Vice President, Security Engineering

Goldman Sachs

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Location
Dallas, TX
Posted
1 day ago

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TL;DR · Vice President, Security Engineering

The Vice President of Security Engineering role at Goldman Sachs in Dallas involves leading a team to perform comprehensive application security assessments, including code reviews and penetration testing, while communicating findings effectively to development teams. This senior-level position requires expertise in reviewing security architecture, policies, and standards, as well as identifying vulnerabilities in software applications and processes to mitigate risks. The ideal candidate will actively research new cloud services and collaborate with stakeholders to analyze security threats and develop test cases for verification. Key responsibilities include documenting issues and providing detailed recommendations for secure remediation, staying current with emerging technologies, and enabling a robust cyber defense program by working closely with incident management and forensic teams. Essential skills encompass reviewing security controls, articulating risks clearly, conducting vulnerability assessments, and performing code reviews in languages like Java. Experience with common web stack technologies such as Java is also required.

What you'll do

  • Conduct application security assessments including code reviews, penetration tests, and threat modeling.
  • Analyze and document the securing architecture for software applications to mitigate risks.
  • Research cloud services to identify secure integration methods within the firm’s infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to assess security threats in software design architectures.
  • Write test cases based on threat analysis findings to validate security measures.
  • Communicate identified issues and recommendations to component owners for remediation.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related field with 3 years of experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years of experience.
  • Experience reviewing security controls and identifying gaps in different designs and systems.
  • Ability to articulate risk to developers and engineers clearly and effectively.
  • Proficiency in performing application vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on web applications.
  • Expertise in code review for web application programming languages like Java.
  • Experience assessing technologies using common web stack technologies such as Java.

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