Senior Consultant

GREAT BRITAIN – Great Britain, GREAT BRITAIN – London

Job Description and Requirements

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Our Software Security and Quality business is all about building secure software—faster. That starts with our static analysis, software composition analysis, and dynamic analysis. So our customers can build security and quality into the DNA of their code at any stage of the software development lifecycle and across the supply chain. All while minimizing risks and maximizing speed of application development.

Senior Consultant

As Synopsys engages with clients in the application of our software security improvement methodologies, the Senior Security Consultant joins in the execution and delivery of planned project deliverables and milestones that assist clients in learning, understanding, and applying Synopsys’s secure software development methodologies.

The Senior Security Consultant should have an entrepreneurial drive and take opportunities to learn the skills required to pursue client management at Synopsys. Where possible, the Senior Security Consultant should participate in scoping calls, statement of work creation, project planning and management, staff management, project-level financial analysis/management, sales collaboration, strategic account planning, identification of new opportunities with clients, staff mentorship, etc.

The Senior Security Consultant typically leads security engagements with a small team and advises clients on solving complex problems in the software security world. The Senior Security Consultant continuously learns, expands, and shares his/her technical competence. Senior Security Consultants do some work from the office, but often go on site to help customers exterminate the bugs and untangle the flaws that make their systems insecure. Our Senior Security Consultants and their team are trusted advisors to our clients: they build the relationships and deliver immaculate software security guidance and best practices.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Preferred Experience

Technical Skills (primary – one or more of the following)

• Experience with CI/CD tool chains and a practical understanding of DevSecOps
• Familiarity with Cloud platform(s) (AWS / Azure / GCP) and Security implications
• Experience with enterprise architecture and frameworks to perform threat modeling and risk analysis

Technical skills (secondary)

• At least 2 years of software development and scripting experience
• Experience conducting secure code reviews
• Mobile security experience and knowledge
• Experience conducting reverse engineering
• Experience performing web application penetration testing
• Experience with multiple OS such as Linux, Mac OSX, iOS, Blackberry, Android, or Windows
• Familiarity with software attack and exploitation techniques
• Familiarity with at least one software programming language and framework
• Strong networking and associated protocol knowledge and experience

Consulting Skills

• Ability to interface with clients, utilizing consulting and negotiating skills
• Ability to undertake and complete tasks independently, meet schedules & delivery timelines, and to move swiftly from concepts and theory to action
• SDLC Implementation and Testing

Team-oriented Skills

• Ability to lead multiple project teams; give directions and ensure that tasks are executed consistently

Project Management Skills

• People: You can lead a team, give direction and ensure tasks are executed consistently
• Projects: You can demonstrate the ability to plan, execute and closeout multi-person projects

Communication

• Written communication skills for use in preparing formal documentation, Statements of Work, proposals, white papers, and case studies
• Verbal skills that include the ability to clearly articulate thoughts and to deliver presentation and training to all levels of management

Travel Related

• You are enthusiastic and committed to your work. You do this because you love it
• You’ve got an entrepreneurial drive and want to help grow this business
• Willingness to travel around 20-50%