Staff Application Security Engineer (Remote in Scotland)

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

11/26/2024

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Ivanti is a global leader in IT systems and security management, service management, asset management, and mobility management solutions, and is experiencing significant growth worldwide. The company has received numerous awards for being a Top Place to Work. With open positions around the globe, it's an exciting time to join Ivanti! Competitive salary and benefits and flexible hours. Ivanti is a great place to work.

If you’re passionate about what you do and are interested in developing solutions that make a difference and in having fun while doing it, Ivanti is the place for you!

The Staff Application Security Engineer at Ivanti is a key role responsible for conducting security assessments and developing a deep understanding of Ivanti products and services. This includes threat modeling, code reviews, and penetration tests. A top candidate would be passionate about security, have extensive experience in web application security, and possess a deep technical understanding of security vulnerabilities and defense techniques. They would have excellent communication skills, the ability to educate and coordinate with stakeholders, and a desire to make a difference by enhancing product security operations. Working at Ivanti offers competitive salary, benefits, flexible hours, and the opportunity to be part of a globally recognized leader in IT systems and security management.

Ivanti's Security Department is responsible for implementing and maintaining organization-wide information security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures. The security team works collaboratively with other business units to document business requirements, then solves for those requirements through a variety of aligned platforms which make up our enterprise architecture. The teams ultimate goal is to keep Ivanti, our data, our customers and employees safe.

• 8+ years of experience in web application security roles
• Deep technical understanding of both common and uncommon security vulnerabilities
• Passion and self-drive for researching vulnerabilities and latest exploitation techniques
• Ability to discover and exploit security vulnerabilities as well as to give practical and applicable remediation advice
• Practical knowledge of applied cryptography and common attacks against modern cryptographic algorithms (encryption at rest, TLS, hashing, etc.)
• Ability to explain vulnerabilities in a precise, concise and easy to understand manner to stakeholders of varying security and technical backgrounds
• Ability to work in a self-directed environment that is highly collaborative and cross functional
• Experience in performing Threat Modeling and providing actionable advice from its results
• High level of experience in scoring security vulnerability severities through CVSS
• Good understanding of SSDLC as well as development and integration tools and technologies uses as part of CI/CD pipelines
• Experience implementing, running and maintaining tools and processes to reliably identify security issues across large code bases (SAST, SCA, DAST, container scanning, penetration tests, etc.)
• Experience providing secure coding education to developers
• Experience with at least one programming language (preferrable Python)
• Ability to performing internal penetration tests as well as coordinating penetration tests executed by third party vendors
• Ability to triage and reproduce security vulnerabilities from varying internal and external reporting sources
• Experience in programs such as Responsible Disclosure, Bug Bounty or Vulnerability Disclosure Program
  
  

Who You Are

• Quick learner with high level of curiousity. You are confident in picking up new technologies and pivoting when the situation requires it. Fast paced environment makes you thrive.
• Critical thinker with expert troubleshooting skills. For you, difficult problems exist so that they can be unpacked and repacked in a nicer layout. You provide practical and creative solutions for complex issues.
• Passionate for security. You genuinely care about making software products and the world a more secure place.
  
  

You are an ideal candidate if you

• Want to make a difference
• Have high experience in web application, database and infrastructure security topics
• Have high technical knowledge on security vulnerabilities, defense techniques and security best practices
• Can easily explain complex topics
• Have excelent verbal and written communication skills
• Enjoy working cross teams and being a valuable resource to other engineers
• Have experience in authentication and authorization standards and protocols (SAML, Oauth, LDAP, AD, etc.)
• Know how to go beyond generic security vulnerability remediation advice
• Can read and write code with ease
• Love to learn about latest security topics even in your free time
• Have good understanding of one or more major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Know how to educate others on security topics
• Have previous experience in securing SaaS applications and cloud environments at scale
• Understand in depth CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.) and Microservices
• Know how to coordinate external vulnerability reporting
• Have B.S. Computer Science or similar combination of education and experience
  
  

Responsibilities

• Develop both broad and deep technical understanding of Ivanti products, services and architectures
• Conduct security assessments such as threat modeling, secure architecture, code reviews and penetration tests on web and mobile applications and services
• Interpret security vulnerability reports to stakeholders, providing advice on vulnerability prioritization, remediation and mitigation
• Closely coordinate with all stakeholders to bake in security into all phases of SDLC
• Create and maintain documentation for security processes
• Deliver accurate metrics to stakeholders and business leaders in a clear and concise manner
• Maintain high proficiency in relevant security topics (latest vulnerabilities, TTPs, exploits, etc.)
• Create and deliver security education across the organization
• Develop innovative and scalable tools, solutions and processes to enhance product security operations
• Support accurate security tooling implementation to maximize their effectiveness and interpret their results to relevant stakeholders
  
  

At Ivanti, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ivanti believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

If you require special assistance for the best interview experience, please contact us at recruiting@ivanti.com .