Application Security Engineer

Application Security Engineer

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The work

The Senior Application Security Engineer (DevSecOps) serves as a strategic partner bridging security governance, software delivery velocity, and modern engineering practices. In this role, you will collaborate closely with development teams to design, implement, and maintain secure application pathways that empower engineering teams—and AI‑assisted development—to deliver code confidently at scale.

As the technical leader of the Application Security Scrum Team, you will participate in sprint ceremonies, oversee security backlog prioritization, and ensure security initiatives are fully integrated into the development lifecycle. You will design security controls that enhance developer productivity, creating an environment where secure development becomes seamless and frictionless.

This position requires deep technical expertise across application security, CI/CD pipeline architecture, threat modeling, and supply chain integrity, combined with strong leadership skills to influence engineering culture and drive security automation in federal environments.

Key responsibilities:

• Prioritize and manage the security backlog, mentoring team members on secure development practices
• Test web and AI applications for vulnerabilities, triage findings, and provide actionable technical resolutions
• Architect and maintain secure, automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins
• Design hardened build processes and implement secure software supply chain controls
• Implement and maintain SBOM lifecycle processes to ensure full dependency visibility
• Ensure security-by-design for AI agents, development workflows, and CI/CD pipelines
• Integrate security tools (Snyk, Nexus, JFrog) into developer workflows and manage complex dependency lifecycles
• Ensure build artifacts are properly verified, signed, and compliant with federal requirements
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to maintain security without slowing innovation
• Act as a strategic security partner who understands the realities of shipping code in federal environments

Here's what you need:

• 3+ years of hands-on software engineering and application/infrastructure security experience
• Proven experience securing CI/CD pipelines and delivering production-quality code

Technical proficiency:

• Deep expertise with build systems such as Gradle, Maven, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Strong CI/CD orchestration skills using GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins
• Hands-on experience with artifact signing (Sigstore/Cosign)
• Experience generating and analyzing SBOMs (CycloneDX or SPDX)
• Strong understanding of modern AppSec principles, including SSDF
• Expertise in threat modeling, secrets management (HashiCorp Vault), and container hardening

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience automating compliance mapping pipeline controls to federal frameworks (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, SSDF)
• Professional certifications such as CSSLP, CISSP, or CCSP

Eligibility Requirement:

• US Citizen required
• Eligible to obtain a government public trust clearance