Lead Application Security Architect

DescriptionBring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future.A Fortune 200 leader, we’re the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges.Fueled by our shared passion and expertise, CDW delivers innovative technology solutions for our customers. We’re also committed to fostering an environment that embraces collaboration, celebrates integrity, inclusivity, and individuality, and paves the path for personal and professional growth. Experience a life in balance and join us on the journey forward.Join CDW and help protect delivery of full stack technology solutions and global services for 250K+ customers—including corporate enterprise, government, education, and healthcare industries. You will be on a team dedicated to collaborative delivery of a new global information security strategy, operating model, and objectives to accelerate CDW’s business goals in a secure way.Your role at CDW is of the utmost importance to the company’s mission, objectives, and reputation. As the Senior Application Security Lead/Architect, you will play a pivotal role in finding weaknesses in CDW’s software technology stack to ensure identification and resolution ahead of adversary detection and exploitation. Your responsibilities include three parts:Key Areas Of ResponsibilitiesVulnerability ResearchPerform manual hands-on penetration testing and code reviews to identify security weaknesses across a wide variety of technology solutions, including on-premises applications and SaaS platforms.Develop new tactics, techniques, and procedures to identify zero-day vulnerabilities across CDW’s critical crown jewel applications and platforms.Create proof of concept code and demonstrations to communicate exposure and exploitation outcomes for various audiences.Partner with information security coworkers to ensure appropriate logging and detections are in place to identify newly identified offensive security tactics and techniques.Mentor junior security architects and penetration testers—ensuring alignment on methodology and tradecraft.Architecture AdvisoryParticipate in CDW’s global Secure Software Development Life Cycle (S-SDLC) program—providing advisory on secure code and architecture patterns to ensure consistent, repeatable, and scalable security across common application, API, and platform use cases.Responsible DisclosureProduce detailed technical reports, public blog posts, and articles—boosting CDW’s industry reputation while enhancing your brand.Follow common practices to responsibly disclose zero-day vulnerabilities impacting vendor products.Education/or Experience Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree 10 Years of experience Information SecurityRequired QualificationsWho you are:You thrive on making an impact—for your team, your company, and the industryYou are extremely hands-on with a passion for technologyYou do not accept the status-quo, and always strive to improveYou are eager to learn and seek professional development continuouslyYou are resourceful, open-minded, analytical and enjoy solving complex problemsYou are diligent and self-motivatedWhat we are looking for:We value experience, skills, drive, aptitude, and attitude over university degrees and certificationsDemonstrated track record of vulnerability exploitation across various technology stacksAbility to threat model to identify design flaws and security control gapsDemonstrated experience in secure software engineering practices—including authentication, authorization, API, and application securityWho we are:CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe.Our fingerprints can be found on technology inworkplacesof more than 250,000companies;from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small.What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers.CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran statusBenefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/