Principal Security Developer
Oracle
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Principal Security Developer at Oracle
We offer unique opportunities for smart, hands-on security engineers with the expertise and passion to solve difficult architecture, engineering, and process problems. Our customers run their businesses on our cloud, and our mission is to provide them with the most secure cloud services. Our ideal candidate is a security engineer with expertise and passion in finding and improving areas of weakness, while developing new standards in the security and safe operation of distributed systems, multi-tenant services and large-scale infrastructures. If this is you, joining Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) will enable you to design and build innovative new security models & systems from the ground up. These are exciting times in our space - we are growing fast and working on ambitious new initiatives. A security-focused engineer at any level can make significant technical and business impact.
Responsibilities
- Prototype, design, and implement security solutions for new and challenging problems.
- Drive and champion security tool development (e.g. scanning tools).
- Consult software development teams in design and architecture of safe and secure systems through Threat Modeling and modeling exercises.
- Champion and consult on secure development lifecycle practices.
- Design and integrate verification and posture reporting mechanisms.
- Define security configuration and implementation best practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience building automated security solutions.
- Strong security experience, particularly with focus in one of the following areas: Defensive Security, Offensive Security, Service architecture and Design Patterns.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience scaling operational activities via Python, Bash, and other tools.
- DevOps or SRE experience operating large, distributed, continuously deployed services.
- Experience operating large, distributed, continuously deployed services.
- Expertise in designing databases schemas in (NoSQL / SQL).
- Knowledge on bridging security engineering requirements into the software development life cycle.
- Security training and mentoring experience.
- Experience with statistical/mathematical predictive modeling.
- Experience with machine learning / artificial intelligence.
- Experience designing resilient systems that support quick recovery.
- Experience with container orchestration and management.
- History of collaborating and integrating processes with software development teams, data scientists, business and other technical roles.
Key skills/competency
- Security Engineering
- Cloud Security
- Distributed Systems
- Threat Modeling
- Secure SDLC
- Automated Security Solutions
- DevOps
- Python/Bash Scripting
- Container Orchestration
- Service Architecture
How to Get Hired at Oracle
- Research Oracle's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor, focusing on their commitment to cloud security and innovation.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight extensive experience in security engineering, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (OCI experience is a plus), and leadership in security solution design for the Principal Security Developer role.
- Showcase technical prowess: Be prepared to demonstrate your expertise in automated security solutions, Python/Bash scripting, DevOps/SRE practices, threat modeling, and secure software development lifecycle during technical interviews.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Practice articulating how you've championed security best practices, collaborated with development teams, and solved complex security architecture problems effectively.
- Demonstrate domain expertise: Highlight your deep understanding of defensive/offensive security, service architecture, database schemas (NoSQL/SQL), and experience with emerging technologies like ML/AI in security contexts.
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