Application Security Engineer (India)

The Security Engineer position is a hands-on role that involves evaluating and enforcing application security in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This position will work closely with our security and engineering teams on conducting white box security testing, and support the identification, interpretation, and remediation of vulnerabilities across a variety of applications, programming languages, and platforms.

In this role you will…

• Maintain security tools/processes to effectively secure our cloud-based environments (AWS, GovCloud, GCP)

• Conduct white box security testing to assess and validate application security

• Define, maintain, and enforce application security best practices and evaluate application security tools to improve our detection and prevention capabilities

• Monitor and track progress of found vulnerabilities and maintain the history

• Explain and demonstrate vulnerabilities to application/system owners, and provide recommendations for mitigation

• Issue reports on assigned application and system scans

You’ve got what it takes if you have…

• Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology related field of study or equivalent post high school education and/or work-related experience

• 4+ years of experience in web and/or mobile application security

• Knowledge of information security principles, web applications, and a level of familiarity with malicious code and common techniques used by hackers

• Experience with common SDLC tools: static and dynamic code analysis, open source management, container security, threat modeling, etc.

• Experience with HTML and JavaScript along with a solid understanding of HTTP protocol

• Experience coordinating penetration testing activities and performing penetration testing

• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools (Git, Jenkins) and integrating security solutions into CI/CD pipelines is a plus

• Experience creating solutions in C#, Python, Node.JS, or Go, and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation) is a plus

• Knowledge of microservices architectures is a plus

• Experience working on security responsibilities for a SaaS or PaaS solutions, preferably in AWS is a plus

• Basic knowledge of SQL and prior experience with programming in one or more server-side technologies such as ASP.NET Core is a plus.

• Thorough understanding of SDLC and software security maturity models such as Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) or OWASP Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) is a plus

• Experience conducting secure code development training is a plus

• Knowledge of cryptographic tools and/or security APIs is a plus

• Experience interacting with security vendors and customers is a plus

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; outstanding oral and written communication skills

• Self-motivation and the ability to work under minimal supervision are a must

• Excellent at multitasking, and open to constant learning

• Energetic and positive attitude

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