Application Security Engineer

The Application Security Engineer will be responsible for validating application services that are designed and implemented with high security standards. Analyze the security (Red - Offense) of applications in tandem with their underlying services, including connected dependencies such as middle-tier systems and databases. Address legacy and emerging security issues, and implements repeatable secure development practices to reduce the introduction of program design flaws that may lead to exploitation. This role also includes hands-on coding responsibilities to remediate vulnerabilities directly within development teams. Communicate with technical and leadership teams to ensure a focus on risk mitigation to allow for business continuity. Assess applications for weaknesses and find resolutions before they can be abused and the security of applications for business-to-business initiatives, third-party relationships, outsourced solutions and vendors. Recommend programmatic controls, and monitor and manage secure development practices to address modern day issues. 

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in development teams, implementing code fixes for AppSec vulnerabilities, spending a portion of time writing and reviewing remediation code to ensure secure and resilient applications.
• Perform vulnerability and penetration testing (Red - Offense), document security findings and focus on automation to aid inefficiencies with both testing and remediation of findings.
• Collaborate with developers to provide repetitive validation testing prior to production while allowing for a continuous cycle of development followed by application security assessments.
• Monitor the security community for public-facing security issues, as well as learn new tactics that can be used in testing.
• Collaborate in application projects and change management committees. Understand what is coming and how their projects can be more secure from the start.
• Follow a security review process to ensure an automated and repeatable process is managed. This can be through the use of dynamic and static code analysis resources.
• Use security standards, implementation configurations and common security frameworks to prepare for and manage bug bounty programs. Document delivery and implementation advances that meet defined service-level agreements (SLAs) and business metrics. Align with architects and development teams for a mission of secure design.
• Train developers and junior application security engineers on secure coding practices. Participate and lead security team meetings that facilitate secure design.
• Engage in information security projects that evaluate existing security infrastructure and propose changes as defined by security leadership and architects.
• Focus on application security that observes compliance such as Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Payment Card Industry (PCI), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), etc. – and privacy laws.
• Handle service and escalation tickets within SLA expectations.
• Develop security test plans from the architectural design. Identify deficiencies and make enhancements to ensure production is not impacted.
• Drive security efficiencies, enabling security team members to work on more advanced tasks.
• Conduct performance testing to stress the limitations of security solutions while ensuring business innovation and day-to-day processes are not negatively impacted.

 

Education:

• Bachelors Degree - Computer Science or related - Minimum
• Graduate Degree - Computer Science or related - Preferred

  Years of Experience:

• 3 Years - Cybersecurity, application programming, compliance, risk management, network security engineering, threat modeling applications or related - Minimum

  In Lieu of Education:

• 6 years -  Cybersecurity, application programming, compliance, risk management, network security engineering, threat modeling applications or related 

 

License/Certifications/Training:

• Preferred: Security certifications GWAPT, CISSP, OSCP, or other similar

 

Compensation & Benefits:

Typical hiring range:‏‏‎ ‎$113,000‏‏‎ ‎-‏‏‎ ‎$159,550 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge. 

Additional Compensation: Annual performance bonus 

‎Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match.

Additional Benefits:

• Work from home up to 3 days a week
• Paid parental leave
• Employee di