Sr. Application Security Engineer

LPL Financial•San Diego, CA

2d•$100,631 - $167,787•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of the Information Security team, the Sr. Application Security Engineer will be responsible for helping to develop, mature, and sustain the Application Security program for the company. Application Security is a top area of focus at LPL. We have incorporated key industry security best practices, technologies and integrated processes to further strengthen our defense posture. This is an exciting time to join the Information Security Vulnerability Management team as we are continuing to expand the Application Security program.

Requirements

5+ years of application security experience
5+ years of experience performing manual testing of APIs and web applications to identify/validate vulnerabilities.
5+ years of experience developing and maintaining enterprise security libraries, components, best practices checklists.
5+ years of experience performing application security risk evaluation, partnering with key stakeholders to further enhance application security CI/CD pipeline and continually assess security posture for improvement.
5+ years of experience creating and maintaining scan profiles for performing static, authenticated dynamic, IAST, and 3rd party library automated analysis with application scanning tools
5+ years of experience with reviewing and analyzing vulnerability scan results and tracking closure of vulnerabilities
Understanding of OWASP Top 10 Critical Web Application Security Risks, their identification, and architecture, design, coding patterns to mitigate them
Knowledge of secure coding best practices, secure SDLC, secure architecture, and DevSecOps methodologies
Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Security, Engineering or Computer Science.
Application development and Security Engineering or Security Architecture experience
Experience using Application Security Code Scanning Tools such as Synopsys, BlackDuck, J-Frog, PrismaCloud, API scanners as well as manual tools such as Burpsuite and Postman
Experience working with security of applications developed in C#, Java, and web (HTML, CSS, JS, React, Angular, REST) technologies
Experience working with DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Perform as an application security SME in the following areas: Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Databases, APIs, Containers and other domains.
Support and maintain application security testing platforms and develop integrations with automation platforms
Work with Application Development teams to review potential false-positive scan results and evaluate proposed mitigating factors
Produce and track application security metrics
Support the secure development and testing of critical Advisor and Investor LPL applications
Mentor and educate product development and quality engineers on secure development and security best practices
Monitor and review CVEs, industry developments, and provide inputs for continuous improvement
Work with Internal Audit, IT Governance, IT Compliance and other key stakeholder groups on specific projects