Information Security Specialist

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How will you make an impact in this role?

American Express is seeking an Information Security Specialist specialized in Application Security Architect with proven strong competence in building implementing application security governance and risk management processes. The Application Security Architect serves as a domain expert in developing and maintaining comprehensive security requirements across a diverse number of technology stacks. The Application Security Architect supports the security champion practice by evangelizing secure design and secure coding controls.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conducts security risk assessments of applications with respect to design and implementation of system and application code.
• Develop security governance processes and procedures for the threat modeling program.
• Assist in the development of threat modeling governance documentation.
• Works with information security leadership to develop strategies and plans to enforce threat modeling and address identified control gaps.
• Develops reports for management concerning residual risk and non compliance.
• Monitor and track compliance with application owners to ensure implementation of security controls as planned.
• Review issued security controls with application owners to ensure identified requirements are implemented.
• Validate implementation of security controls against outputs of scanning tools to enable auditability and verifiability.
• Assist application owners in filing appropriate security standard exceptions as identified through threat modeling.
• Develop, Maintain, update and enhance secure design patterns and secure coding standards.
• Develop, Maintain, update and enhance threat libraries.
• Socialize secure design patterns and secure coding standards with engineering teams.
• Assist application teams with threat modeling consultancy questions.
• Develop innovative attack techniques to foil protective design and in-place mitigations.
• Participate in the development of strategies for information security processes and programs.
• Consistently enable strong developer and customer experience when liaising with application teams. Uphold Blue Box values when liaising with application teams.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in computer science, information systems, or cybersecurity.
• 6-9 years of information security experience.
• Experience with implementing security governance and risk management processes.
• 6+ years information security risk concepts and principles, as a means of relating business needs to security controls.
• 1+ years' experience in developing, documenting and maintaining security policies, processes, procedures and standards.
• 2+ years' experience with application threat modeling.
• 2+ years with threat modeling frameworks, attack vectors and vulnerability analysis: CAPEC, ATT&CK, STRIDE.
• 3 + experience with common information security management and application frameworks: NIST 800-53, CSF, OWASP ASVS.
• 3+ years full stack knowledge of application architectures including: Single Page Applications, REST APIs, SOAP APIs, Mobile Applications.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD degree or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Quantum, AI/ML, Computer Science, Computational Math, Statistics, Combinatorics & Optimization or related technical field.
• Experience with threat modeling frameworks, attack vectors and vulnerability analysis: CAPEC, ATT&CK, STRIDE.
• Experience with application security controls (Web, API, Mobile, AI).
• Experience with common information security management and application frameworks: NIST 800-53, CSF, OWASP ASVS.
• Experience with Application Security design and DevSecOps.
• Full stack knowledge of application architectures including: AI/ML, GenAI, Single Page Applications, REST APIs, SOAP APIs, Mobile Applications.
• Experience with Python, Java, JavaScript and mobile application development.
• Knowledge or familiarity with database architectures including Oracle, SQL, DB2 and NoSQL Databases.
• Experience with Cloud security, architecture, design, implementation, and operations.
• Exposure to IAM Controls (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT).
• Strong familiarity with Cryptography Controls (Data at rest, in motion).
• Certification - CISSP, CISM, CSSLP, CISA, CRISC.
  
  

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities
  
  

American Express is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment in which all people who apply for positions or who work for or on behalf of Amex are treated with dignity and respect and are provided with equal treatment with respect to employment, regardless of that person's age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, colour, ancestry, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, family status, pregnancy, disability, record of offences, social condition or origin, political beliefs, association or activity or other factors prohibited under applicable Human Rights legislation (the “Prohibited Grounds”). If you have a disability and need accommodation, please speak with the Recruiter for more information.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.