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Application Security Engineer

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full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $105,000 - $140,000 per year

About the role

  • Perform architecture and security reviews on highly complex products to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Work with development teams to integrate software security design patterns throughout the application lifecycle.
  • Ensure critical application design and implementation decisions are based on sound security patterns.
  • Facilitate analytics process for application abuse detection.
  • Support application protection efforts, incident response and fraud.
  • Find security threats and vulnerabilities in applications and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Participate in evaluation, deployment and operations of innovative security solutions.
  • Conduct static and dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST), code reviews, security assessments and evaluations.
  • Implement and manage security tools, including SAST, DAST, Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and other security scanning solutions.
  • Drive the implementation of authentication, authorization, and access control mechanisms for APIs and platforms.
  • Partner with application development, engineering and operations teams to ensure a security-first approach in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Work closely with the offensive security team to help identify, uncover and validate weakness and exposures in critical applications.
  • Support incident response efforts and mitigations related to application security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
  • Provide security awareness training and guidance to development teams on secure coding practices.
  • Lead implementation of strategic security initiatives that improve application security across the organization.
  • Ensure application security practices align with regulatory standards such as PCI-DSS, NIST, and OWASP guidelines.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or relevant equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in application security, secure software development, and vulnerability management.
  • Experience with containerization technologies, the principles of container operation, and implementing secure operational states for containerization technologies.
  • Direct experience with security tools such as vulnerability scanners, DAST and SAST solutions, application testing tools, and application analysis tools.
  • Strong knowledge of secure coding practices and common security vulnerabilities.
  • Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, NIST, OWASP etc)
  • Comfortable with scripting and automation using languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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