Company descriptionPublicis 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.OverviewAs a Senior Engineer - Threat Modeling you will be a part of a smart cross-functional team delivering digital business transformation solutions to our clients. This position entails an individual contributor role focused on Security Architecture and Threat Modeling, encompassing governance, evaluation of public cloud services, and conducting security reviews for Public Cloud Providers. Collaboration and partnership with Engineering, Information Security, Program Management, and Development teams are essential. The candidate will conduct technical architecture reviews to pinpoint security opportunities, identify exploitable threats, and propose mitigation strategies.Your Impact:
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.
QualificationsWe are seeking an ideal candidate with 8+ years of experience in a range of technologies and processes including:
Proficiency in GCP - 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
Set Yourself Apart With:
Professional Security Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, ITIL
Relevant GCP certifications are highly desirable: GCP Professional Cloud Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer.
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 information 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 programBase 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 hiring@publicissapient.com or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.
