Application Security Engineer II

4 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa 2U Full time

At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.

What We’re Looking For:

As an Application Security Engineer in the Application Security team, you will assist software development teams to uphold and implement Cybersecurity standards and principles throughout 2U’s software development programs. Support development teams across several different geographic sites by discovering and assessing vulnerabilities within 2U’s internal and external applications and systems.

As an individual, you will be capable of taking on complex tasks with minimal supervision and act as a vital member of the global cybersecurity team, and be a valuable resource for development teams.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

1. Technical

- Work with development teams to strengthen and improve overall security within 2U’s applications.

- Identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations and recommend remediations where necessary.

- Contribute to the secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) and promotion of secure coding practices within engineering teams.

- Conduct assessments and create reports highlighting risks and vulnerabilities and recommend changes to code, frameworks or methodologies to avoid and minimize impact.

- Where warranted, provide support and services to portfolio teams across the business to enable security best practices.

- Identify required security training for developers and internal security team, where necessary.

2. Research

- Be active in the cybersecurity and developer communities and stay informed on current threats, attack techniques and strategies.

- Stay abreast of new technologies/tools and how they may pose a threat or benefit the organization.

3. Personal

- Continuous learning and constant self improvement are a must.

- Open to change and ability to pivot to different priorities and situations.

- Must be able to work well independently as well as part of a larger team.

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

- Skilled in information security best practices with regard to application development.

- Work, both independently and in cross-disciplinary teams.

- Possesses a high level of personal organization, persistence, communications, and attention to detail.

- Experienced in technical and narrative writing.

- High level of assessment and report writing skills.

- Effective communication skills through email, messaging applications and virtual meetings globally.

- Skilled in developing strategies to deal with potential threats.

- Knowledge of various software and systems, how they interact with each other and how they interact with outside entities and customers.

- Skilled in providing mentorship and guidance with regard to application security.

- 3+ years experience in web and software development.

- Experienced in securing applications and applying security best practices.

- Experienced in OWASP 10 and relevant remediations.

- Experienced in conducting assessments and communicating the results thereof.

- Experience with multiple software languages and frameworks (PHP, Ruby, Python, Java, HTML, CSS).

- Experience with ticket and case management systems.

- Static code analysis tools.

- Dynamic code analysis tools.

- Pentesting tools and methodologies.

- Forensic analysis tools.

- Reverse engineering tools.

- On premise and cloud network architecture.

Benefits & Culture

Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow

We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time, ZA benefits include:

- 2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year

- Subsidised medical aid with Discovery Health Medical Scheme

- 4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organization, study leave, sports leave and a company-wide festive season break

2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.

2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@2u.com.

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