Agility Partners is seeking a qualified Senior API Security Engineer to fill an open position with one of our banking clients. This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in shifting left the technology development by securing APIs and mitigating security risks. This role requires extensive experience in API security and a strong understanding of IT security best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in technical discussions to identify API security risks and establish API security scanning strategies.
• Write and define API patterns and create business and security requirements with a focus on threat modeling.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to address Information Security risks while meeting business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Provide expertise and support on decisions and priorities regarding the enterprise's overall Information Security strategy and posture.

Benefits and Perks

Work within a collaborative team environment where ideas and creativity are welcomed! Family and Work Life balance are important to this organization and valued for the employees.

• Working for an organization that focuses on company culture, inclusion and diversity
• 50% medical coverage for you and your entire family, short/long term disability and life insurance options
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Disability coverage

The Ideal Candidate

• 8+ years of engineering or other IT/Security work experience relevant to the position.
• Extensive experience designing, developing, and implementing serverless solutions within AWS.
• Extensive development experience with different API capabilities and building and deploying CI/CD pipelines.
• 5+ years of interdisciplinary experience in 4 or more of the following: Access Control Systems, Application Security, Application SDLC, Operating Systems, Cryptographic Controls, API Security, API Scanning, secure development tools, and Networking.