Cyber Security-Engineer II

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential

The Opportunity

"We are seeking a skilled and proactive Cybersecurity engineer to join our Product Security Testing Team. This team helps ensure that our products and clients are protected and maintain trust in our security processes. We protect the FICO brand and our products by engaging with development teams at every step of the product development lifecycle. We assess and influence product design, analyze applications for flaws that may lead to security issues, and provide security testing to ensure our products are secure. We seek candidates who are focused on delivery, prioritize data-driven decisions over opinions, are continuous learners, passionate about information security and love their work. This role focuses on validating secure coding practices, conduct and coordinate security testing/pen testing."

- Sr Manager, Cyber Security

 What You'll Contribute 

• Collaborate with engineers, consultants, and leadership to identify security risks and recommend mitigations within the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC). 
• Perform activities such as secure code reviews, security testing and vulnerability triage across various applications. 
• Regularly interact with internal and external customers on security-related projects and operational tasks.
• Develop understanding of business functionality and apply testing methodology as appropriate to technologies and risks. 
• Analyse test results, draw conclusions from results, and develop targeted exploit examples. 
• Clearly and professionally document root cause and risk analysis of findings. 
• Consult with operations and software development teams to help ensure potential weaknesses are tracked and addressed. 
• Collaborate with other teams to improve the overall security posture of applications/infrastructure. 
• Stay current on security best practices, vulnerabilities, and attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures. 
• Develop and test effective functional security testing strategies for new/emerging product security requirements. 
• Suggest improvements to existing processes/tooling; ideate and implement automation where possible.

What We're Seeking 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field. 
• Relevant cyber security certifications (e.g., CEH, CCSP, CISSP, OSCP etc) are highly desirable. 
• Proven experience of at least 5+ years in a similar role within Cybersecurity. 
• Strong understanding of AWS infrastructure and cloud security principles. 
• In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles, methodologies, frameworks and best practices. (OSI, NIST, OWASP, SANS, PCI etc) 
• Knowledge of secure coding principles and experience with code review processes and tools. 
• Experience with Pen testing, infrastructure as a code scan reviews and dynamic application security testing (DAST) methodologies and tools. 
• Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, shift left security and exposure to testing analytical models, AI/ML security testing will be a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to convey complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Why Make a Move to FICO?

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics.  You'll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:

•    Credit Scoring — FICO Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.

•    Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.

•    Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO's solutions, placing us among the world's top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world's largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that's nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We'll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career.  Join FICO and help change the way business thinks

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FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we're proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don't meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate's profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.

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