# Sr Security Software Specialist - API Security Engineer

Sr Security Software Development Engineer leads the development strategy of the API Security engineering team which is responsible for building horizontal enterprise level security solutions. You will be responsible for defining what a well-architected enterprise solution looks like and for leading a team of engineers to build the solution. You will create workstreams and work closely with other senior engineers to deliver critical initiatives. You will identify opportunities to solve security problems in creative ways by leveraging your expertise in software development, application of AI solutions and scalable architecture. Key Responsibilities and Duties Design and implement secure architectures for applications, APIs and cloud platforms including authentication mechanisms, encryption protocols, and security monitoring frameworks Conduct comprehensive security assessments through code reviews, threat modeling, and automated testing integration within CI/CD pipelines Establish and maintain security standards, best practices, and guidelines while educating development teams on secure coding practices Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security throughout the soft

- **Id**: 4045267
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/tiaa-sr-security-software-specialist-api-security-engineer>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Dallas, United States, Charlotte, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T23:38:56Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T23:38:56Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7356
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Wealth Management & Financial Advisors, Asset Management & Funds, Life Insurance & Annuities

## Company

- **Id**: 8701
- **Name**: TIAA
- **Domain**: tiaa.org
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/tiaa>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 62
- **Ghost share**: 0.065
- **Stale share**: 0.323
- **Repost share**: 0.194
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 20
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Threat Modeling** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **Next.js** — Optional: yes
- **OWASP Top 10** — Optional: yes
- **React.js** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country
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- **American Samoa** — Iso: AS; Kind: region
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- **Brunei Darussalam** — Iso: BN; Kind: region
- **Cambodia** — Iso: KH; Kind: region
- **Cook Islands** — Iso: CK; Kind: region
- **East Timor** — Iso: TL; Kind: region
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- **Fiji** — Iso: FJ; Kind: region
- **French Polynesia** — Iso: PF; Kind: region
- **Greece** — Iso: GR; Kind: region
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## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T23:38:56Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 20
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T01:09:10Z

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