Software Security Engineer - Target Labs, Inc - Rockville, MD
Target Labs, Inc
The Software Security Engineer (SSE) is responsible for supporting the promotion, design, and evaluation of software security in all phases of the application life cycle. The SSE shall ensure that appropriate and effective security techniques and solutions are identified, implemented, and used.
Essential Job Functions:
- Software Security Assessment: Evaluate applications for appropriate and effective use of security controls using tools and techniques such as source code analysis, vulnerability scanners, and manual testing techniques.
- Software Security Control Development: Provide expert guidance to developers on the appropriate selection and implementation of relevant application security controls.
- Security Infrastructure: Support various deployment and integration activities for security considerations associated with enterprise-wide infrastructure and services such as DLP, CMDB, ESB, Identity & Access Management, Network Segregation, Trusted Communications,
- Security Awareness Training: Design, develop and deliver presentations focused on raising awareness for crucial security relevant considerations and defensive programming techniques.
Other Job Functions:
Participate in research of information security technologies (in the areas of application and application infrastructure components) and propose ideas for new security service development. Participate in all aspects of security service development projects including the following project phases: business case development, requirements gathering, architecture development, product/service selection and procurement, functional & QA testing, detailed technical design, technology infrastructure implementation and deployment, migration from existing services, operational process and procedure documentation, operations staff training, and internal marketing of security services. Advise and consult internal clients on appropriate application of security practices and existing security services to solve