in identifying potential opportunities for improvement and automation.
- Pay range is $61-$78 per hour.
Required Skills:
- 3+ years of experience in the Information Security field
- Prior application security testing experience is a plus
- Have excellent communication skills
- Possess strong technical writing and presentation skills
Education:
Bachelor’s degree