Security Specialist

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

What´s in it for you: 
As an Application Security Specialist within Volvo Cars, you belong to the Corporate Information Security team and will work closely with development teams, and other stakeholders, to promote and support with security related topics. The position requires exposure to application security vulnerabilities, different application security testing methodologies and related application security tools in the Software Development Lifecycle.
In this role, you are responsible for the cybersecurity governance of, and ensure adherence to, the application security controls of the Organization’s applications in the Software Development Process. This includes internally developed applications, 3rd party developed application, COTS, Free Open Source Software (FOSS).
You have knowledge of agile way of working, application security risks, cloud architecture and threat modeling. The perfect candidate has worked with implementing DevSecOps before, but it is not a requirement.
Interaction with the organization's developers and architects to provide guidance, best practices and technical assistance in addressing application security issues will be part of the responsibility. 
Managing security review meetings and coordinating training for development staff.

What you’ll do:
Collaboratively work with development teams and Architects and guide them to follow the cybersecurity requirements and best practices set in the Organization’s directives and policies.
Evaluate internal technology risk processes and provide process governance as well as professional leadership concerning adjusting to future needs
Coordinate with team members and policy management to ensure standards and policies are up to date and coordinate application security training for the Organization.
Manage the application security threat modeling process and coordinate application threat models against the Organization’s applications
Liaison with various business areas for Application security initiatives and automation efforts and with customer relation and team responsible to address the external requests related to Application Security
Conduct presentations on application security topics for management

You and your skills
Bachelor's degree preferred with Master or equivalent experience
You have good understanding the Software Development Life Cycle and have had some exposure to the Application Security Vulnerabilities (as listed in OWASP Top 10), Security Testing methodologies and related toolsz
You are familiarity and knowledge with Operating system administration – Windows & Linux and have strong interpersonal skills to work with different teams within and outside of the organization
As advantage you have programming experience (C/C++, Java/J2EE, JavaScript, AJAX, PHP, Visual Studio etc.,) and technical certifications such as CISSP, CISM a positive.
This position will be base in Gothenburg, Sweden.

How to learn more and apply 
Does this sound like your next goal? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter no later than March 5th, 2022. Please note that due to GDPR, we can’t accept applications via email. 
For questions about the position, please contact Manager Jonas Landström: jonas.landstrom@volvocars.com.  
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Abigail Glez: abigail.gonzalez@volvocars.com