Application Security Architect
Company: Nelnet
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: April 28, 2024
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Job Description:
Nelnet is a diversified and innovative company committed to
enriching lives through the power of service as a student loan
servicer, professional services company, consumer loan originator
and servicer, payments processor, renewable energy solutions, and
K-12 and higher education expert. For over 40 years, Nelnet has
been serving its customers, associates, and communities.
The perks of working at Nelnet go beyond our benefits package. When
you join the Nelnet team, you're part of a community invested in
the success of each individual. That support comes through in our
work, as we are united by our mission of creating opportunities for
people where they live, learn, and work.
We are looking for an IT Software Architect for the Nelnet
Application Security team to develop and work collaboratively with
innovative IT Delivery teams and Business Operational areas
implement the NDS Application Security program, improve the
security posture of our development process, the CI/CD pipelines,
and coach development teams on application security topics.
This position requires work in support of the Company's contract
with the United States Department of Education ("ED"). As such, the
United States Government requires that any applicant for this
position must complete United States Government security clearance.
Effective June 1, 2018, ED has informed Nelnet that security
clearance applications for foreign nationals are not being accepted
or processed. In light of this direction from ED, Nelnet will be
unable to hire applicants without United States citizenship for
such positions.
Colorado Candidates: Pay range for this role is $80,000-
$130,000
--- Maintain security controls and measure implementation across
technology platforms, .NET, Java, Cloud, etc
--- Integrate security into our build and deploy pipelines
--- Enable controls to monitor our development supply chain
(i.e.third party dependencies)
--- Manage the steps of the Security Development Lifecycle
--- Participate and facilitate Risk Assessment and Threat
Modeling
--- Perform appropriate vulnerability scanning - static and dynamic
analysis
--- Remediate and facilitate the resolution of vulnerabilities
--- Serve as an auditing, consulting, and training resource to all
Nelnet product teams
--- Mentor developers, designers, testers, and other stakeholders
on application security practices
--- Work with external entities that are performing vulnerability
scans
--- Participate in tool and vendor selection process from a
security perspective
--- Create and update learning resources for application
security
--- Develop security reference implementations
--- Develop and present on application security topics for a wide
variety of audiences
--- Help to oversee the Nelnet Security Champions program
--- Stay informed about application security architectures and best
practices across Nelnet development platforms including web,
mobile, and cloud
EDUCATION:
--- BS / MS in Computer Science, Engineering, related discipline or
equivalent experience
EXPERIENCE:
--- Minimum 6 years of experience in web application software
development
--- Minimum 2 years of experience focused on Application
Security
COMPETENCIES - SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:
--- Deep understanding of a variety of application development
architectures, platforms, methodologies, and supporting operating
systems
--- In-depth experience identifying and protecting against web
application and web-service security vulnerabilities including
those found in the OWASP Top 10 and CWE Top 25
--- Detailed technical knowledge of techniques, standards and
state-of-the art capabilities for authentication and authorization,
applied cryptography, and API security
--- Ability to identify, triage, manage, and remediate security
vulnerabilities
--- Experience with cloud development and architecture
--- Experience with web and API development technologies such as
.NET, Java, NPM, Angular, React
--- Experience with build processes and CI/CD
--- Strong verbal and written communication skills
--- Strong consensus building, multi-tasking, interpersonal, and
analytical skills
--- Self-directed, organized, and highly motivated
--- Enjoys looking for and building efficiencies into the team,
takes ownership
Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA,
generous earned time off, 401K/student loan repayment, life
insurance & AD&D insurance, employee assistance program,
employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement,
performance-based incentive pay, short- and long-term disability,
and a robust wellness program. Click here to learn more about our
benefits: LINK (http://nelnetinc.com/careers/benefits/) .
Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive
Order 11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified
applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during
employment, without regard to race, color, religion/creed, national
origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a
guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran
status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or
local ordinance.
Qualified individuals with disabilities who require reasonable
accommodations in order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet
may request such accommodations by contacting Corporate Recruiting
at 402-486-5725 or corporaterecruiting@nelnet.net .
Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.
You may know Nelnet as the nation's largest student loan servicer -
but we do more than that. A lot more. We're also a professional
services company, consumer loan originator and servicer, payment
processor, renewable energy innovator, and K-12 and higher
education expert (and that's just a shortlist). For over 40 years,
we've been serving our customers, associates, and communities to
make dreams possible.
EEO Info (https://nelnetinc.com/wp-content/uploads/EEO-poster.pdf)
- EEO Letter
(https://nelnetinc.com/wp-content/uploads/EEO-Jeffs-Letter.pdf) -
EPPA Info
(https://nelnetinc.com/wp-content/uploads/Employee-Polygraph-Protection-Act-Poster.pdf)
- FMLA Info
(https://nelnetinc.com/wp-content/uploads/FMLA-Leave.pdf)
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