Software Engineer SpecialistJob Location: Jacksonville Florida Job duration: 07 monthsThis opportunity provides architecture and development guidance to secure data in the organization. Knowledge of in depth cryptographic techniques to protect data at rest and in transit are required.Good understanding of application development tool chain, security, encryption, authentication, key management and applied cryptography.Experience with application level encryption, transparent database and file systems encryptionUnderstanding of the Payment business, and industry standards and regulations like PCI DSS, GDPR, PSD2, NY DFS, CCPA around data protection and privacy.Ability to understand applications architecture and recommending right data protection or tokenization solutions keeping upstream and downstream dependencies.Ability to explain need for PII data protection and PII data concepts to application ownersExperience with security solutions for distributed, mainframe or cloud environmentsWork with product owners to improve crypto stack to help data protection programProfessional Security Certification (e.g. CISSP) desired but not requiredThorough knowledge of structured programming technology for structured language environmentThorough knowledge of applications/development methodologiesThorough knowledge of appropriate operating systems, programming languages, and development toolsConsiderable knowledge of performance tuningSkill in interpersonal skills/team buildingSkill in project management experienceSkill in operating independentlySkill in exhibiting solid analysis, decision-making, and problem solvingSkill in understanding and focusing on the clients’ needs and goals, establishing credibility and building relationships with clientsAbility to assess requirements, alternatives, and risks/benefits for low- to high-impact projectsAbility to develop a mid-size project plan (i.e., a plan that affects a single system or family and multiple resources) using approved project management softwareAbility to communicate effectively verbally and in writingAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients, vendors and public.