Senior Application Security Engineer ID87004

AgileEngine • Richmond, VA

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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, or Java and cloud infrastructure such as AWS.

The position is part of a security organization that enables agile development of secure and reliable applications and products. It collaborates with technology stakeholders and engineering teams to prioritize meaningful risks, improve security through automation, establish security metrics, and maintain documentation for key systems. The role offers flexible scheduling with remote and office options.

Requirements

• Be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company cannot sponsor or take over employment visa sponsorship.
• 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 genuine security risk, reduce scanner noise, and drive timely remediation of meaningful vulnerabilities.
• Strong communication and influence skills, including explaining complex security issues to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and ability to build trust with development teams while improving security without unnecessarily slowing product delivery.
• Upper-intermediate English level.

Nice To Haves

• IAST experience.
• Familiarity with Nessus, Burp, and web application firewalls.
• Experience with Static/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 into them.
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure and technologies, preferably AWS.
• Ability to partner across the engineering organization to establish a security posture.
• Results-oriented approach and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Curiosity and motivation to investigate underlying causes.
• Effective communication and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Strategic thinking, including integrating current initiatives and identifying improvements while meeting business needs.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and tune code-scanning solutions such as SAST, DAST, and IAST.
• Interpret code-scanning results and focus remediation efforts on the highest-risk vulnerabilities.
• Perform application threat modeling to identify potential threat vectors that could lead to disruption or data breaches.
• Collaborate with technology stakeholders to establish metrics demonstrating application security proficiency across engineering teams.
• Steer the development of tools and automation that improve application security and enable faster, easier security gains.
• Ensure processes associated with key systems are documented, maintained, and archived.

Benefits

• Professional growth through mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• USD-based competitive compensation.
• Education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
• Exciting projects with modern solutions for Fortune 500 and top product companies.
• Flexible schedule with remote and office options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed