TriNet

Principal Security Architect

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20 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive adoption of secure design patterns, reference architectures, policies, standards, and secure coding practices for product and application development.
  • Perform architecture and design reviews for web applications, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
  • Integrate application security controls, including SAST, DAST, SCA, secret scanning, and IaC/PaC/SaC controls, into SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and developer workflows.
  • Partner with product and engineering teams to provide architectural guidance, risk insight, and design feedback throughout the Value Creation Process.
  • Coordinate integration of security services into internally and externally facing solutions and manage remediation of product and application security gaps.
  • Maintain awareness of product, application, and cloud architectures in relation to threats, regulatory requirements, compliance, and business risk.
  • Contribute to security policies, standards, and guidelines; research leading practices; and recommend process and control improvements through automation and developer enablement.
  • Communicate security project and issue status to security, technology, engineering, and executive leadership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, cybersecurity, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
  • Typically 12+ years of related experience, including at least 6 years in security, 3 years in a defensive application security role working directly with software engineering teams, and 3 years as a security architect.
  • Experience designing and reviewing secure application and API architectures.
  • Experience implementing application security tooling, including SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, and secrets management.
  • Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
  • Experience with cloud-native application architectures such as microservices and Kubernetes as they relate to application security.
  • Experience presenting to and influencing engineering leadership and executives, and collaborating across globally distributed teams.
  • Practical knowledge of NIST CSF, CIS Critical Security Controls v8, OWASP SAMM, OWASP ASVS, OWASP Top 10, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Knowledge of identity, authentication, authorization, secure API design, risk management, and balancing security with business outcomes.
  • At least one application security or secure development certification, such as CSSLP, GWEB, or CASE.
  • Cloud or Kubernetes security certification, such as CKS, CCSK, CCSP, or GCSA, is preferred.
  • General security certification, such as CISSP or GIAC, and security architecture certification, such as SABSA SCF or ISSAP, are preferred.

Benefits

  • 100% in-office work environment.
  • Master’s degree and cloud, Kubernetes, general security, and security architecture certifications are preferred.
  • TriNet is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations during the application process.

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