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Cybersecurity Threat Modeling Engineer

Publicis Sapient

Job Description

Posted on: 
November 18, 2024

Summary and company overview

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough threat modeling exercises utilizing established methodologies and frameworks.
  • Maintain a rigorous standard of excellence in identifying potential threats and specifying effective mitigation controls.
  • Manage the lifecycle of identified threats and associated controls, ensuring timely updates and adjustments as necessary.
  • Deliver comprehensive threat models and related tasks within specified timeframes.
  • Offer constructive feedback, support, and suggestions for enhancing the existing threat modeling process.
  • Present findings and progress updates to senior leadership, team members, and relevant technical stakeholders.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of experience in a range of technologies and processes.
  • Proficiency in AWS is essential.
  • Strong knowledge of security architecture principles, frameworks, and best practices.
  • Experience working with threat modeling methodologies such as MITRE ATT&CK, STRIDE, PASTA etc.
  • Overall experience in Cybersecurity: 5+ years.
  • Security practices encompassing authentication, authorization, logging/monitoring, encryption, infrastructure security, and network/segmentation.
  • Knowledge of cloud security frameworks.
  • Knowledge of Rest API.
  • Knowledge in scripting languages and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Familiarity with Jira or other ticketing systems – essential.
  • Technical architecture design and review skills – essential.
  • Ability to identify vulnerabilities using CWE or OWASP.
  • Knowledge of operating systems and their hardening techniques.
  • Understanding of development concepts such as CICD, Pipelines, and SDLC.
  • Penetration testing knowledge is also super useful.
  • Familiarity with Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and GitOps.
  • Experience operating in a DevOps/agile team environment.
  • Understanding of docker, Kubernetes, serverless architecture, and Helm.
  • Exposure to platforms like Snowflake, MongoDB, Terraform Cloud, GitHub, and Databricks.
  • Strong analytical skills, diligence, and attention to detail.
  • Willingness to conduct research using vendor documentation.
  • Capability to create and maintain high-quality documentation.
  • Possession of an adversary mindset.
  • Continuous learning attitude towards new technologies and methodologies.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Ability to build and nurture relationships across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Professional Security Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, ITIL.
  • Relevant AWS certifications are highly desirable: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
  • Strong knowledge of industry standards as they relate to Cloud and Application security management to include ISO, NIST, and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
  • Experience working in regulated environments.
  • Exposure to agile development, DevOps, SecOps and scrum teams.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud security designs on Azure.
  • Development experience (Python, Node).
  • Strong desire to learn and contribute solutions and ideas to broader team.

Additional commentary

Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued

  • 16 paid holidays throughout the year
  • Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Corporate gift matching program

Base Pay Range: USD 140,000 - 185,000 (varies depending on experience)

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.

Summary and company overview

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

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