Senior Application Security Engineer

Agile Engine
Chicago, IL
Job Description
Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Application Security Engineer to strengthen secure coding and DevSecOps practices across engineering teams. This person deploys and tunes SAST, DAST, and IAST tools, conducts threat modeling, and integrates security controls into CI/CD pipelines.

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 have strong hands-on Application Security experience in a modern software-development environment of at least 4 years. Must have software engineering foundation with the ability to read, understand, and discuss code in Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar languages.

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
  • 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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