Hybrid Principal Engineer – Secure Code Development

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About the role

  • Principal Engineer delivering secure code practices for F5's BIG-IP platform. Advocating secure development and mentor junior engineers while ensuring compliance with secure coding standards.

Responsibilities

  • Drive secure coding practices across the F5 BIG-IP platform by conducting code reviews
  • Identify security vulnerabilities and collaborate with development teams to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Conduct comprehensive security code reviews to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in BIG-IP product code
  • Perform manual and automated code analysis using static (SAST) and dynamic (DAST) analysis tools
  • Review code for compliance with secure coding standards (OWASP, CWE/SANS Top 25, CERT)
  • Analyze security implications of design decisions in application delivery, traffic management, and security modules
  • Develop and maintain security coding guidelines, standards, and checklists tailored for F5 products
  • Define security requirements and controls for system designs, APIs, and authentication/authorization mechanisms
  • Champion secure-by-design principles across engineering teams
  • Mentor junior engineers on security best practices and code review techniques
  • Track security findings through resolution using Bugzilla or similar tracking systems
  • Stay current with latest security threats, attack vectors, and defensive technologies
  • Evaluate and recommend new security tools and methodologies to improve code security posture
  • Leverage AI-powered security tools for enhanced vulnerability detection and code analysis

Requirements

  • 12+ years of hands-on experience in secure code review and secure software development
  • Proven track record identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities in production code
  • Experience integrating security into agile software development processes
  • Programming Languages: Python, Java, C/C++ (proficiency required)
  • Deep understanding of secure coding principles, OWASP Top 10, CWE/SANS Top 25
  • Static Analysis Tools: SonarQube, Checkmarx, Fortify, Coverity, Semgrep
  • Dynamic Analysis Tools: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Acunetix
  • Manual code review, peer review, automated scanning integration
  • Source Code Management: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
  • SDLC Integration: CI/CD security gates, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to articulate security risks and recommended mitigations to development teams
  • Collaborative mindset with ability to influence engineering culture

Benefits

  • Hybrid work options
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Reasonable accommodations for candidates

Job title

Principal Engineer – Secure Code Development

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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