Senior Application Security Engineer

Agile Engine
Houston, TX
Job Description
Role Overview

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

What You Will Do

- Deploy and tune code scanning solutions such as SAST, DAST, and IAST. - Interpret code scanning results to ensure the team is focused on remediation of the highest-risk vulnerabilities. - Perform threat modeling of applications to identify potential threat vectors in the technology stack that could be used by attackers and cause disruption or a potential data breach.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Must be able to prioritize true security risk, reduce scanner noise, and drive timely remediation of meaningful vulnerabilities. Collaborative, solutions-oriented approach; must be able to build trust with development teams and improve security without unnecessarily slowing product delivery.

Requirements

  • Authorized to work for ANY employer in the US
  • Strong hands-on Application Security experience in a modern software-development environment of at least 4 years
  • Software engineering foundation with the ability to read, understand, and discuss code in Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar languages
  • Deep experience deploying, tuning, and interpreting SAST and DAST tools; IAST experience is a plus
  • Demonstrated 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/cloud application security, APIs, authentication/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
  • Upper-intermediate English level

Benefits

  • Professional growth
  • Competitive compensation
  • A selection of exciting projects
  • Flextime
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