Application Security Engineer (Remote)

AbbVie•Portland, ME

1d•Remote

About The Position

Become a key player in AbbVie's Information Security team as a Senior Application Security Engineer. This role requires expertise in application security, security engineering, and software development to support and enhance inline code testing and reporting processes. Responsibilities include the implementation and administration of application security tooling, integration into CI/CD pipelines, and providing support for development teams using these products and consuming their findings. This position offers the flexibility of being remote anywhere in the U.S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 6 years’ experience OR Master’s Degree and 5 years’ experience OR PhD and 0 years’ experience.
Experience in application security and software development
Years of experience implementing, administering, and supporting application security tooling such as SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA
Extensive knowledge of secure coding practices across multiple programming languages (esp. Java, Node.js)
Extensive experience integrating security testing into CICD pipelines
Strong knowledge of application security principles along with common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10, CWE, etc.) and associated mitigations
Experience implementing and scaling DevSecOps practices and tooling within large organizations
Experience implementing DevSecOps workflows in cloud environments such as AWS and Azure
Experience developing Infrastructure As Code (IAC) via solutions such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation
Experience supporting developers with assessing and mitigating application security test findings
Ability to effectively communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to function as a principal engineer, generating original technical ideas and strategies.
Demonstrated creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult technical problems and champion new technologies to achieve program goals.
Excellent written and oral English communication skills, as demonstrated by presenting at leading scientific or technical conferences.
Experience coaching and supporting the development of junior engineers

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing tooling to consolidate application security test findings from multiple sources to facilitate developer engagement and integrate with development workflows and tracking systems
Experience administering Snyk and Endor Labs
Experience integrating Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tooling with application security pipelines
Experience automating workflows via programming and scripting languages such as Python
Experience building logging into DevSecOps pipelines to gain insights into pipeline performance
Experience collaborating with vulnerability and risk management partners to interface with risk management and acceptance processes

Responsibilities

Implementing and maintaining Application Security Testing (AST) tools (SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, etc.) to identify code and dependency vulnerabilities during the software development lifecycle.
Implementing and maintaining Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) tools to centralize and deduplicate findings from multiple solutions and integrate into software development processes.
Acting as the first line of support for users by helping resolve false positives, providing guidance on finding remediation, and evaluating security exception requests.
Integrating security tooling with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CICD) pipelines.
Developing detailed reports on security findings and remediation efforts.
Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of technologies and platforms related to application security, software design and development, containerization, and cloud environments.
Communicate security risks and evangelize secure development practices to development teams and their management.
Lean/understand vulnerabilities, triage security risks at scale in disparate application development environments and business units.