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  • Job ID:

    Job-1633
  • Job Title:

    API Security Engineer
  • Location:

    Hyderabad
  • Duration:

    3 - 6 months
  • Job Description:

    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Support and consult with development and engineering teams in the areas of application security
    • Educates development team on security procedure and standards, and ensures they are followed
    • Research and help develop security solutions to help secure applications (API Security, Data Protection, Identity Protection)
    • Create Security guidance/documentation for development/engineering teams
    • Experience working with AWS or other cloud environments (development/architecture)
    • Experience with cloud and API security standards (OWASP API Top 10, CIS Top 20)
    • Perform security risk assessments for all proposed application-related (APIs) changes.

    EXPERIENCE and SKILLS:
    • 3+ years of experience in software development in one or more of the following programming languages, .NET, Python, Java/Springboot (REST), JavaScript (Node/React), and/or Go
    • Comfortable with tools like Noname/NeoSec/Salt Api security, OWASP ZAP, Veracode, etc.
    • 3+ years of experience with API Security
    • Experience with API Management solutions like Mulesoft
    • Technical and foundational knowledge of software engineering, computer systems, security engineering, authentication, and/or applied cryptography.
    • Excellent knowledge of all web technologies, especially web services, web applications, Service Oriented Architectures, and network/web protocols
    • Knowledge of application threat modeling, Remediation of OWASP API Top 10, CIS Top 10, SANS Top 25 a plus
    • Experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures, and corresponding mitigation methods.
    • Sound knowledge of all procedures, standards, and regulations for authorization and authentication, applied cryptography, and security vulnerabilities.

     
  • Job Type:

    Contract

 

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