Secure SDLC Associate - Dallas - Technology Risk

Goldman Sachs•Dallas, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on implementing and supporting the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (Secure SDLC), including static and dynamic analysis, and security awareness initiatives. The position involves evaluating and adopting AI-augmented capabilities within Secure SDLC services, driving the integration of embedded application security controls, and interfacing with Business Units to build secure applications and remediate identified issues. The Associate will develop, enhance, support, and maintain the Firm's Secure SDLC solutions globally, designing and implementing scalable technology solutions. Responsibilities also include assisting in all phases of the SDLC from requirements gathering to QA, working with internal teams on secure solution designs, identifying new external technologies for business transformation, and maintaining awareness of emerging technologies like agentic AI workflows for potential application in Secure SDLC processes.

Requirements

Master's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or a related field and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or a related role.
Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a related role.
Application and infrastructure architecture and security (on premise and Cloud).
Application security best practices including OWASP Top 10, OWASP LLM Top 10, and CWE.
Application security vulnerabilities and controls to remediate risks.
Assessing and mitigating software security threat vectors, threat modeling, attack surface analysis, security design reviews, source code reviews, penetration testing or vulnerability assessments.
Working in shift left environment to help embed security in Design phase to implement security controls within system architecture.
Conducting infrastructure or application security risk assessments.
Foundational understanding of Large Language Model (LLM) behaviors, including common strengths and weaknesses (e.g., hallucination, behavior inconsistency, context limitations, reproducibility and verification, etc.).
General familiarity with agentic AI workflows and their role in software development and security tooling.

Responsibilities

Lead and support the implementation of static and dynamic analysis, as well as security awareness initiatives across all stages of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (Secure SDLC).
Support the evaluation and adoption of AI-augmented capabilities within Secure SDLC services, including static and dynamic analysis tooling (SAST, DAST, IaC, Control Gating, etc.).
Drive the integration and adoption of embedded application security controls within SDLC ecosystem.
Interface with Business Units to help build secure applications and remediate issues identified by automated tools.
Develop, enhance, support and maintain the Firm's Secure SDLC solutions in support of its global businesses.
Design and implement high-quality, scalable and thoughtful technology solutions leveraging both internal and open-source services.
Assist in requirements gathering, user experience refinement, development, testing (unit, integration and regression), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Deployment, and Quality Assurance (QA).
Work with internal teams to help develop secure solution designs.
Identify new external technologies that can be used to transform our financial businesses and internal platforms in innovative and disruptive ways.
Work in all phases of the Secure SDLC to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
Design, implement and maintain robust testing suites to enable secure, complete, and scalable solutions across our business lines.
Maintain awareness of emerging technologies (including but not limited to) agentic AI workflows and their potential application to Secure SDLC processes.