Senior Application Security Engineer

6 days ago


Plano, Texas, United States Fortune 500 Companies Full time

Job Title: Senior Application Security Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Application Security Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our Global Application Security Program, you will be responsible for driving the integration of automated security tools into CI/CD pipelines and developing innovative, scalable full-stack solutions, middleware, and automation solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Implement and manage automated security tools within CI/CD pipelines to enhance security posture.
  • Integrate and operate a centralized findings management system to efficiently manage and track security vulnerabilities and remediation efforts.
  • Define and implement a strategy to ensure automated security tools are configured to operate in an optimal fashion, establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness and make necessary adjustments for continuous improvement.
  • Develop and maintain green field automation solutions and full-stack applications to support and enhance application security.
  • Provide expert triage and remediation guidance for security vulnerabilities, assisting and mentoring team members and other engineering teams in understanding and addressing security issues.
  • Foster a collaborative environment, promote knowledge sharing, and mentor junior engineers to build a strong, skilled security team.
  • Continuously research and raise novel concepts to improve the application security posture of the business, staying updated with the latest security trends, tools, and practices.
  • Develop technical documentation, including system design, architecture diagrams, data flows, and functional specifications.
  • Contribute to defining the future state of cybersecurity within the organization by conducting technical assessments between the current state and the desired state across security tools and services.
  • Develop program metrics, continuously measure progress and impact, and drive improvements.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, including DevOps, development teams, security operations, data and analytics, enterprise architecture, Platform teams, and sector functions.

Qualifications:

Years of experience:

  • Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.

Mandatory Technical Skills:

  • Proficient in at least one programming language (Java, C#, Go) and scripting language (Python, bash, PowerShell).
  • Proficient in at least one database management system and query language (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
  • Proficient in developing full-stack applications and rapidly prototyping solutions to support automated data collection, aggregation, and analysis.
  • Proficient in integrating and managing automated security tools within CI/CD pipelines.
  • Proficient in application security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques (e.g., OWASP Top Ten).
  • Proficient in developing and monitoring metrics and KPIs.
  • Experience with application security testing tools (Synopsys, OpenText Fortify, Invicti, Snyk, Semgrep, etc.).
  • Experience with modern CI/CD tools and practices and their integration into the development lifecycle (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, Circle CI, Heroku, etc.).
  • Experience with public cloud services (Azure, AWS, Alibaba).
  • Experience with Centralized Findings Management Systems (e.g., ServiceNow VR/AVR, PlexTrac, DefectDojo, and ThreatFix).
  • Experience with implementing and managing Web Application Firewalls (Fortinet FortiWeb, Imperva Cloud WAF, Cloudflare WAF, Akamai Kona, MS Azure WAF, AWS WAF, etc.) is a plus.
  • Experience with CMS application security (Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, Elementor, OpenText TeamSite, Concrete CMS, etc.) is a plus.
  • Experience with generative AI technologies is a plus.

Non-technical Skills:

  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • High level of integrity and ethical standards.
  • Ability to lead and mentor junior engineers.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to autonomously make high-judgment decisions and take calculated risks.
  • A proactive and positive team player who is impact-focused, driven, curious, analytical, and a self-starter.
  • Ability to establish trust relationships and influence others to positively impact the security posture and the business.
  • Flexible and adaptive to support a dynamic and global environment with diverse stakeholders and ambiguity.
  • Must be able to operate extremely well under pressure.


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