Avanade
Application Security Consultant
Full details on LinkedIn
The complete job description, requirements, and application details are available on the original posting.
About Avanade
Avanade is a global professional services company that specializes in digital, cloud, and business solutions built on the Microsoft ecosystem. Founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, Avanade is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and employs approximately 39,000 to 60,000 professionals across 25 to 26 countries. The company serves mid-sized to large enterprises, focusing on helping them transform and grow through innovative solutions. Avanade offers a range of services, including digital and cloud services, tailored business solutions, strategic advisory services, and design-led experiences. The company emphasizes a cloud-first approach and has developed optimized network architectures to enhance operational efficiency and security. With over 60,000 Microsoft certifications and all 18 Gold-level Microsoft competencies, Avanade showcases its deep technical expertise in leveraging Microsoft technologies. Committed to inclusivity and diversity, Avanade fosters a people-first culture and actively engages in social responsibility initiatives. The company partners with organizations to advance environmental, social, and governance goals, while also focusing on sustainability and empowering underrepresented communities.
Security at Avanade
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Security Philosophy
“Avanade's AppSec philosophy emphasizes a "shift-left"approach through threat modeling and risk analysis for application code, alongside secure coding guidance and training to evolve security processes within SDLCs.”
Security Team
Information regarding Avanade's internal AppSec team's organizational reporting line, public-facing leadership, and estimated team size is not publicly available. However, Avanade is actively hiring for Application Security Consultant roles, as evidenced by a public LinkedIn job posting (ID 4336062304).
Key Initiatives
Avanade actively embeds security tooling within CI/CD pipelines, partnering with DevOps and development teams, and enables automation for vulnerability triage and remediation tracking across repositories. Their secure SDLC initiatives include secure coding guidance, training, threat modeling, and risk analysis for application code. Avanade also maintains a risk management program, performs annual penetration and vulnerability assessments, scans for and remediates OWASP vulnerabilities, and implements Multi-Factor Authentication. Details regarding an explicit Security Champions program are not publicly available.
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