What are the responsibilities and job description for the Threat Modeler / Application Security Analyst (Only local candidates in Jersey City, NJ or Dallas, TX) position at Sharp Decisions?
Job Title: Threat Modeler / Application Security Analyst
Location: Jersey City, NJ OR Dallas, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 06 months contract
*****(Need only W2 and local candidates in Jersey City, NJ or Dallas, TX || No C2C)
Your Primary Responsibilities:
Perform threat modeling to identify use cases, threat agents, attack vectors and patterns, design patterns, and compensating controls needed to mitigate risk.
Performs threat modeling with software development lifecycle (SDLC) and in partnership with stakeholders and development teams.
Ability to execute multiple threat modeling engagements concurrently.
Maintain threat models and update as necessary to reflect significant changes in application design.
Implement methodologies and frameworks such as STRIDE, Kill Chains, or similar attack trees within threat models.
** Note: Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above**
Talents needed for Success:
Minimum of 6 years of related experience
Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent experience
Talents needed for Success:
Minimum of 6 years of experience in application security
Minimum of 4 years of experience in threat modeling
Broad knowledge of application layer technologies
Ability to explain vulnerabilities and weaknesses in OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25 to any audience and discuss effective defensive techniques
Understanding of MITRE Framework and adversarial methodologies
Ability to communicate technical issues to a non-technical executive audience
Ability to work under pressure, multitask and be flexible
Prior experience with threat modeling platforms is a huge plus
