Developer/Associate Architect, Open Source Software Security Tools Job

Job description

Requisition ID: 162726
Work Area: Software-Development Operations
Location: Walldorf/St. Leon-Rot
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP's vision is to help the world run better and improve people's lives.

As the cloud company powered by SAP HANA®, SAP is a market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and industries run better. SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. SAP applications and services enable our customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

At SAP, we believe in the power of collaboration and empower our employees to perform at their best in an environment that encourages free and open expression of ideas. You'll work alongside creative thinkers who share your interests, while turning big ideas into reality for our customers. With innovative job training, mentors to help you grow, and the flexibility to balance your work and personal life, you'll be able to get more out of your career. It's no wonder that some of the sharpest minds from around the world are working for a company that is consistently recognized as a global top employer.

Now it's your turn to take the next step and help make the world Run Simple.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
SAP Global Security (SGS) is the central organization responsible for various security aspects of the company such as ensuring Secure Development, Secure Operations, Physical Security and Security Culture. Within SGS, the Secure Development organization is responsible for ensuring that all SAP products shipped to the customer follow a Secure Software Development Lifecycle. Within Secure Development organization, the Security Testing and Validation team is responsible for defining and driving secure development and testing strategy for SAP's products, offering central tools and services and validating SAP products as independent first customers.
The Open Source Software Security project is a project with the objective of providing tools and services to inform development organizations on publicly known vulnerabilities in their open source components. The team's current responsibilities include developing an SAP internal tool called Software Vulnerability Monitor, hosting external tools such as SourceClear and Synopsys Protecode, and maintaining relationships with the tool vendors. The members of this team are located in Walldorf, Germany and Vancouver, Canada.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
As one of the member of the Open Source Security project team, you will be responsible for

·  Install, operate and maintain external security tools such as SourceClear and Protecode to scan open source software
·  consulting development organizations to enable them to use these tools for their technologies and development landscapes
·  communicating regularly on progress and roadblocks by providing daily updates in the scrum meeting, providing transparency to the stakeholders in SGS management and other development organizations
·  collecting and communicating requirements on behalf of SAP to our external tool vendors
·  contributing to the project roadmap, identifying gaps and areas of collaboration with other topics in SGS

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Required skills

·  Experience working with open source software
·  Experience working with Linux based operating systems
·  Experience with state-of-art development and deployment infrastructures: e.g. Jenkins, npm, Docker containers
·  Good programming skills in at least one scripting language (shellscript, python etc.)
·  University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Information Technology or related fields
·  Very good German and English language skills
·  Internal support and consulting experience
·  Ability to work independently as well as a team player
·  Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills

Preferred skills

·  Experience installing, operating and administering servers
·  Experience with development and delivery processes at SAP
·  Development experience in JavaScript frameworks
·  Interested in application security, especially secure development

WORK EXPERIENCE

·  3+ years of professional experience working on Open Source Software

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

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