Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Visa•Austin, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Position Summary: Visa’s Value Added Services (VAS) organization is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer with penetration testing back ground to support and manage its security engineering processes and testing efforts internally as well as those performed by Visa’s Cybersecurity team. The individual will review findings from various security tools (Burp Suite, Qualys, CheckMarx, Sonatype, Prsima Cloud etc.) and will coordinate the dissemination of results to project teams and coordinate resolution of High, Medium and Low findings. The individual will be responsible for creating and distributing weekly/monthly/ad-hoc reports to all layers of management.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.
Pentest Acumen: Knowledge of the Application Security Pentest is required.
Security Expertise: A strong background in Information security is essential.
SSDLC Knowledge: A solid understanding of the SSDLC process is necessary.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years experience working as a Security Engineer or Risk Analyst or Security Auditor is needed.
Project Management: Exposure to project management experience is mandatory.
Analytical Skills: Must demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, along with interpersonal skills, is crucial.
Independence: The ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple simultaneous projects with deadlines is required.
Attention to Detail: Must be extremely detail-oriented, conscientious, thorough, and accurate.
Technical Proficiency: Expertise with Code Review tools, SAST, DAST, Pentest and SCA tools along with MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, and document control systems is necessary.
Collaboration: The ability to collaborate professionally with various levels of management is important.
Regulatory Knowledge: Strong knowledge of COBIT, FFIEC, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOC), PCI-DSS, NIST and SSAE 16 is required.
Influence: Must have the ability to influence process and control changes in the environment and advise colleagues.
GRC Understanding: Knowledge and understanding of Finding Management, including Risk and Compliance Management, is needed.
Security Standards: Familiarity with OWASP top 10, SANS top 20 Critical Security Controls, and NIST is essential.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree with 3 years of experience
Experienced in conducting Penetration Testing and reporting.
A critical analytical thinker who can express a point of view supported by data and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Excellent communication and teaching skills, with strong influencing and persuasion abilities.
Proactive in raising concerns early and knows when to escalate. Capable of raising issues and facilitating constructive problem-solving at all levels of the organization.
Passionate and knowledgeable in technology and cybersecurity domains. Able to register opinions confidently, respectfully, and articulately.
Holds at least one professional security management certification, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).
Experienced in Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) processes, Secure Code Reviews, and Threat Modeling.
Experienced in managing Open-Source Vulnerabilities.
Knowledgeable in Mobile Security, including evaluating tools and processes.
Experienced in designing and securing distributed systems and applications, real-time, scalable web services, REST APIs, and developer portals.
Possesses in-depth knowledge of risk management principles, practices, and methodologies.

Responsibilities

Security Governance: Supervise all Security Governance activities for VAS and assist in updating the VAS Security Dashboard with the latest information.
Reporting: Create and disseminate reports (weekly, monthly, ad-hoc) as required to management and executive management.
Exception Reconciliation: Participate in Exception reconciliation meetings with Information Security Assurance and assist in remediation discussions as required.
Security Testing: Coordinate scheduling and execution of security tests, including CheckMarx, Qualys, Nexus IQ, and Pentests, and disseminate test results to project teams in a timely or automated manner.
Finding Resolution: Create Features for Security Finding resolution by regularly scheduled tag up with Product Development teams and utilize JIRA ticketing system for Finding and Exception Management.
Audit Coordination: Assist Audit Coordinator in drafting exceptions, escalating issues, and managing open audit findings. This includes holding regular status meetings to provide status on remediation to Head of VAS Security.
Control Reviews: Proactively institute reviews of current environment controls to identify possible weaknesses that could result in audit findings.
Interfacing: Interface with varying levels within the organization, including Directors and Executive Management, to ensure effective communication and collaboration.