[Remote] Application Security Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CivicPlus is a company focused on innovation and collaboration to impact local government and the residents they serve. The Application Security Engineer is responsible for embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle, leading application security testing, and driving vulnerability remediation efforts.
Responsibilities
- Perform security code reviews, threat modeling, and architecture reviews across all development projects as part of secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate secure design, secure coding standards, and security controls across the SDLC
- Identify, track, and validate vulnerabilities and security defects from security testing and scanning, collaborating with development teams to inform and prioritize remediation within compliance timeline requirements
- Coordinate external, independent penetration testing of production environments
- Lead application security testing, including static, dynamic, and interactive application security testing (SAST, DAST, IAST)
- Serve as a subject matter expert on application security vulnerabilities (such as the OWASP Top 10) and emerging threats
- Partner closely with organizational functions and key stakeholders to provide guidance, tooling, and training to development teams and ensure secure design principles are applied, risks are mitigated, and applications are resilient against modern threats
Skills
- 3 – 7 Years of experience in application security, secure development, penetration testing, or related field
- Strong understanding of Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), application security controls, and vulnerability management
- Familiarity with secure coding practices across multiple development languages (such as C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, or Python)
- Knowledge of cloud-native and SaaS application environments
- Security+, GSEC, GSSP or equivalent
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Systems, or a related field
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Time Off
- 401(k) plan
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