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Senior Application Security Analyst

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

Job Description

Posted on: 
November 25, 2024

Summary and company overview

Summary Information about the Role

CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Senior Application Security Analyst to join our growing Information Technology team. The position offers growth, flexibility and a collaborative work environment.

Company Overview

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

Our Perks:

  • Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
  • Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Mental health coverage
  • Quarterly Wellness stipend
  • Fertility benefits
  • Complete list of benefits here.

Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

To view a complete list of benefits click here.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the Manager of Application Security and the Cloud Security Architect to build a holistic view of the overall security posture for the firm.
  • Assist in the creation, endorsement, and utilization of technical best practice security architecture.
  • Support the Cloud Security Architect and Manager of Application Security by assisting in the creation and implementation of best practice documents, security architecture drawings.
  • Provide both level 3 and 4 support.
  • Participate and occasionally lead technical projects that span across all IT teams.

Business Solutions

  • Support the Manager of Application Security, Cloud Security Architect, Business Analysts, and Technical Leads on strategic IT projects.
  • Review project documentation and research security policy.
  • Render recommendations and guidance, approve or reject project artifacts from a security perspective.
  • Interface with IT peers, IT Leadership, and Business Relationship Managers to understand, design, and improve cybersecurity.
  • Communicate effectively to target audiences across both the business and technical stakeholders.
  • Assist project managers in the creation and documentation of project requirements while ensuring secure design principles are met.
  • Work with CLA technical teams to forecast and roadmap technologies, developing strategic plans from which security standards can be established and enforced.
  • Assess requirements and translate them into secure system guidelines and high-level technical requirements.

Technical Team Initiatives

  • Guide and counsel technical teams, with guidance from the Manager of Application Security and Cloud Security Architect, in performing implementation activities, and review implementation outcomes.
  • Have involvement in the Firm’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process to ensure applications and services are secure by design.
  • Validate controls for Encryption, Access Control, Web Application Vulnerability Detection, OWASP top 10 and other common web application security parameters.
  • Provide peer review of technology initiatives.
  • Create documentation around security initiatives as required.
  • Provide small scale project management services, including the facilitation of web application penetration tests with outside vendors.
  • Facilitate developer security champion program with support from Cloud Security Architect and Manager of Application Security.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • 4 years of general IT experience required, 2 of which are with security of IT systems and security design/strategy.
  • 3 years of modern application development experience required, including exposure and familiarity with CI/CD practices, and versioning methodologies leveraging Git fundamentals (ADO, GitHub).
  • Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2 years' experience preferred in secure coding tools, including SAST/SCA/DAST

Additional commentary

  • Equal Opportunity Employer /AA Employer/Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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Summary and company overview

Summary Information about the Role

CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Senior Application Security Analyst to join our growing Information Technology team. The position offers growth, flexibility and a collaborative work environment.

Company Overview

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

Our Perks:

  • Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
  • Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Mental health coverage
  • Quarterly Wellness stipend
  • Fertility benefits
  • Complete list of benefits here.

Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

To view a complete list of benefits click here.

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