Lead Software Engineer (DevOps Expert)

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Responsibilities

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Vulnerability Identification & Assessment

Perform vulnerability scanning

Analyze and validate vulnerabilities in the context of application architecture, APIs, integrations, OS configurations, and middleware.

Evaluate CVSS scores, exploitability, and realworld applicability to the application.

Prioritize application and server vulnerabilities based on ITRM policies, business criticality, and threat intelligence.

Act as the primary security owner for the application.

Review application code, APIs, and data flows to identify security weaknesses.

Enforce best practices aligned with OWASP Top 10, SANS CWE Top 25, and secure coding standards.

Work with developers to ensure security defects are remediated as part of the SDLC.

Own the lifecycle of patching for OS, middleware, DB components, app servers, and supporting infrastructure.

Collaborate with infra/ops teams to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant patch deployments.

Maintain and track patch compliance against internal ITRM standards and external regulatory requirements.

Validate patches in lower environments, assess compatibility with the application, and plan patch windows to reduce downtime.

Ensure all missing patchescritical, high, and mediumare remediated within SLA.

Ensure the application meets internal IT Risk Management (ITRM) and audit expectations.

Maintain audit-ready documentation, including risk exceptions, evidence, and remediation plans.

Track SLA adherence for vulnerability closure (e.g., Critical < X days, High < Y days).

Support internal and external audits, providing artifacts and technical justifications.

Identify and document risk exceptions where remediation is not feasible.

Interpret vulnerability findings and provide actionable remediation guidance to engineering and infra teams.

Facilitate triage meetings with developers, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.

Validate implemented fixes and ensure vulnerabilities are fully resolved.

Track and escalate overdue vulnerabilities and patch failures.

Partner with SOC/SIEM teams to enhance monitoring of application/server security events.

Contribute to threat modeling, baseline security controls, and hardening guides.

Drive continuous improvement in vulnerability management processes, automation, and tooling.

Recommend security improvements to server configurations, network controls, and application design.

Participate in security incident investigations impacting the application or servers.

Provide root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring vulnerability or patching failures.

Recommend long-term fixes to eliminate systemic issues.

Strong knowledge in:

• Vulnerability scanning
• Patch management
• Middleware patching (WebLogic, Tomcat, IIS, Apache, Nginx)
• API & application security
• Secure configuration/hardening (CIS Benchmarks, STIG)

Understanding of:

• Secure SDLC
• Identity & access (OAuth2, JWT, SSO)
• Encryption, certificates, network security, firewalls

Ability to interpret:

• CVSS scores
• CIS controls
• Compliance frameworks (PCIDSS, GDPR, ISO 27001)
  
  

Required

Profile required

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• Soft Skills
• Strong problemsolving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication between security, dev, and infra teams.
• Ability to drive remediation across multiple stakeholders.
• Detailoriented with strong risk judgement.
  

Why join us

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