Senior Application Security Engineer

IDEMIA•,

3d•$112,130 - $140,171

About The Position

IDEMIA Public Security, a division of IDEMIA Group, is the leading provider of secure and trusted biometric-based solutions, transforming public and private organizations across the globe. Our industry-enabled and client-specific solutions draw upon decades of expertise in biometrics to revolutionize the fields of public security, justice and public safety, travel and transport, identity, and access control. Built on privacy and trust, our market-leading iris, fingerprint and facial recognition solutions top independent benchmarking for accuracy, fairness and scalability. These exacting standards enable our clients to build safer, fairer societies where people can live, interact, and move about freely. With 4000+ employees around the world and 150+ partners worldwide, we offer more than just a job - we provide a dynamic environment where innovation thrives, opportunities abound, and your talents are valued. Be part of a global leader shaping the future of biometric based technology. IDEMIA's Justice & Public Safety division develops biometric identification platforms used by law enforcement agencies across North America. Our systems process fingerprint, facial recognition, and criminal history data in support of active investigations, which requires that security be embedded throughout our engineering practices rather than addressed at the end of the development cycle. We are seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to define and own our holistic approach to application security across the full software development lifecycle. You will establish the security controls that govern our engineering practices, guide multiple teams across three product lines in their implementation, and remain directly involved in hands-on execution. This is a senior individual contributor position with significant organizational influence and no direct reports.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of combined software engineering and security experience, including substantive time in a DevSecOps capacity
Demonstrated experience embedding security controls directly into CI/CD pipelines
Proven ability to conduct security reviews of application and cloud architectures
Practical experience triaging SAST, SCA, and penetration test findings, including distinguishing material risk from false positives
Working knowledge of cloud security in AWS and/or Azure, preferably government cloud environments
Familiarity with FedRAMP, CJIS, NIST 800-53, or comparable frameworks
Ability to obtain and maintain background clearances from local, state, and federal agencies
Availability to travel approximately 10% of the time

Nice To Haves

Certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, GWAPT, or OSCP
Experience in biometrics, identity management, or public safety software
Threat modeling experience (STRIDE, PASTA, or comparable)
Secrets management and software supply chain security, including SBOM generation

Responsibilities

Define and own the holistic approach to security
Establish security controls and validation gates for each lifecycle stage: design, code, build, deploy, software customization and delivery, and operations
Develop the standards, guardrails, and documentation guiding multiple engineering teams across three product lines
Partner with our internal shared security services team, which conducts penetration testing and SAST/SCA scanning, to triage findings, assess severity, and set remediation priorities
Conduct architecture and design reviews to identify security risk, and collaborate with engineering teams on remediation
Develop and enhance security stages within our CI/CD pipelines
Participate in incident response and triage activities
Maintain our FedRAMP and CJIS compliance posture as it pertains to application security
Represent our security approach in customer engagements, audits, and technical reviews