Senior Application Security Engineer

Canary Technologies

Senior Application Security Engineer joining Canary Technologies to embed security into software development lifecycle. Collaborate with engineering teams for secure practices and tooling.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇷 ArgentinaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoJavaScriptKubernetesPythonSDLCTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and enforce best practices for secure coding, dependency management, and design reviews across engineering teams
Integrate and manage SAST, DAST, and SCA tools within CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions)
Partner with developers on new features and systems to identify risks early in the lifecycle
Implement best practices for secrets handling, API authentication/authorization, and data protection
Build security guidelines, training, and reusable libraries/patterns so that teams can ship secure code faster
Triage and prioritize findings from bug bounties, penetration tests, and automated scans, ensuring timely resolution
Act as the bridge between application developers and platform engineers to align app security with infra and compliance requirements
Implement monitoring, alerting, and remediation for security incidents across our platform
Scan and remediate vulnerabilities in container images, OS packages, dependencies, and IaC templates
Design and maintain least-privilege IAM roles, secrets management, and authentication flows
Automate evidence gathering and control enforcement for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and others

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years in security engineering, DevSecOps, or related roles, including experience at scale
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
Strong experience integrating security into modern SDLC pipelines
Hands-on with AppSec tooling (Snyk, OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, SonarQube, Checkmarx, etc.)
Solid understanding of web app security (OWASP Top 10, API security, auth flows, input validation)
Familiarity with AWS/Kubernetes security
Strong programming skills (Python, Go, or JavaScript) to build tools, write secure code, and contribute to developer libraries
Proven track record in partnering with product and engineering teams to drive security adoption without slowing down velocity
Strong AWS security skills (IAM, KMS, Security Hub, GuardDuty, WAF)
Experience with Kubernetes security (RBAC, OPA/Gatekeeper, network policies)
Hands-on with Terraform, Helm, and GitOps practices
Familiarity with security tooling (Trivy, Falco, Snyk, Aqua)
Knowledge of networking, encryption, and cloud-native security best practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Canary Days: Each month we provide company wide days off to ensure there is at least one extended weekend or day off.
Self Improvement Club: Each individual is provided a budget towards any purchases that help us achieve these goals.
Professional Development Chats: We provide budget to help drive cross functional professional development conversations across the organization.
Travel Reimbursement: Team members are able to visit our offices across New York, San Francisco or Dallas when they choose, and are provided a travel stipend for doing so.
Personal Travel Reimbursement: If you stay at a hotel that Canary works with, we provide a credit towards your stay.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Secure CodingDependency ManagementVulnerability ScanningAPI SecurityProgramming (Python, Go, JavaScript)IAM Roles ManagementSecrets ManagementInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Monitoring and AlertingData Protection

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationTeamwork Abilities