Sr. Software Security Engineer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence’s Information Security team is seeking a Sr. Software Security Engineer. This role will focus on Cloud and on-premise Software Security controls including WAF and CDN tools.  This is a Security Development Operations role that will ensure security tool integration at the source code repo (Perforce, Github etc.), build environment, and artifactory level.  As a member of the Information Security team, this role will develop and support the secure software develop life cycle, including DAST, SAST, SCA, penetration testing, and attack surface management.  

This role will interface directly with development teams. Of course, there is broad exposure to other aspects of information security related tasks such as incident response, vulnerability management, and deployment of security solutions. The successful candidate for this position is a highly motivated individual with a strong Application Development and Configuration Management/DevOps background with hands-on experience in building software security within CI/CD.

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to the following):

Perform operational support for AWS WAF configurations – updating whitelists and creating security automation web ACLs to protect Internet facing endpoints and applications.

Perform operational support for Azure WAF configurations

Automate Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) in the CI/CD pipeline. 

Perform manual penetration tests on web applications

Maintain Cloudflare DDOS protections and WAF configurations.

Attend enterprise architecture reviews to standardize and secure new deployments

Qualifications and Special Skills Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering field or equivalent combination of education and relevant 3 – 5 years of experience

A passion to learn and educate others on how to build secure software.

Ability to work in a group setting and independently

Experience with Jira IT ticketing systems.

Experience with GitHub, Perforce, GitLab

Experience with SonaType, JFrog

Good working knowledge in scripting language, Python, PowerShell, etc.

Strong understanding of Linux/UNIX and Windows based operating systems and networks.

Strong working knowledge of Application security concepts and technologies such as:

Experience in OWASP Top 10 and usage of common AppSec testing tools.

Experience of Secure by Design concepts and threat modeling

Knowledge of common security libraries, security controls, and common security flaws.

Experience in application penetration testing techniques and tools

Knowledge of application technologies including Web applications, Web services, XML, SOA, AJAX, JSON, and Web scanning tools

Open Source Security (OSS) – Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Security Architecture Review – Threat Modeling

AWS and Azure WAF Configuration and whitelisting

Cloudflare DDOS configuration and operation

Manual Penetration Testing

Penetration testing with 3rd party vendors

Host level vulnerability Scanning

Web application security training course development and delivery

Preferred Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

SANS GIAC certifications

Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud Platform

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