Application & System Security Specialist

3 weeks ago


Muscat, Muscat, Oman Oman Investment Authority Full time
Application & System Security Specialist

The job purpose of an Application and System Security Specialist is to be the guardian of an organization's software and systems. This role involves proactively securing applications and systems, identifying and addressing vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with regulations, fostering a security-conscious culture, continuously monitoring for threats, and having a well-structured plan in place to respond swiftly to security incidents. By fulfilling these responsibilities, the specialist ensures that an organization's critical assets are shielded from cyber threats, data breaches, and potential risks, safeguarding the organization's reputation and operational continuity.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  1. Implement IT department policies and follow the set processes in order to achieve the department's objectives.
  2. Conduct security assessments, code reviews, and vulnerability scanning for applications to identify and address security weaknesses.
  3. Collaborate with development teams to ensure secure software development practices.
  4. Perform penetration testing and vulnerability scanning on systems and applications to uncover security vulnerabilities.
  5. Analyze and interpret test results and work with development teams to remediate identified issues.
  6. Promote and enforce secure coding practices among development teams, including input validation, output encoding, and error handling.
  7. Ensure security is integrated throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  8. Implement and adhere to industry-standard application security frameworks such as OWASP to guide secure development practices.
  9. Configure and manage WAFs to protect web applications from common attacks, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).
  10. Implement secure authentication methods and role-based access control (RBAC) systems to manage user access to applications and systems.
  11. Apply encryption techniques to safeguard sensitive data both in transit and at rest.
  12. Ensure the security of application programming interfaces (APIs) through proper authentication, authorization, and input validation.
  13. Manage the timely application of security patches and updates to mitigate vulnerabilities in application software and systems.

Company Industry:

  • Banking
  • Broking

Department / Functional Area:

  • IT Software

Keywords:

  • Application & System Security Specialist
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