Python Developer - HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote
Rate: £292 - £400 per day PAYE

Summary

The Software Engineer should have prior experience with security policy, risk, and access management disciplines and be comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position will be responsible for identifying and enforcing solutions to control access to internal systems. An ideal candidate is someone that has technical knowledge of the broad aspects of information security and is able to identify deficiencies in the access management space. This role specifically needs deep conceptual understanding of the IAM concepts that can be applied to our internal IAM solutions. This role requires a broad mix of security, technical, coding and communication skills coupled with a strong desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems that enhance the security of Facebook's Identity & Access Management Systems
• Build and maintain tools that improve the Identity and Access Management posture.
• Analyse and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability for assigned product area and/or systems.
• Identify and drive changes as needed for assigned codebase, product area and/or systems.
• Interface with other teams to incorporate their innovations and vice versa.
• Articulate security findings to internal to a variety of stakeholders, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide defensible recommendations on technical, physical, and administrative control implementations based on findings while balancing the cost versus benefits.
• Participate in the development and oversight of corrective actions relating to security issues.
• Participate in cross-functional, team, and status review meetings.
• Recommend process improvement and strategic initiatives as related to security.

Skills

• Experience in writing custom scripts in Python/C++ /PHP/Hack
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems or similar experience.
• Knowledge of evaluating systems architectural designs, data-flow diagrams, and technical security implementations, particularly in context of access management.
• BSc in Computer Science related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems or similar experience.
• Experience in assessing security deficiencies in first party/internal information systems and recommending mitigating controls.
• 5+ years of proven experience working on Information Security teams or conducting Information Security consulting engagements.
• Experience with developing security reporting and recommendations that are meaningful, defensible, and actionable for a variety of audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment with little supervision.
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal, interpersonal skills, and ability to work cross-functionally with various teams.