Security Jobs in Columbus, GA

Zelis is hiring an Application Security Assessor to work in collaboration with the corporate application development teams. The position will be accountable for application security of corporate applications. You’ll work with Application Development teams to identify application assets, data flows, threats, and required cyber security controls, as well as with Application Security Testers to measure the effectiveness of identified cyber security controls.

Location and Workplace Flexibility :   We have offices in Atlanta GA, Boston MA, Morristown NJ, Plano TX, St. Louis MO, St. Petersburg FL, and Hyderabad, India. We foster a hybrid and remote friendly culture and all of our employee's work locations are based on the needs of the position and determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities, if applicable, vary based on the work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.

Responsibilities :

• Partner closely with corporate stakeholders to understand regulatory, industry, and organizational security requirements
• Provide security requirements with acceptance criteria to application development teams using the Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Conduct threat modeling exercises to identify potential security vulnerabilities in corporate applications
• Analyze application's components, data flows, and external dependencies to anticipate and mitigate threats
• Review the architecture of software applications to ensure that security is integrated at every layer, including network, infrastructure, and application levels
• Implement security controls and best practices to address identified risks and vulnerabilities, including encryption, authentication, access controls, input validation, and other security mechanisms
• Perform security code reviews to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities in application code. Look for common security flaws such as injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS), and insecure configurations
• Provide guidance and training to development teams on secure coding practices, security principles, and relevant security tools and technologies
• Evaluate and implement security tools and automation solutions to enhance the security posture of applications and streamline security processes

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications