Application Security Engineer

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity improve public safety and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services OTI is at the forefront of how the city delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech and visit to learn more.

At OTI we offer great benefits and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. Youll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

Job Description
Cyber Command is charged with protecting all City systems against cyber threats including systems that deliver vital services to New Yorkers. Headed by the Chief Information Security Officer of the City of New York we provide in-depth support to over 100 agencies and offices to protect detect identify respond to and recover from cyber threats.

The Application Security Engineer will play a core operational role in safeguarding the citys digital infrastructure by identifying analyzing and mitigating security risks across software applications. This role will execute key functions of the Software Security Assurance Program (SSAP) and involves using SAST DAST and SCA methodologies to uncover vulnerabilities conduct manual application security reviews perform threat modeling and partner directly with agency developers to guide code-level remediation.

Responsibilities will include:
-Execute application security assessments within the Software Security Assurance Program (SSAP) to verify that web applications APIs and mobile systems meet city security standards prior to deployment.
-Perform SAST DAST and manual security reviews to validate vulnerabilities eliminate false positives and prioritize findings based on operational risk.
-Operate Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools to monitor track and drive remediation of open-source and third-party software component vulnerabilities.
-Conduct structured threat modeling and logic reviews on assigned applications during the design phase to help identify security flaws before code is written.
-Serve as a technical point of contact for agency development teams delivering clear actionable remediation guidance and secure coding advice.
-Assist in configuring and integrating automated security scanning tools into agency CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions Azure DevOps GitLab) to support DevSecOps practices.
-Conduct security reviews of third-party vendor solutions and web APIs (OAuth REST) to verify alignment with city security policies and industry best practices.
-Contribute to the maintenance of secure coding guidelines application security documentation and training materials for agency development staff.

HOURS/SHIFT
Day - Due to the necessary technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

WORK LOCATION
Brooklyn NY

TO APPLY
* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

Please go to and search for Job ID #791073

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IT SECURITY SPECIALIST - 95622

Qualifications :

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to projects and policies required by the particular position; or

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time