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How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

This position plans and develops security measures to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure. Works with management and other personnel to identify best practices as a senior SME covering the security aspects of AWS Cloud services with a focus on API Authentication and Authorization services in AWS. This position leads less experienced technical staff on the technical aspects of App and Information Security architecture, development, and operations.

Design and develop cloud-native applications, features, and enhancements with an emphasis on clean, highly efficient, supportable, and well-documented code for the full technological stack.

Produce enterprise-level designs for API authorization and authentication in AWS. Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and operations teams to provide architectural and technical guidance. Application developer experience is highly desirable.

Lead steady state and continuous improvement efforts for Authorization services for globally diverse solutions, including enhancements to a custom-built API Authorizer utility.

Coordinate between infrastructure, application, and threat monitoring teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions.

Create and maintain system documentation for authorization and authentication technologies, including installation, configuration, and appropriate troubleshooting steps.

Develop, document, and enforce the standards, security procedures, and controls for access to ensure integrity of API related systems.

Support integration, authentication, and authorization projects.

Own and lead solution implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and conversions.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

Minimum of 7 years work experience in IT with at least 4 years of software and development hands-on experience working with DevSecOps technologies and build-to-manage environments as a developer.

Understanding and experience of web services and APIs, and microservices architecture and deployment.

AWS/Cloud Experience. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Chef, Puppet, Ansible etc.), CI/CD tools (Tekton, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins etc.), Cloud Development Kits, the Serverless Application Model and Cloud Formation Templates.

Prior experience in application development using Java, TypeScript, and Python.

Experienced in the setup and handling of RedHat OpenShift infrastructure on AWS to support high traffic volume.

Has a good understanding of failover and disaster recovery implementation patterns.

Has strong AWS experience, specifically around building high resiliency and scalable cross-region applications.

Knowledge of automated test frameworks.

Knowledge of secure coding standards.

Experience with build-to-manage and DevOps models.

Experience with source control, build tools, and GIT (GitHub, Bitbucket or other).

Experience with Agile methodologies.

Experience in working with 12-factor methodology and understanding its benefits, and able to demonstrate appropriate patterns to other team members.

Experienced with Cloud Native architectures.

Demonstrated understanding in formulating strategies, alternatives, and recommendations in information security.

Ability to clearly communicate with peers, business analysts, and subject matter experts.

Ability to lead and mentor junior team members and colleagues, and support leadership directives.

Familiarity with core Identity and Access Management concepts for authentication and authorization.

Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.

Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.

Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.

Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

Familiarity with Identity Federation protocols such as OAuth2 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).

Experience with authorization technologies and concepts (Policy Decision Point, XACML, Open Policy Agent, etc.).

Experience across IT domains such as application development, infrastructure, technical support and operations, or continuity of business. Experience with Monitoring tools (Prometheus, CloudWatch, SumoLogic, Splunk, New Relic, Dynatrace etc.).

A history of driving transformational change.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field.

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

1. Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives.
2. 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%.
3. New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31).
4. In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period.
5. 10 paid holidays per calendar year.
6. Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave.
7. Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave.
8. Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits.
9. Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages.
10. Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health.
11. Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members.
12. World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.
13. Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies.
14. Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together.
15. Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare.

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