Software Security Architect

Job Family Definition: 

Designs and develops security programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops solutions for security of software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences security hardware design. 

Management Level Definition: 

Contributions have visible technical impact on a product or major subcomponent.  Applies in-depth professional knowledge and innovative ideas to solve complex security problems. Visible contributions improve security posture, time-to-market, , or satisfy current and future unmet customer security needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology area applying innovative principles and ideas. Provides technical security leadership for significant project/program work. Leads or participates in cross-functional initiatives and contributes to mentorship and knowledge sharing across the organization. 

Responsibilities:  

• Play a critical role in identifying and mitigating potential security risks, collaborating with cross-functional teams and other stakeholders, and maintaining compliance with industry standards and regulations. 

• Develops organization-wide security architectures and methodologies for software systems development across multiple platforms in the organization.  

• Conduct threat modeling, secure design and risk assessments to proactively identify potential security threats and develop strategies to mitigate them. 

• Collaborates with all stakeholders like product management and engineering teams to integrate security into all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, coding, testing, and integration. 

• Create and evolve security architectural patterns, threat modeling frameworks, and secure coding guidelines. 

• Provide guidance and support to product development teams in implementing secure coding practices and security best practices. 

• Educating and communicating security information and best practices to other stakeholders at HPE. 

• Translate emerging threats into actionable guidance for engineering and product teams. 

• Represent HPE at industry events and conferences as a product security subject matter expert.  

• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.  

Education and Experience Required:  

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent. 

• Typically 10+ years experience in a security role . 

Knowledge and Skills:  

• Experience designing and developing secure software systems design tools and languages. 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Experience in overall architecture of software systems for products and solutions. 

• Experience in cloud security technologies.  

• Experience in common security vulnerability classes and taxonomies.  

• Experience in security constructs in programming languages like python, java, go, and C.  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language. Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at senior management levels. 

• History of innovation with multiple patents or deployed solutions in the field of software design. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language. 

• Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at business unit and executive levels.