Application Security Architect

Job Description

Research, identify, evaluate and implement the best solutions for security in Wix’s production environment
Research, identify, evaluate and implement the best solutions for the platform code and services used by our developers
Work closely with development and system teams on all SDLC levels, performing security design reviews, threat modeling and penetration tests, while acting as a security mentor for developers
Investigate abnormal activity in production
Build creative tools and services to detect and solve cross-security issues

Qualifications

An Application Security Architect with 5+ years of hands-on experience in offensive application security
Passionate about cutting-edge technologies
Have in-depth knowledge of web application vulnerabilities, their exploitation in the real world, and browser security mechanisms
Have a great understanding of authentication and authorization protocols, and application security methodologies
Excited by the idea of taking on lots of responsibility, you can work independently and be flexible
Open-minded self-learner who can see the big picture, analyze complex systems, identify potential failure points and find opportunities for big security wins

You’ll get bonus points if:

You’ve published security research
You’ve participated in bug bounty programs
You're familiar with Node/Java/Scala programming languages, or know your way around Docker containers and Kubernetes
Knowing your way around AWS and GCP environments, or cloud and microservice architectures

Additional Information

Wix’s Application Security. We’re a group of highly motivated Security Engineers that form a part of the huge R&D group at Wix. Our job is to allow Wix developers and users to achieve their goals without risk, which often means we have to find or invent completely unique solutions.

Our work is extremely challenging due to the huge scale, agility, and high-end technical diversity of the company, and we play an essential role in every area of Wix: design, innovation, SDLC, architecture, infra, dedicated tool/solution development.

In terms of technology, we have the ultimate playground, and although we work closely together, there’s always space for independence, innovation and creativity for every team member.