Senior Application Security Engineer

Role Description

The Senior Application Security Engineer at Guild Mortgage will play a lead role in strengthening the security of our applications, including AI-enabled applications and services. They will set secure development standards, conduct code reviews, and integrate security into our CI/CD pipelines. Their expertise in vulnerability management will be essential for identifying, triaging, and resolving application vulnerabilities through both automated tools and manual testing.

• Lead Shift Left initiatives, guiding software engineering teams in implementing robust security measures.
• Serve as the application security Subject Matter Expert (SME), supporting developers in reproducing vulnerabilities, understanding their risks, and applying effective mitigations.
• Act as the organization’s technical authority on securing AI and LLM-enabled applications, defining guardrail requirements, leading AI red team exercises, and setting standards for the safe handling of nonpublic personal information in AI systems.
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, DevOps, and compliance teams to design secure applications from the outset and align security practices with business goals.
• Partner with the incident response team to investigate and resolve application-related security incidents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cyber Security or equivalent, preferred.
• Minimum five years' experience as a Software Developer or similar.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work well independently or within a team.
• Must be able to handle confidential matters with discretion.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to work in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Wiki, collaborative cloud-based programs, and third-party software applications required.

Requirements

• Work is primarily sedentary; mobility in an office setting.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
• Regularly required to accurately perceive, distinguish and interpret information received visually and through audio.
• Work from home.
• Travel: 5% or less.
• Work is primarily performed during the business week, Monday - Friday.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, LTD, and 401(k) with employer match.