Application Security Engineer at Securian Financial Group in Saint Paul, MN

Position Summary:

How often do you use websites to purchase something, check your balance, or stay in contact with friends and family? Have you ever wondered what it takes to secure those websites, so your information is protected, and your trust is maintained with the companies you work with? What would you think about being part of a team that ensures Securian Financial is doing the right things to protect our customers, channel partners, and reputation?

If that sounds exciting, energizing, or just plain fun, then check out the Application Security Engineer opening we have on the Cybersecurity Technologies team!

Cybersecurity Technologies is part of Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions, a new group within the Architecture, Infrastructure and Operations area focused on the implementation of security technology, processes, and controls to protect our business applications, infrastructure, and information. Being good stewards of risk is a key plan that this new team will reinforce. With a rapidly changing threat environment, and with tools, technology, and training to counter it, now is an exciting time to work in the cybersecurity field. ECS is looking for curious associates with a commitment to continuous improvement and who are excited to play a role in building out Cybersecurity capabilities at Securian. We are committed to growing associates’ skillsets to ensure the team is productive and able to meet the new challenges in our environment.

This role will focus on key technologies that support Application Development and application delivery, working on security in the DevOps pipeline, application platforms and within the AD teams across the enterprise, both on premise and cloud, to make sure security is built in from the start of development work, through the deployment of our applications, and while the applications are running.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Plan, design, implement & manage key security controls for the application delivery pipeline on premise and in the cloud
• Design processes, tools, and techniques to support security for the system/application lifecycle, including the network, operating system, and application platforms
• Leverage automation to implement and manage security solutions that support continuous integration/continuous delivery and security as code (i.e., DevSecOps)
• Build and champion security knowledge throughout Application Development teams

Qualifications:

• Coding and scripting experience in Java, JavaScript, and/or Python
• DevOps pipeline experience related to the automation of application testing, delivery, and infrastructure as code (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins, Puppet)
• Strong security aptitude and an ability to learn new technologies quickly, especially cloud technologies
• Solid analytical, problem solving and collaboration skills

Securian Financial has been around for nearly 140 years. We’re committed to giving back to our community, donating 15,000 employee volunteer hours this past year. We also provide extensive resources to our employees for professional development and growth and a number of diverse professional and social opportunities throughout the company. There’s a reason our employees have voted us as a best place to work year after year! In addition:

• Generous paid time off. We want you to take time off for whatever matters most to you!
• Tuition reimbursement program. We value continuous learning at Securian!
• Company-funded pension plan as well as 401K retirement plan – great resources to secure your financial future.
• Continuous opportunities for new challenges.
• Variety of health plan options as well as dental and vision plans.
• Paid maternity/paternity leaves.

Physical job requirements:

Physical Job Requirements

· Ability to utilize keyboard, mouse and computer for up to 8 hours per day

· Ability to work at least 40 hours per week

· Ability to utilize telephone for up to 8 hours per day

· Ability to perform grasping tasks throughout the entire work day (examples: handwriting, grasping of equipment/machines, paper manipulation, sorting, folding, handling stacks of paper)

The physical job requirements described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of jobs.