**_This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in office 10 days a month at one of the following office locations: St. Petersburg, FL; Memphis, TN, Southfield MI_** **Responsibilities:** + Lead secure design reviews and threat modeling exercises for new applications, features, and architectural changes, ensuring adherence to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational security policies. + Collaborate with development teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in application code and system designs, providing hands-on guidance and actionable recommendations. + Create and maintain secure reference architectures to serve as a foundation for implementing secure systems, applications, and solutions aligned with the organization's specific needs and technologies. + Act as a trusted advisor to development teams, integrating security considerations into the software development lifecycle and promoting secure coding practices. + Assess conformance with architectural standards, focusing on reducing technical debt and optimizing enterprise assets such as systems, services, and information. + Provide technical expertise on security matters, including encryption, identity and access management, and secure communication protocols. + Stay current with emerging security threats, trends, and best practices, applying relevant insights to enhance the organization's security posture. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including infrastructure, DevOps tooling, and compliance, to align security measures with organizational goals and ensure seamless integration. + Support security incident response efforts by contributing architectural expertise and defense-in-depth strategies as needed. + Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, including occasional non-standard shifts or on-call **Skills:** + 7+ years of experience in an application security engineering or architecture role, with a demonstrated focus on secure design reviews, threat modeling, and vulnerability management. + In-depth knowledge of web application security principles, secure coding practices, and addressing common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10). + Proficiency in designing secure architectures for on-premises and cloud (e.g. AWS, Azure) environments. + Strong understanding of OAuth, authentication, and authorization mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, and emerging technologies like password-less authentication. + Experience in encryption technologies, such as certificate-based and token-based cryptography. + Familiarity with network protocols, topologies, incident response, and defense-in-depth strategies. + Understanding of SAST, DAST, and SCA scanning tool capabilities. + Experience integrating application security controls into automated CI/CD pipelines. + Exceptional communication skills, capable of bridging the gap between technical and business stakeholders. + Financial services experience is a plus but not required. + The ability to quickly acquire relevant business acumen is essential.