Senior Security QA Architect

Senior Security QA Architect
Full Time. Contract
Job Description
My client is looking for an expert within the Security Testing practice who can lead and motivate other within the team. You will need to have technical hands on experience within IT Security and Network Security standards and frameworks ie ISO27001, NIST and GITC. You will be required to create test scripts, mapping to requirements in ALM, and raise defects in ALM. This will include internal, external, and emergency CR’s. You will act as the main point of contact regarding security test issues for the SMIP, attend project meetings as required and regularly track the progress of all security test activities, as well as regularly reviewing and updating RAID (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and the scope of security testing.
The client will be looking for an individual with Static Application Security Testing, Dynamics App Security Testing, Interactive App Security Testing, Maritime Asset Sec and Training, as well as Security compliance activities experience. Experience within Pentesting methodologies is ideal, OWASP is ideal. You will be managing stakeholders, partners and suppliers internally and externally, maintaining the relationships.
Tooling
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- SIEM - ArcSight, Splunk
- Application Security - SAST and DAST
- Vulnerability Management- Tripwire IP360
- API Testing tools - SOAP UI
- Operating Systems; Unix (Linux and/or Solaris), Windows
- Database - Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle RDBMS
Background, Skills & Experience
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- Experience with Security testing toolsets
- Experience within Security QA Testing
- Exposure to using HP ALM, Jira
- Experience on Security Incident Event Management (ArcSight & Splunk)
- Track record of developing test security scripts
- Able to identify new security threats by conducting continual monitoring, vulnerability assessments and log analysis
- Create technical and managerial level reports and risk assessments for Cloud based applications and infrastructure
- Good understanding of the protocols underpinning the web - TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS
- Able to define and impliment the project test strategy and approach
Job Information
Offered Salary
£650 - £700 per day
Academic Qualification
Bachelors in associated field
Experience
10 Year +
Work Profile
QA Architect