An application security analyst is a trained professional responsible for providing security assessments of applications and other software. The goal of these assessments is to protect organizations from hacking attempts and threats such as phishing, malware, and ransomware. Under the direction of the Director for Cyber Security Operations, the Application Security Analyst is responsible for the implementation and management of several security tools and integrations at the KnitWell Group. This includes integrations and automation related to DevSecOps, application vulnerability analysis, penetration testing and code analysis. The Application Security Analyst is always looking at ways to improve and recommend changes. The Application Security Analyst will use their strong knowledge and experience to advise and assist the organization on all related processes and projects. They will work with all other Engineers and application support teams, whether on prem or remote, and other IT partners to ensure that all in-house developed Web Applications and related components, processes are efficient, reduce risk within the organization, and enable associates to work effectively and securely.