What are the responsibilities and job description for the Application Security Architect position at Farm Credit Services of America?
AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.
Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.
Job Summary
We are seeking an Application Security Architect to join our Security team. As an Application Security Architect, you will serve as a member of a collaborative team to partner with technology teams, respective architects, and business units to develop and promote an integrated and mature culture of secure software development practices. Identify common areas of risk related to secure development practices and architect solutions, strategies and processes to mitigate the risk across the entire application life cycle. Champion the adoption of innovative security technologies, including AI-assisted code scanning and intelligent automation, to identify vulnerabilities earlier in the software development lifecycle and continuously improve secure coding practices.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Work with security team, developers and solution architects to implement and evolve security guidance and practices as it relates to the development of web-based applications and services on leading platforms.
- Develop and deploy Secure Development Lifecycle practices and tooling to measure and assist with compliance to the established security guidance.
- Develop and maintain varying levels of security testing and review processes applicable to software development practices, technology footprint and various risk factors.
- Identify and/or provide secure software development training opportunities to applications development team members.
- Provide support and validation of secure development practices as part of a continuous integration (CI/CD) and SDLC processes.
- Collaborate with the application security team to develop and advance the enterprise software security maturity model.
- Identify and evaluate products and tools that can enhance the maturity of application security.
- Lead efforts with the application security team to architect, develop and deploy secure code practices that can be shared across teams to implement common security practices such as encryption, authentication and authorization.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree Minimum in Computer Science, Cyber-Security, Information Systems or related degree required.
Years of Experience
- 10 years' of experience in software development/engineering/architecture in an agile environment.
Certification and Technical Requirements
- Certification Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) or similar certifications.
- Understanding of web application development, cryptography, OAuth/OpenID Connect, privacy and securing PII.
- Experience in other areas of Enterprise Security such as; network/system, topographies, commercial applications, identify, cloud integration, vulnerability management, frameworks preferred.
About Us:
AgCountry has 45 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600 employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.
AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.
Salary : $136,830 - $215,510