Security Engineer 3

We are looking for an experienced cloud security engineer with real-world experience in securing sophisticated, always-on SaaS products in a modern IaaS environment.

We are looking for a Principle Cloud Security Engineer with real-world experience in securing sophisticated, always-on SaaS products in a modern IaaS environment. This candidate has a natural excitement for being an integral part of the building and securing of complex, highly distributed, and reliable cloud-native services that reimagine what is possible in a SaaS environment. This candidate understands current technologies and security trends in the area of modern cloud-native service design but has a natural enthusiasm to think differently, push boundaries, and take calculated risks in order to continuously drive value to our stakeholders. This candidate is confident in their abilities, eager to learn, humble in their approach, and naturally leads through influence and empowering others.

Career Level - IC3

Who We Are:

The Local Government Global Industry Unit (LGGIU) is an organization within Oracle that is building modern SaaS solutions for a future-forward government and we are seeking security specialists who have a genuine excitement and interest in being part of a collaborative team dedicated to providing industry leading cyber security and compliance to the public sector.

Who You Are:

You have passion for seeing security as a first class concern in modern cloud services. You have a natural excitement for being an integral part of the building and securing of complex, highly distributed, and reliable cloud-native services that re-imagine what is possible in a SaaS environment. You understand current technologies and security trends in the area of modern cloud-native service design.  You have a natural curiosity that allows you to think differently, push boundaries, and take calculated risks in order to continuously expand and deepen the security of our products and our environments. You are confident in your abilities, eager to learn, and humble in your approach. You enjoy cross functional collaboration, being part of a diverse team, and adding real value across a wide range of projects.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert in the secure design, development, and operations of our cloud-based SaaS Applications
• Helping drive industry-leading security innovation into our SaaS offerings through healthy collaboration with product managers, architects, and developers
• Developing internal tooling to assist with security and compliance efforts
• Working with a variety of internal SMEs and external resources to provide recommendations for improving the overall security posture
• Developing technical documentation supporting security policy and standards
• Leading security assessment and threat modeling exercises across the SaaS portfolio

Qualifications

• 5+ years of application security experience desired, preferably in a large multi-team, geo-diverse corporate environment.
• 3 years of professional, hands-on experience in securing SaaS workloads in public cloud platforms, preferably in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of application security concepts and best practices (e.g. Principle of Least Privilege, Defense In Depth, Separation of Duties, etc.).
• Strong understanding of secure development life cycle best practices
• Proficiency in developing small utility applications in a high-level language such as Python, Java or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of architecture, networking, and modern cloud security controls (WAF, Bastion, IAM, Network Isolation, KMS, etc)
• Experience with cyber threats, malicious cyber threat actor motivations, and capabilities
• Experience with modern, containerized cloud-native application design, deployment, and operations
• Experience with threat research, vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, CVSS scoring, and Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
• Experience with cloud security analysis, threat modeling, and offense security methods and techniques
• Experience with securing Linux, Container Runtimes, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to read and understand source code in Java, Python, Golang, or equivalent languages
• Ability to effectively interact with non-technical staff in articulating technical material in business terms
• Ability to engage with other internal and external groups to get and share information to improve processes and security posture
• Strong communication, presentation, documentation, and analytical skills
• Positive, open-minded, and empathic with a partnering approach and an enthusiastic and motivated personality
• Demonstrated experience in solving complex challenges
• Intellectually curious and therefore remain abreast of new technologies and developments relating to cloud security in the local government sector

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of secure architecture and design patterns for Web, Mobile, and Microservices
• Experience with SaaS applications running in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Experience with Oracle Linux 
• Experience with automating processes and driving remote APIs with high-level languages like Python or Java
• Experience with designing and developing cloud-based security services

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