Senior Application Security Engineer ID87004

AgileEngine•Blacksburg, VA

About The Position

AgileEngine is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to strengthen secure coding and DevSecOps practices across engineering teams. The role deploys and tunes SAST, DAST, and IAST tools, conducts threat modeling, and integrates security controls into CI/CD pipelines. The engineer should be comfortable working with Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar languages and cloud infrastructure such as AWS. The position is part of a security organization focused on enabling the agile development of secure and reliable applications and products. It involves helping engineering teams prioritize and remediate meaningful vulnerabilities, improving application security through automation, establishing security metrics, and maintaining documentation for key systems and processes. AgileEngine offers professional growth opportunities, competitive USD-based compensation, budgets for education, fitness, and team activities, exciting projects, and a flexible schedule with remote and office options. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company cannot sponsor or take over employment visa sponsorship at this time.

Requirements

At least 4 years of hands-on application security experience in a modern software-development environment.
Software engineering foundation and ability to read, understand, and discuss code in Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar languages.
Deep experience deploying, tuning, and interpreting SAST and DAST tools.
Experience conducting threat modeling and translating findings into practical security requirements.
Experience integrating security testing and controls into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
Working knowledge of AWS or cloud application security, APIs, authentication and authorization, secrets management, and common web application vulnerabilities.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt.
Ability to prioritize security risks, reduce scanner noise, and drive timely remediation of meaningful vulnerabilities.
Strong communication and influence skills, including the ability to explain complex security issues to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and ability to build trust with development teams.
Upper-intermediate English level.
Authorization to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship or transfer is not available.

Nice To Haves

IAST experience.
Familiarity with Nessus, Burp, and web application firewalls.
Experience with static and dynamic application security testing methodologies and tools.
Experience conducting a detailed threat-model exercise.
Experience assessing CI/CD pipelines from a security perspective and integrating security tools with pipelines.
Experience with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS.
A collaborative approach to partnering across engineering organizations to establish a security posture.
Results-oriented mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
Curiosity and interest in understanding underlying causes.
Effective communication and a solution-oriented mindset.
Strategic thinking focused on integrating current initiatives, improving practices, and meeting business needs.

Responsibilities

Deploy and tune code-scanning solutions, including SAST, DAST, and IAST.
Interpret code-scanning results and help teams prioritize remediation of the highest-risk vulnerabilities.
Conduct application threat modeling to identify threat vectors that could lead to disruption or data breaches.
Collaborate with technology stakeholders to establish metrics demonstrating application security proficiency across engineering teams.
Guide the development of tools and automation that make application security improvements faster and easier for teams.
Ensure processes associated with key systems are documented, maintained, and archived.
Integrate security testing and controls into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
Partner with engineering teams to improve security while supporting product delivery.