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Regular or Temporary: Regular
Language Fluency: English (Required)
Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:
This role is 5 days a week in the Atlanta, Raleigh or Charlotte office
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This team uses automated API security tools like Akamai, Salt Security and ReadyAPI tools to identify vulnerabilities in running APIs
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This Senior Security Engineer will be experienced with API security testing tools such as Akamai, API Security, Salt Security, Traceable, Data Theorem, OWASP ZAP (API extensions), SoapUI, ReadyAPI, or Burp Suite
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The team partners with application development, DevSecOps, and technology teams to identify, assess, prioritize, and drive remediation of security vulnerabilities across applications, APIs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
- Lead the enterprise vulnerability management program for automated API testing, including identification, assessment, prioritization, tracking, and remediation of security vulnerabilities.
- Performs security testing, and penetration testing tasks for assigned platforms and services, using defined methods to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
- Develop risk-based remediation strategies and collaborate with application teams to reduce organizational security exposure.
- Reviews relevant security threats, tools, and design options for assigned work, and provides input that supports technical plans and priorities for the job area.
- Perform triage and validation of security findings to reduce false positives and improve remediation effectiveness.
- Design, implement, and maintain automated API security testing capabilities within CI/CD pipelines.
- Implements and updates security baselines, guardrails, and control configurations for systems and applications within the area of responsibility, helping maintain regulatory and policy compliance.
- Shares knowledge and best practices with technical teammates, offering informal guidance and support during code reviews, design discussions, and pairing sessions.
- Plans and manages own work to meet defined objectives and milestones, seeking feedback, pursuing self-development, and adjusting approaches to improve quality and effectiveness over time.
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
- Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
- Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
- Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
- Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
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Working knowledge of industry security frameworks and standards, including:
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NIST SP 800-228 (API Security Guidance)
- FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) guidelines
- OWASP API Security Top 10
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Financial-grade API (FAPI – OpenID Foundation)
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Strong understanding of API security protocols and frameworks, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Mutual TLS (mTLS), and JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
- Experience within banking or financial services environments
- Proficiency or familiarity with Python scripting
- Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CEH, or Security+
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Microsoft Azure
- Experience in financial services, cybersecurity, regulated enterprise environments, or platforms with high audit and control requirements.
- Familiarity with secure tool-calling patterns, API protections, model or prompt change validation, and runtime traceability for AI systems.
- Working knowledge of cloud-native security patterns, telemetry analysis, and deployment gating for modern engineering teams.
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.
Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.
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Verify your degree supports PERM requirements
PERM certification requires your degree field to match the job duties. A computer science or software engineering degree maps cleanly to API engineer roles, but an unrelated degree may require supplemental experience documentation before DOL will certify.
Target employers with established immigration programs
Companies that regularly file PERM applications for software roles already have immigration counsel and internal processes in place. Searching for employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 filing history for API or backend engineering titles saves you months of employer education.
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DOL scrutinizes PERM job descriptions closely. Your offer letter and internal job posting must specify that the role requires a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field, not just preferred qualifications, or PERM certification can be denied.
Nail the prevailing wage tier in your offer letter
Your employer must pay at least the DOL-certified prevailing wage for your location and job zone. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the Level I through Level IV wage for API engineer roles before you negotiate compensation, so your offer doesn't delay PERM filing.
File I-140 concurrently once PERM is certified
Once USCIS approves your employer's PERM labor certification, push for concurrent I-140 filing to lock in your priority date immediately. For most countries except India and China, EB-3 priority dates for software roles are current, meaning you can move directly to adjustment of status.
Green Card Api Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an API engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
API engineer positions typically qualify for both EB-2 and EB-3 depending on how the employer defines the role. EB-3 applies when the job requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree or the employer can demonstrate the position demands significantly more than a standard four-year program. Your employer's immigration counsel will make the final classification call based on the actual job duties.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for an API engineer?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa subject to an annual lottery with no guarantee of selection. EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM process leads to permanent residency with no lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone takes six to twelve months, and the full EB-3 process from PERM filing to green card can run two to three years for most nationalities. For Indian and Chinese nationals, priority date backlogs can extend that significantly.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from an API engineer candidate?
PERM requires your employer to conduct a supervised recruitment process proving no qualified U.S. worker was available for the role. Your credentials, specifically your degree and work history, must match the minimum job requirements in the PERM application exactly. If your resume shows more experience than the job requires, DOL may question whether the role was tailored to your qualifications, which can trigger an audit.
How do I find API engineer jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Most job postings don't advertise PERM sponsorship upfront, which makes it hard to know which employers will commit before you invest time interviewing. Migrate Mate surfaces API engineer roles at employers with documented green card filing history, so you can focus on companies that have already committed to sponsoring permanent residency rather than negotiating it from scratch after an offer.
Can I switch employers after my API engineer PERM is filed?
You can change employers after USCIS approves your I-140 petition, as long as your new role is in the same or similar occupational classification and your I-140 has been approved for at least 180 days. This portability protection under AC21 lets you accept a new API or software engineering role without restarting the PERM process, though your new employer must be willing to retain your approved petition.