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Appian’s Information Security team is growing and is seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer to help design, build, and support security architecture components for securing Appian’s Cloud and Corporate environments. This person will work as a lead expert in a dynamic information security team involving cloud computing technologies and multiple security frameworks. 

What you’ll do:

• Work directly with technical teams (e.g. Engineering, Cloud, IT) to conduct secure architecture reviews and to design, analyze, and/or recommend secure infrastructure and tooling

• Lead major projects/initiatives that involve large security tool deployments or engineering efforts

• Serve as a trusted advisor and expert in security engineering domains to other teams and peers  with their use of cloud computing and/or modern technologies

• Enhance our security engineering infrastructure and systems that are continuously evaluating the threat-landscape for Appian’s operations and service offerings

• Serve as a mentor to other engineers on the security team

• Contribute ideas to improve the security posture and detections in our security program

• Stay knowledgeable around the cutting edge of information security, threats, tools, and techniques

To be successful in this role, you need:

• Experience with modern Cloud Native technologies - Kubernetes, Docker, serverless, etc.

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, security tool development, and automation to secure the cloud with a preference for leveraging/creating open-source security tools

• Experience with languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, Go, C, etc.

• Experience with UNIX or its variants, such as Linux

• Familiarity with networking protocols and technologies - TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, etc.

• Familiarity with common security frameworks such as the Mitre ATT&CK framework and threat hunting concepts to identify IOCs

• Ability to effectively communicate technical designs and vision verbally, visually and/or in writing for small to medium sized technical and non-technical audiences

• Excellent problem solving skills and a talent for identifying creative solutions

Basic qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree 

• 4+ years experience with security architecture and design

• 5+ years experience using various security technologies

• 3+ years experience in SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and/or cloud infrastructure development environments (experience with Amazon Web Services is a plus)

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