Senior Application Security Engineer

Role Description

The Senior Application Security Engineer, Cybersecurity will serve as a key member of the Cybersecurity Technical Assessments team, providing advanced expertise in secure software development practices and application tooling. This role is responsible for managing and optimizing the application security tool stack—including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, and secret detection—and ensuring its effective integration into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). The Senior Application Security Engineer will collaborate with development, engineering, and product teams to identify, triage, and remediate vulnerabilities, while also mentoring junior engineers and contributing to the evolution of secure development practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in application security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, secret scanning)
• Strong understanding of secure coding principles and SDLC integration
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (e.g., .NET, Python, JavaScript)
• Ability to analyze and validate security findings, prioritize risk, and guide remediation
• Strong attention to detail in identifying false positives and systemic security gaps
• Ability to clearly communicate technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Skilled in writing documentation, reports, and presenting findings to cross-functional teams
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments with cross-functional teams
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead small-scale security initiatives
• Commitment to staying current with evolving security tools, threats, and best practices

Requirements

• Manage and optimize application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, secret scanning) and ensure effective integration into CI/CD pipelines and the SDLC lifecycle
• Analyze source code and infrastructure-as-code for security vulnerabilities and provide actionable remediation guidance
• Validate and triage findings from security tools, removing false positives and ensuring accurate issue tracking
• Create and manage remediation tickets (e.g., Aha! Ideas, ServiceNow Requests), ensuring vulnerabilities are prioritized, assigned, and tracked to resolution
• Collaborate with development and engineering teams to validate remediation efforts and confirm closure of security issues
• Participate in the risk management process by documenting, reviewing, and maintaining risk exceptions for unresolved or accepted vulnerabilities
• Work with risk owners and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate compensating controls are in place and documented
• Lead secure code reviews and contribute to threat modeling and design discussions for high-risk applications
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on secure development practices
• Contribute to the development and refinement of secure coding standards, policies, and procedures
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports that communicate application security posture, remediation progress, and risk trends to leadership
• Identify recurring security issues and propose systemic improvements to reduce future risk
• Lead efforts to evaluate, pilot, and implement new application security tools and integrations that enhance automation and coverage
• Continuously refine scanning configurations and policies to improve signal-to-noise ratio in findings
• Stay informed on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends, and recommend improvements to tooling and processes
• Participate in the evaluation and onboarding of new security tools and technologies
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to analyze and troubleshoot complex production issues

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs
• Investment in professional development, including earning a professional certification relevant to your field and tuition reimbursement
• Quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company