Product Security Architect
Job Description
Responsibilities
Deliver specialized privacy and security technical guidance to the product team throughout
the stages of product development, design modifications, and life-cycle management.
Collaborate with the Product Security Leader (PSL) to assist the product team in implementing
processes that align with Healthcare Product Cybersecurity Standards and life-cycle management.
Responsibilities related to product cybersecurity development include:
Evaluate the privacy and cybersecurity posture of the product and delineate product roadmap
features and enhancements with stakeholder endorsement.
Oversee security architecture and facilitate product development regarding cybersecurity features and enhancements.
Ensure product components and Software Bill of Materials (SBoM) are integrated into the product.
Manage defects related to cybersecurity issues.
Define operational responsibilities and ensure compliance with cloud standards for cloud-based
products.
Oversee the creation of the Product and Security Manual and MDS2 documentation.
In conjunction with the PSL, take ownership of and produce Product Cybersecurity Standard artifacts, which
include:
Conduct design input activities to identify, assess, roadmap, and implement cybersecurity and
privacy features and enhancements within product development initiatives.
Generate Design Engineering Privacy and Security (DEPS) artifacts for privacy and
security risk assessments to engage in domain-specific product threat modeling, attack
surface analysis, and risk management and mitigation.
Collaborate with the PSL to assist the product team in planning and executing
vulnerability scans and cybersecurity evaluations.
Lead product Security Technical Design Reviews.
Partner with the product Lead System Designer (LSD) to ensure compliance with the Product
Cybersecurity Standard and other relevant standards and processes.
Ensure that released products meet all necessary regulatory standards and compliance (such as
FDA, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.).
Collaborate with the Product Security team and Quality Assurance & Regulatory Assurance (QARA)
on the product life cycle post-release, which includes:
Engaging in post-market product vulnerability monitoring.
Serving as a Subject Matter Expert to assess product vulnerability impact, lead investigations, and perform risk assessments.
Overseeing product vulnerability mitigation and modifications to design.
Handling updates to vulnerability tools to guarantee accurate communication with customers.
Addressing customer and Sales RFP inquiries related to privacy and security feedback/questions.
Providing technical expertise in response to customer concerns, complaints, and CSO escalations.
Create and maintain accurate product records within product cybersecurity tools.
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Mandatory Soft Skills
Ability to work effectively as an individual contributor.
Capacity to independently execute assigned responsibilities.
Strong focus on self-planning and organization.
Mandatory Skills
Security Engineering
1. Possession of globally recognized Cyber Security Certifications (Advanced/Expert Level).
2. Proficient understanding of OWASP, CVSS, FIPS 140-2/140-3, and DoD RMF.
3. Minimum of 5 years of full-time information security experience focusing on technical
assessment (system/web application vulnerability assessments, penetration testing,
white-box secure code analysis, etc.) and security architecture (designing security
controls, secure system design, understanding identity and access management, etc.).
4. The Architect should be adept at identifying risks/issues and recommending optimal remediation strategies, understanding compensatory controls, and guiding the product
team towards resolution.
5. Strong comprehension of security technologies and techniques such as:
Cryptography, Algorithms, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Authority (CA),
Hardware/embedded authentication, OAuth, two-factor authentication, and
white-box code analysis.
6. Familiarity with various security tools related to:
SAST (Static Application Security Testing),
DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing),
Vulnerability Management,
SCA (Software Composition Analysis),
Penetration Testing,
Threat Modeling Tools, etc.
Product Engineering
1. Experience in a product sector environment.
1. Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure [Platform as a Service].
Nice-to-have Skills
Experience in Medical Software/Device Engineering.
9. Familiarity with MDS2 documentation.
10. Background in the Healthcare domain.
Standard Software Engineering
9. Experience in Microservices using RESTful frameworks.
Security Engineering
9. Expertise in Penetration Testing for Web Applications, Thick Clients, Mobile Applications,
REST/SOAP.
10. Experience in Infrastructure Penetration Testing.
11. Participation in Red Teaming Activities (optional).
12. Recognition for CVE or Wall-of-Fame through Bug Bounty programs (optional).
