Product Security and Privacy Architect

ASSA ABLOY • Austin, TX

18h • Remote

About The Position

As part of the Product Security and Privacy team, reporting to the Chief Product Security & Privacy Architect, you will support product teams in adopting and implementing HID’s security and privacy program. Accountable for the quality, consistency, and defensibility of all security & privacy related artifacts you guarantee that outputs are “audit-ready,” and not just “done.” You will have opportunities to work on a very wide portfolio of applications based on different technologies (Web, Embedded, Mobile, Desktop) within a very diverse and international context covering all five HID Business Areas.

Who are we? HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo

Requirements

• Master's Degree, computer science, or similar qualifications.
• At least 3 years in software/product security, application security, or security architecture
• At least 7 years of hands-on software engineering / QA / DevOps earlier in career (or equivalent).
• At least one security or privacy certification (CISSP, CIPT, CSSLP, CEH, ...) is a plus.
• Proven ownership of at least one of: threat modeling program, secure design review governance, audit evidence management, security tooling strategy, penetration testing program or similar.
• Experience contributing to at least one Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDL) program, either as a security architect, security champion, or similar role.
• Working knowledge of general principles of application security
• Working knowledge of threat modeling principles.
• Working Knowledge of security standards (OWASP, ISO, NIST, ...).
• Knowledge of security regulations, such as the Radio Equipment Directive (RED), Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), and Common Criteria (CC) or equivalent.
• Good understanding of cryptographic principles, including algorithms, key management, and protocols.
• Experience using security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, Vulnerability Scanners, Secret Scanners).
• Hands-on experience in at least one, preferably more, of these application domains: Embedded device Security, Mobile security, Web & API security, Desktop security.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Agile/SAFe Methodology is preferred.
• Experience with usage of AI tools in the context of a security program is preferred.
• Cloud infrastructure, Supply Chain, and deployment Security is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading day-to-day security/privacy architecture governance, escalating and obtaining approval from the Chief Product Security & Privacy Architect as required.
• Defining corporate wide security and privacy requirements, controls, and standards.
• Defining corporate wide Secure Coding, third-party, deployment policies & other architecture-related standards.
• Defining required training content.
• Defining paved roads/security and privacy-by-design patterns and libraries.
• Leading development of AI-enabled PSP Architecture capabilities: define use cases, requirements, and success criteria.
• Owning the threat modeling framework and quality bars.
• Running/approving security & privacy architecture reviews.
• Leading audit/assessment planning, evidence of expectations, and defensibility.
• Being responsible for tooling selection and integration related to security & privacy architecture domain.
• Architecting compliance, analyzing new regulations and standards to identify gaps in the platform's capabilities, standards, and controls.
• Assessing New Acquisitions Architecture and contributing to due diligence on a needed basis.
• Providing recommendations for risk acceptance and exception requests.
• Providing input on tooling strategy and integration guidance for non-architecture related domains.
• Providing guidance on security requirements for supply chain tooling, pipeline architecture, and associated standards.
• Validating that platform architecture enables enforcement of PSP security controls.
• Providing expert input on exploitability, attack paths, and mitigation options during Incident handling process.
• Providing guidance on true risk vs noise for security tool outputs and penetration tests.
• Providing subject-matter depth during training delivery: advanced Q&A, edge cases, Offer office hours or follow-ups for complex topics

Benefits

• Competitive salary and rewards package
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance
• A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential
• To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees