Senior Information Security Engineer

NMDP • Minneapolis, MN

22h

About The Position

The Sr Information Security Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving the technical security controls that protect internally developed applications, including cloud systems, containerized, and serverless workloads. This role is a hands-on application security specialist who performs deep secure code reviews, leads threat modeling, and drives remediation of complex vulnerabilities across the SDLC. Collaborating with other technical teams, this role ensures secure application development, deployment, and operation by assessing maturity, defining security requirements and guardrails, and delivering prioritized recommendations to improve pipeline controls, tooling, and integrations within the DevSecOps pipeline. Key responsibilities include conducting application security assessments, guiding secure software development practices, and advancing the maturity of application security capabilities. The Information Security Engineer partners with development, operations, and security teams to embed security into development practices and responds as a subject matter expert during application-related security incidents.

Requirements

• Secure software development practices, secure software architecture principles, and common vulnerability classes with demonstrated ability to translate findings into practical engineering fixes.
• Cloud-native, containerized, and serverless security concepts; particularly AWS IAM and event-driven architectures.
• Demonstrated understanding of secure application development, DevSecOps practices, and application security technologies (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA, container security).
• AI/ML security concepts relevant to internal AI development (data governance, model/inference service security, and common AI threat scenarios). Equivalent demonstrated experience securing complex systems with the ability to quickly build AI security depth is acceptable.
• Demonstrate experience with one or more of the following: Application Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management, and Data Loss Prevention process development, technical analysis and supporting technologies.
• Demonstrate understanding in forensic investigations, data recovery and the handling of digital evidence.
• Develop, implement, and maintain new or maturing security systems, protocols, and processes within a complex organization.
• Conduct security reviews and identify potential vulnerabilities and improvements in security design.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as collaborative co-development, teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills. An attitude of positive determination and accountability.
• Demonstrate strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively in a demanding environment.
• Maintain extreme confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field. Four years work experience in the areas of information security, systems or network administration, programming, or systems analysis may be substituted for a degree.
• Seven (7) or more years of experience in information security, software engineering, DevSecOps, SRE/Platform Engineering, or a closely related field.
• At least four (4) years of direct application security experience, including hands-on secure code review and vulnerability remediation guidance.

Nice To Haves

• Strong programming and code review capability in languages commonly used for internal services (e.g., Python and one of: TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, Go).
• Experience with AI/ML security reviews, LLM-enabled applications, or MLOps/LLMOps controls.
• Familiarity with recognized security frameworks and guidance relevant to app and AI security.
• Having CISSP, OWASP, GIAC, or CISM certification strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Perform secure code reviews for internally developed applications and services, identifying vulnerabilities, insecure patterns, and design flaws; provide clear remediation guidance and verification.
• Lead application security assessments across the SDLC, including design reviews, threat modeling, security requirements definition, and pre-release security sign-off criteria.
• Support driving vulnerability management for application findings by prioritizing risk, defining remediation plans, tracking progress, and validating fixes.
• Establish and maintain secure coding standards, reusable security patterns, and developer guidance for the organization; provide coaching and enablement to engineering teams.
• Perform security reviews of AI/ML solutions, including data ingestion pipelines, feature stores, model training workflows, model artifact handling, and inference/serving services.
• Define and validate guardrails for AI/ML features (input/output handling, access controls, content filtering, secret protection, environment separation)
• Work collaboratively with development, DevOps, QA, and infrastructure teams to integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and application architectures.
• Support the ongoing maturity of the Information Security program through focused process improvements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of application security frameworks, DevSecOps methodologies, and relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., OWASP, NIST, PCI DSS).
• Manage and remediate application vulnerabilities by guiding secure coding practices, code review, automated static/dynamic analysis, and penetration testing.
• Participate in the evaluation of vendor proposals, conduct process analysis, review information security architectures, and recommend modifications to reduce costs or improve service.
• Research, recommend, and implement application security solutions and tools (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA, CSPM, etc.) to proactively identify and mitigate risks throughout the SDLC.
• Conduct and document application security procedures, including secure code review, vulnerability management, metrics reporting, and secure deployment practices.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of IT security and control infrastructures.
• Manage and maintain application centric security systems and technologies, such as WAF, DAST, SAST, CSPM, and IaC scanning.
• Coordinate and conduct security impact analysis in conjunction with change management, security operations, and business continuity processes.
• Coordinate and conduct system and application security reviews throughout all phases of the life cycle to protect NMDP data, focusing on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Support efforts to ensure the systems security program remains compliant with required regulations.
• Support and report on security-related audits to ensure actual practices comply with system security programs.
• Perform system security administration tasks, including monitoring and correlating security events.
• Collaborate with technical counterparts on implementation of security technologies and application security.
• Maintain current knowledge of the latest cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies.
• Centrally monitor critical systems and respond to security events according to established procedures and experience.
• Oversee incident response and risk assessments to support threat mitigation, coordinate with vendors, and facilitate security related incident response planning.
• Investigate, document, and recommend corrective actions for information security incidents.
• Respond to security incident alarms on a rotating, 24x7 schedule.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• NMDP offers regular, full-time employees medical, dental, vision, life and disability, accident/critical illness/hospital, well-being, legal, identity theft and pet benefits.
• Retirement, paid time off/holidays, leave and incentive plans are also offered to eligible employees.
• Please reference this link for more information: NMDP Benefit Information

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level