Application Security Architect

16 Minutes ago • 7 Years + • $123,500 PA - $182,780 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Application Security Architect, you will be part of the Product Security team, collaborating with development and game teams to incorporate security at every stage of the software and game lifecycle. Your responsibilities include creating and maintaining threat models, designing secure architectures, conducting security assessments, and developing security policies. You will also mentor developers on secure coding practices and stay informed about the latest security trends. The role requires ensuring compliance with industry standards and proactively addressing potential risks to build secure products. The candidate will be responsible for proactively mitigating risks, closing security gaps early, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The position involves ensuring robust security and guiding secure infrastructure across cloud, containers, and beyond.
Must have:
  • Experience in application security within the gaming or technology sectors
  • Expertise in security architecture, risk management, and cloud infrastructure
  • Knowledge of common and complex security vulnerabilities
Perks:
  • Great Company Culture
  • Growth
  • Work Hard, Play Hard
  • Benefits
  • Perks

Job Details

WHO WE ARE

Take-Two Interactive is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products principally through Rockstar Games, 2K and Zynga. Our products are currently designed for console gaming systems, PC, and Mobile, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO.

While our offices (physical and virtual) are casual and inviting, we are deeply committed to our core tenets of creativity, innovation and efficiency, and individual and team development opportunities. Our industry and business are continually evolving and fast-paced, providing numerous opportunities to learn and hone your skills. We work hard, but we also like to have fun, and believe that we provide a great place to come to work each day to pursue your passions.

THE CHALLENGE

Ready to make an impact on the security of products from the ground up? Join our Product Security team, where you'll partner with development and game teams to weave security into every phase of the software and game lifecycle. You’ll tackle the challenge of applying shift-left strategies to proactively mitigate risks, close security gaps early, and ensure compliance. Dive into security assessments, code reviews, and help shape product security standards while guiding secure infrastructure across cloud, containers, and beyond. Our team actively conducts penetration testing and red team exercises, to uncover vulnerabilities and strengthen our security posture. The goal is to empower teams to build secure products by design, making security an integral part of the development process.

WHAT YOU’LL TAKE ON

  • Create, update, and maintain threat models for a variety of application and game projects to identify and mitigate potential security risks.
  • Lead the design and implementation of secure product architectures and frameworks, while conducting reviews of multi-cloud infrastructure and containerized applications to ensure robust security.
  • Conduct thorough product design and architecture reviews, perform security assessments, and identify the most effective controls to protect our products.
  • Develop and define product security policies, standards, and procedures that serve as guardrails for product teams, ensuring consistent and effective security practices across all products.
  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams to efficiently implement security protocols and ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Collaborate on product security roadmaps for development and game teams, conducting security maturity assessments to drive continuous improvement.
  • Mentor and guide developers on secure coding practices and security design patterns.
  • Keep up-to-date with emerging security trends, threats, and technology solutions to proactively address potential risks.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 7 years of demonstrated experience in application security, ideally within the gaming or technology sectors.
  • Validated expertise in security architecture, risk management, cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, and securing CI/CD pipelines to ensure seamless and secure software delivery
  • Extensive knowledge of common and complex security vulnerabilities, along with effective mitigation techniques.
  • Ability to translate design documents into security-focused guidelines and requirements for product development.
  • Adapt quickly to new technologies, languages, and solve challenges outside your expertise.
  • Travel: No routine travel required; occasional travel as needed.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

  • Great Company Culture. Ranked as one of the most creative and innovative places to work, creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
  • Growth: As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, inquisitive, collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
  • Work Hard, Play Hard. Our employees’ bond, blow-off steam, and flex some creative muscles – through corporate boot camp classes, company parties, game release events, monthly socials, and team challenges.
  • Benefits. Medical (HSA & FSA), dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan, commuter benefits, in-house wellness program, broad learning & development opportunities, a charitable giving platform with company match and more!
  • Perks. Fitness allowance, employee discount programs, discounted games & events and stocked pantries.

 

Please be aware that Take-Two does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Take-Two also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Company will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Take-Two’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a take2games.com email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact Careers@take2games.com 

As an equal opportunity employer, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (“Take-Two”) is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Take-Two does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information (including family medical history), or on the basis of any other trait protected by applicable law. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Take-Two’s equal opportunity commitment, please contact Careers@take2games.com

 

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Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, Private Division, and Zynga. Our products are currently designed for console gaming systems, PC, and Mobile including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO.

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