Senior Application Security Architect - Bank of America
Arlington Heights, IL 60006
About the Job
Job Description:At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection
Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world
We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone
We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees
We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference
Join us!Job Description:The architect is responsible for leading the effort to develop and maintain the application security blueprint for the bank by engaging with Global Information Security (GIS) product managers, security architects, solution architects, enterprise architects, and analysts to identify and capture artifacts of application security architecture, end to end application security controls in SDLC processes, process interconnections, and technology interaction points as well as the product roadmaps. The architect will work with the teams across GIS application security domain to develop and document the application security architectural strategy and evaluate the current architectural level.The architect will be responsible for leading the solution design effort and provide specific practitioner guidance to remediate the defects identified using SAST, DAST or other programmatic technology by working closely with development community, GIS Application Development Security Framework teams, application security governance team and other security architects. The architect will manage and maintain the application security defect remediation knowledgebase and update the artifact as needed. The architect will participate the security assessments for various emerging technologies, such as blockchain/DLT, GenAI, and Postquantum to provide input from application security perspective.With a background in security of specific technologies, the architect will share experience and expertise with team members and will participate in peer reviews of execution and delivery of application security architecture services.Primary ResponsibilitiesEngage technology teams, security architects, solution architects, enterprise architects and application architects to identify and understand significant application security architectures used at the bankLead the technology architectural strategy development for GIS Application Security domain.Lead the development and annual refresh of GIS application security blueprint and capability model updates.Manage and update an enterprise library of application security defect remediation guidanceContribute to security risk assessment and study for the emerging technologies.Pro-actively engage stakeholders, including development managers, developers, architects, and governance bodies in the Bank to achieve security objectivesRegularly interact with senior technology and business management, requiring the ability to explain complex technical matters in a way both technical and non-technical personnel can understandManage business partner relationships to deliver a seamless and responsive workflowAlign with information security architects to understand the trajectory of evolving information security control technologies and processesRequired Skills10 -15 years of progressive experience in application security and / or software development, at least 2 years of experience in application securityKnowledge of one or more enterprise application platforms and secure development in the sameKnowledge of relevant standards, including IETF (e.g., HTTP, TLS, and networking), W3 (e.g., HTML, JavaScript, DOM) as well as platform-specific standardsExposure to application security testing techniquesAble to read and write software in at least one programming language such as C, C++, .Net, Java, PythonComprehensive understanding of at least one application security life cycle, up to and including operations, maintenance and decommissioningKnowledge of at least one application security testing methodology / approach, including formal methods, system level security, SAST / DAST, threat modeling, ethical hacking and crowd-sourcingExperience with business planning, governance and management of application development or application security functions at a systemically important financial institutionAbility to document and summarize the solutions and guidelines around application security and associated topicsDesired Skills:Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, IT, a related technical or engineering fieldApplication development or security testing experienceExperience working in the financial sectorCISSP or similar professional certification, or commensurate experienceTechnical writing skillsCyber security experience at a systemically important financial institutionExperience working at a bank, credit union, money services business, or similarExperience with online collaboration tools and technologies such as SharePoint, Slack, HipChat, video conferencingExperience with source control, agile development, bug tracking, build automation, and change control platformsExperience with dynamic application security defensive technology, such as WAF, RASP, and compiler security mechanisms and language-theoretic securityKnowledge of NIST 800 series, FIPS standards, ISO 27000 series, CSA and related standardsThis job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the date it was posted.Shift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week: 40Pay Transparency detailsUS - CO - Denver - 1144 15th St (CO9926), US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842)Pay and benefits informationPay range$135,600.00 - $202,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan
Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible
We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.SummaryLocation: Denver; Washington; ChicagoType: Full time
Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world
We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone
We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees
We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference
Join us!Job Description:The architect is responsible for leading the effort to develop and maintain the application security blueprint for the bank by engaging with Global Information Security (GIS) product managers, security architects, solution architects, enterprise architects, and analysts to identify and capture artifacts of application security architecture, end to end application security controls in SDLC processes, process interconnections, and technology interaction points as well as the product roadmaps. The architect will work with the teams across GIS application security domain to develop and document the application security architectural strategy and evaluate the current architectural level.The architect will be responsible for leading the solution design effort and provide specific practitioner guidance to remediate the defects identified using SAST, DAST or other programmatic technology by working closely with development community, GIS Application Development Security Framework teams, application security governance team and other security architects. The architect will manage and maintain the application security defect remediation knowledgebase and update the artifact as needed. The architect will participate the security assessments for various emerging technologies, such as blockchain/DLT, GenAI, and Postquantum to provide input from application security perspective.With a background in security of specific technologies, the architect will share experience and expertise with team members and will participate in peer reviews of execution and delivery of application security architecture services.Primary ResponsibilitiesEngage technology teams, security architects, solution architects, enterprise architects and application architects to identify and understand significant application security architectures used at the bankLead the technology architectural strategy development for GIS Application Security domain.Lead the development and annual refresh of GIS application security blueprint and capability model updates.Manage and update an enterprise library of application security defect remediation guidanceContribute to security risk assessment and study for the emerging technologies.Pro-actively engage stakeholders, including development managers, developers, architects, and governance bodies in the Bank to achieve security objectivesRegularly interact with senior technology and business management, requiring the ability to explain complex technical matters in a way both technical and non-technical personnel can understandManage business partner relationships to deliver a seamless and responsive workflowAlign with information security architects to understand the trajectory of evolving information security control technologies and processesRequired Skills10 -15 years of progressive experience in application security and / or software development, at least 2 years of experience in application securityKnowledge of one or more enterprise application platforms and secure development in the sameKnowledge of relevant standards, including IETF (e.g., HTTP, TLS, and networking), W3 (e.g., HTML, JavaScript, DOM) as well as platform-specific standardsExposure to application security testing techniquesAble to read and write software in at least one programming language such as C, C++, .Net, Java, PythonComprehensive understanding of at least one application security life cycle, up to and including operations, maintenance and decommissioningKnowledge of at least one application security testing methodology / approach, including formal methods, system level security, SAST / DAST, threat modeling, ethical hacking and crowd-sourcingExperience with business planning, governance and management of application development or application security functions at a systemically important financial institutionAbility to document and summarize the solutions and guidelines around application security and associated topicsDesired Skills:Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, IT, a related technical or engineering fieldApplication development or security testing experienceExperience working in the financial sectorCISSP or similar professional certification, or commensurate experienceTechnical writing skillsCyber security experience at a systemically important financial institutionExperience working at a bank, credit union, money services business, or similarExperience with online collaboration tools and technologies such as SharePoint, Slack, HipChat, video conferencingExperience with source control, agile development, bug tracking, build automation, and change control platformsExperience with dynamic application security defensive technology, such as WAF, RASP, and compiler security mechanisms and language-theoretic securityKnowledge of NIST 800 series, FIPS standards, ISO 27000 series, CSA and related standardsThis job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the date it was posted.Shift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week: 40Pay Transparency detailsUS - CO - Denver - 1144 15th St (CO9926), US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842)Pay and benefits informationPay range$135,600.00 - $202,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan
Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible
We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.SummaryLocation: Denver; Washington; ChicagoType: Full time
Source : Bank of America