Application Security Engineer

Purpose Brands, LLC•Woodbury, MN

8d•$120,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Purpose Brands, the parent company of Orangetheory, Anytime Fitness, Waxing the City, and The Bar Method, is seeking an Application Security Engineer to join its team. This is a great position for someone who is looking to expand their career, and join a company with a fun, fast-paced and inspirational culture. The Application Security Engineer will report to the Staff Security Engineer and will be responsible for advancing application security capabilities as part of a DevSecOps operating model. This role focuses on embedding security controls, automation, and secure development practices directly into the software delivery lifecycle for cloud-based applications. The Application Security Engineer will partner closely with software engineering, DevOps, and cloud teams to shift security left, improve vulnerability detection and remediation workflows, and reduce risk without slowing delivery. This position emphasizes hands-on application security engineering, security tooling integration, and developer enablement across applications deployed in AWS and Azure environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
3–5 years of experience in application security, security engineering, or software engineering with a strong security focus
Hands-on experience performing code reviews and application security testing across modern languages, frameworks, and APIs
Experience working with application security tools such as SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning (e.g., GitHub Dependabot or similar)
Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, secure coding principles, authentication/authorization, and API security
Practical experience supporting applications running in AWS and/or Azure cloud environments
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, and DevSecOps concepts
Ability to communicate security risks and remediation guidance clearly to developers and non-security stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with the ability to balance security risk with delivery velocity

Nice To Haves

Preferred certifications include: Security+, CSSLP, GWAPT, GWEB, CEH, or other application security–focused certifications

Responsibilities

Embed application security practices into all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design through deployment and maintenance
Perform application security assessments including static code analysis (SAST), dynamic testing (DAST), and software composition analysis (SCA)
Develop and maintain threat models for critical systems and applications, collaborating with engineering teams to identify threats, assess risk, and drive remediation efforts
Promote secure coding practices and contribute to secure development standards aligned with OWASP and industry best practices
Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated and repeatable security testing
Analyze and manage vulnerability findings from tools such as GitHub Dependabot, application scanners, and cloud-native security services
Help tune security tooling to reduce false positives and improve signal quality for development teams
Support the adoption of security automation to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability across application environments
Assist in securing applications deployed across AWS and Azure, including workloads running on IaaS, PaaS, and container-based platforms
Identify risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of application data hosted in cloud-based environments
Collaborate with cloud and platform security engineers to ensure application security controls align with broader cloud security architecture
Triage, prioritize, and track remediation of application vulnerabilities based on risk and business impact
Assist in security investigations involving application vulnerabilities or security events
Participate in periodic reviews of application security controls to validate effectiveness and compliance with organizational standards
Act as a security partner to engineering teams by providing guidance, education, and actionable recommendations
Contribute to the continuous improvement of application security processes, standards, and metrics
Support governance, risk management, and compliance initiatives as they relate to application security