IT Application Security Engineer
Description
Summary
The Application Security Engineer is responsible for the secure design and testing of internally developed software and deeply understands security principles, technologies, and methodologies. Application Security Engineers work with software development teams to ensure security is included in the complete software development life cycle. This role will require experience in both cybersecurity and software development.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform application security testing using automated tools such as SAST, SCA, and DAST.
• Evaluate automation testing results for accuracy and assign priority based on risk.
• Communicate the nature and severity of security concerns to development teams.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to remediation security weaknesses.
• Identify gaps and propose solutions to increase security efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assist in the development of technical solutions to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Conducts risk assessment of existing systems and provides recommendations for secure solutions.
• Stays current on cyber security threats and prevention methods.

Qualifications

• Understanding of application security principles, methods, and technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and mitigate security risks.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to prioritize workload and consistently meet deadlines.
• Security architecture, threat modeling, secure design.
• Experience conducting security assessments and developing remediation strategies.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or a related combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of combined information security and software development experience.

Systems & Technology

• Experience with application security testing, such as SAST, DAST, and SCA.
• Preferred: C#, Angular, and Python programming experience.