Application Security Engineer

07 Mar 2025

Vacancy expired!

Role: DevSecOps Engineer

100% Remote

Salary: $110-150k DOE

Ledgent Technology has once again partnered with a key employer in the Portland market for their open Application Security Engineer/ DevSecOps position! This role is 100% remote!
  • Looking for an Application Security Engineer to provide application security testing services to ensure consistent secure software development practices.
  • Their focus is on building a DevSecOps culture working closely with their product and software development teams.
  • In this role, you will serve as an expert by defining, supporting, and managing solutions that partner with cloud operations and application development teams to deliver business value for our client.
  • Support continuous delivery of application vulnerability scanning, remediation, and reporting across various platforms and architectures
  • Manage application vulnerabilities scanning tools (DAST, SAST, and SCA) such as Veracode, SonarQube, and OWASP Dependency Checker
  • Onboard applications into SAST, DAST, and SCA scanning solutions
  • Tune false positives and validate findings with our application development teams
  • Provide education on security practices or methodologies to resolve vulnerabilities
  • Develop, curate, and improve application security detections (static and dynamic) to identify vulnerabilities at scale
  • Partner with the application development function to support streamlined, automated, and effective CI/CD pipeline security testing
  • Drive a culture of DevSecOps, creating reporting and self-service capabilities to drive more ownership and accountability for security across functional teams

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Required.
  • Working knowledge and experience with multiple security domains (e.g., application security, vulnerability reduction, data protection, encryption, logging and monitoring, network security)
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) experience with Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) (e.g. risk assessments, threat modeling, static code analysis, code reviews and dynamic application scanning)
  • Experience working with modern development practices (e.g. micro services, containers, orchestration, continuous integration & delivery pipelines)
  • Experience working in regulated industries leveraging information security management frameworks and industry recognized best practice / standards (e.g. FFIEC CAT, NIST, ISO, and PCI)
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve sensitive issues with other departments and to present information to senior management
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills applied to both technical and business challenges
  • The ability to relate business requirements and risks to technology implementation of security-related issues.
  • Knowledge of security monitoring, diagnostic and administrative tools.
  • Certifications a plus, i.e., CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, CISA
We are an equal opportunity employer and make hiring decisions based on merit. Recruitment, hiring, training, and job assignments are made without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, or any other protected classification. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and make hiring decisions based on merit. Recruitment, hiring, training, and job assignments are made without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, or any other protected classification. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

  • ID: #49421591
  • State: Oregon Portland 97214 Portland USA
  • City: Portland
  • Salary: US110000 - US150000 per annum
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-03-07
  • Deadline: 2023-05-05
  • Category: Et cetera