Cyber Security Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer

$157,000 - $235,000/Yr

Synopsys - Indianapolis, IN

Full-time - Senior

Indianapolis, IN

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Cybersecurity Architect at Synopsys' Software Integrity Group (SIG) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the security of software solutions by collaborating with various stakeholders to understand and address security and business needs. This position requires a deep understanding of both technical and business aspects of cybersecurity, as the architect will be responsible for defining enterprise network and cloud security architectures. This includes designing solutions for on-premises and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments, while ensuring that these solutions are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and interoperable. The architect will also be tasked with building strong relationships with teams across IT, R&D, cloud operations, product management, and business development to facilitate the successful integration of SIG solutions into diverse operating environments. In addition to architectural responsibilities, the Cybersecurity Architect will review designs that involve critical security controls such as authentication and authorization mechanisms, data protection strategies, encryption, and secrets management. The role also encompasses the design of complex non-functional features, including multitenancy, high availability, disaster recovery, and zero-downtime patching capabilities. A significant part of the role involves defining and promoting the adoption of common security patterns and best practices across the organization. The architect will provide mentorship and thought leadership to software engineers within product teams, educating them on security needs and solutions to foster a culture of security awareness and best practices. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership qualities, technical expertise, and business acumen, with a proven track record of securing enterprise operating environments. They will be expected to engage in strategic discussions, challenge conventional wisdom, and drive innovation while maintaining a strong focus on security. This role is critical in helping organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise network and cloud security architectures, including on-premises and SaaS solutions while considering scalability, reliability, maintainability, interoperability, and supportability.
• Build close relationships and collaborate with staff from IT, R&D, cloud operations, product management, and business development groups.
• Guide the successful integration of SIG solutions into various operating environments.
• Review designs involving security controls such as authentication/authorization, data protection, encryption, and secrets management.
• Design and architect complex non-functional features such as multitenancy, high availability, disaster recovery, and zero-downtime patching capabilities.
• Define and foster adoption of common security patterns and best practices.
• Provide enterprise security mentorship and thought leadership for the software engineers in the product teams to educate them on security needs and solutions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience defining secure operating environments, including traditional on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments using a variety of technology solutions.
• Experience designing complex SaaS application and deployment architectures.
• Strong knowledge of IT, network, and cloud vulnerabilities and security controls.
• Experience with cloud databases and application-level encryption.
• Familiar with security in cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Broad understanding of standards and controls necessary to maintain security and compliance obligations.
• Experience in leveraging services and techniques to ensure a high level of data protection.
• Experience with DevOps and SaaS and an understanding of how to use modern automation, build, and orchestration technology to accelerate time to value for customers in public and private cloud environments.
• An innate understanding of issues that affect the performance, scalability, availability, and maintainability of complex software systems with an emphasis on high-volume data management within enterprise and/or web-scale products and platforms that operate under strict SLAs.
• Working knowledge of authentication mechanisms such as OIDC, SAML, and Identity Federation.
• Good understanding of network, application, and cloud security testing techniques.
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.
• Self-motivated and works with minimal direction.
• Ability to learn quickly and independently in complex technical environments.
• A Bachelor's in computer science or engineering; advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Wellness programs
• Financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package
• Annual bonus eligibility
• Equity and other discretionary bonuses