API Security Architect / Engineer

Role: API Security Architect / Engineer

Functional Area: Digital Infrastructure

Experince : 7 to 12 years

Employment Type: Contractual or Permanent

Location: Remote – EST Time zone coverage needed

The Opportunity:

Assist our client with reviewing their API security and developing a roadmap to implement a leading API Security tool.

Selected candidate will be required to:

lication developers to collect application detail, perform API security testing, report security vulnerabilities and recommend remediation of API security vulnerabilities will be part of the responsibilities. The individual should possess strong API and traditional web application penetration testing expertise, and excellent communication and organizational skills. Web application testing, penetration testing, OWASP, and prior scripting/coding experience are a plus

The scope of the duties includes researching security weaknesses within the APIs, developing automated tests, preparing reports and recommendations, collaborating with technical and non-technical staff, and reviewing code to maintain correctness and quality while ensuring security best practices are followed

Lead a small team in determining the requirements for API Security

Reviewing the existing catalogue of APIs to determine where potential vulnerabilities might exist

Evaluating leading API security tools such as SALT and noname security

Build a customized roadmap for the deployment of the selected tooling