Security Engineer, Application Security

BCI•Victoria, BC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

BCI’s Cyber Security team is looking for a specialized Application Security Engineer to embed alongside development teams and help secure the software BCI builds, from design through deployment. Based in Vancouver or Victoria, this role sits at the intersection of software engineering and security, requiring deep hands-on experience with application security practices including AI assisted development. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Cyber Security Product & Innovation, the Security Engineer is responsible for ensuring all software solutions built by BCI conform to best practices for writing secure software. The Security Engineer will be instrumental in developing security requirements and designing and implementing security solutions. The Security Engineer collaborates and communicates with business and technology teams in an Agile hybrid environment and enables the effective and efficient delivery of secure, quality products. This role has a specialized focus on application security engineering, a discipline that goes beyond general security engineering to address how software is built, tested, and defended throughout its full lifecycle. Application security engineers bring specific expertise to securing development environments, pipelines, and Including AI enabled and low-code/no-code environments Candidates are expected to be actively tracking these developments and to have explored the security implications they introduce, whether through enterprise experience or hands-on self-directed learning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
A minimum of 5 years of experience in progressively senior technical roles with responsibility focused on information security processes, products, and projects
Very strong knowledge in engineering secure systems
Experience with securing cloud environments (MS Azure)
Must have excellent documentation, customer-service, listening, communication and problem-solving skills
Must be able to implement programs, security technologies and solutions to measure and sustain the security posture of large, complex environments
Professional certifications such as Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or equivalent experience is essential
Must have some combination of strong hands-on experience with at minimum 4 or 5 of the following skills or technologies: Identity and access management systems for hybrid environments, Secure coding practices, Systems engineering, Ethical vulnerability research and threat modeling, Windows, UNIX, and Linux operating systems security, virtualization technology security, container security and serverless computing security, Privileged access management systems for hybrid environments, EDR and/or other endpoint protection technologies, Zero Trust system design, Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) systems, Secure application design principles, Data Classification and DLP solutions, Enterprise vulnerability management, including vulnerability assessment, remediation, and reporting, Phishing and social engineering
Experience with application security testing tools including Static analysis/SAST, Dynamic analysis/DAST, IAST, and Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Knowledge of secure API design, authentication patterns (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect), and API gateway security
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security scanning (Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation)
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C#, or Go
Knowledge of AI/ML application security considerations, including prompt injection prevention and model security

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agile methods (Scrum) and DevOps practices is an asset
Professional certifications such as GWAPT, GWEB, CSSLP, CEH, OSWE, or equivalent experience is an asset

Responsibilities

Development of new and innovative ways to solve existing production security issues as well as evaluate new technologies and processes that enhance security capabilities
Develops technical security requirements for new products, tools and services envisioned for implementation at BCI
Help and guide projects during solution design phase
Collaborates and coordinates with application, operations, and product teams to provide guidance on the development of secure product designs that meet security requirements
Ability to communicate complex security issues and develop security user stories in language that non-technical stake holders can understand
Ability to respond to information security issues at each stage of a project’s lifecycle
Proactively identifies risks and issues and proposes solutions to remove barriers
Undertakes special projects or assignments as required
Ability to document designs as well as produce technical reports in support of security initiatives
Consults on designs, implementations, and maintenance of DevSecOps pipelines that integrate security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA) into CI/CD workflows
Works with DevSecOps to develop and maintain secure coding standards, guidelines, and training materials for development teams
Conducts application security assessments, threat modeling sessions, and architecture reviews for new and existing applications
Champions security culture by embedding into Agile development teams as a security subject matter expert
Triages and prioritizes application security vulnerabilities, working with development teams on remediation strategies
Develops and maintains security testing automation to enable continuous assurance of application security posture
Monitors emerging application security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques to proactively address risks
Leads and completes security risk reviews on software, SaaS, third party and written code
Monitors emerging AI and ML security threats, vulnerabilities and attack techniques and proposes new solutions to emergent risks in these areas
Performs other related duties as required