Senior Application Security Consultant, Strategic Services

GuidePoint Security

Senior Application Security Consultant delivering a range of strategic Application Security services for GuidePoint Security. Engaging with clients and evolving offerings to meet emerging threats.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaJavaScriptPHPPythonSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver these offerings to clients across various industries
Join GuidePoint’s elite team to perform engagements, communicate with clients, deliver comprehensive reports, and provide remediation guidance
Contribute to evolving our service offerings in response to emerging threats and client needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Willingness to travel up to 10%
Delivering Application Security services, including Application Threat Modeling, Application Architecture Reviews, and AppSec/DevSecOps Program Assessments
Author comprehensive assessment deliverables tailored to both technical and managerial audiences detailing technical execution, deficiencies, business impact, and remediation strategies
Understanding of application security landscape, tools, methodologies, and frameworks such as OWASP SAMM, OWASP DSOMM, NIST SSDF, SLSA, NIST AI RMF, and MITRE ATLAS
Deep understanding of application security issues, mitigation strategies, and common security controls
Ability to analyze and understand complex application architectures
Experience working directly within development teams and integrating security into the SDLC
Assist with Practice development, improving offerings, and mentoring team members
Contribute to marketing initiatives via research, speaking, writing, and tool development
Foster client relationships through support, information, and guidance while managing concurrent client engagements
Demonstrates a startup mentality with a highly driven, high-performance approach to work
Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes
Comprehensive hands-on experience using generative AI in automated workflows
Direct hands-on experience in application security service offerings, including application threat modeling, architecture reviews, and AppSec/DevSecOps program assessments
Experience with application security controls, architectures, requirements, and industry standards
Development and/or application architecture design background with understanding of secure implementation practices for cryptography, input validation techniques to prevent injection attacks, and exception management
Operational DevSecOps experience
Development experience in JavaScript, shell, Python, Java, C++, PHP, or C#, with ability to translate security requirements into technical implementations
Excellent writing, communication, and time management skills
Minimum of 6 years of experience in Application Security and/or Software Development, with at least 3 years in Application Security
Minimum of 2 years of experience in consulting services or internal security roles requiring effective communication with both technical teams and executive leadership
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
Pet Benefit Option

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Hard Skills & Tools

Application SecurityApplication Threat ModelingApplication Architecture ReviewsAppSec/DevSecOps Program AssessmentsOWASP SAMMOWASP DSOMMNIST SSDFSLSANIST AI RMFMITRE ATLAS

Soft Skills

communicationtime managementclient relationship managementmentoringwritinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingstartup mentalityhigh-performance approachteam collaboration