What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Security Consultant position at Inter-American Development Bank?
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The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About This Position
The Cybersecurity Team within the Technology and Data Assurance (TTD/TDA) Division at the Technology and Transformation Department (TTD/TTD) is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Applications Security Consultant.
You will work within a group of security-minded and enthusiastic team players leading the implementation and continuous improvement of the Bank's Application Security Program. Your responsibilities will focus on ensuring robust security practices throughout the software development lifecycle, fostering developer engagement, and aligning the program with evolving security trends and organizational objectives.
What you’ll do
Benefits
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About This Position
The Cybersecurity Team within the Technology and Data Assurance (TTD/TDA) Division at the Technology and Transformation Department (TTD/TTD) is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Applications Security Consultant.
You will work within a group of security-minded and enthusiastic team players leading the implementation and continuous improvement of the Bank's Application Security Program. Your responsibilities will focus on ensuring robust security practices throughout the software development lifecycle, fostering developer engagement, and aligning the program with evolving security trends and organizational objectives.
What you’ll do
- Drive the design, implementation, and management of the Application Security Program, ensuring alignment with industry standards and Bank priorities.
- Manage key elements of the Application Security program, including code security analysis (DAST, SAST, SCA) and developer security awareness training.
- Maintain and enforce security standards, hardening baselines, and guidelines, continuously adapting them to the evolving security landscape and conducting tests to evaluate compliance.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects, infrastructure administrators, and development teams to ensure security best practices are integrated into the development lifecycle.
- Establish and track security Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the Application Security Program.
- Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization to advocate for application security.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Computer Science or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role. Any of the following certifications are desired: CISSP, CISM, GRISC, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Security Specialty.
- Experience: At least 2 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, risk management, or secure application development. Desirable additional experience: hands-on experience with development practices in various programming languages and cloud platforms with an understanding of secure coding practices.
- Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.
- Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
- Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
- Type of contract: International Consultant Full-Time. 12 months (up to 36 months).
- Work Location: On site (Headquarters, Washington DC)
Benefits
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:
- A competitive compensation packages.
- Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract gender- neutral parental leave.
- Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
- Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
- We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application
