Application Security Engineer
Brooklyn, NY
PruTech Solutions, Inc.
About PruTech
Founded in 1998, PruTech is dedicated to problem-solving, creating solutions, and maintaining strong partnerships with its clients. PruTech serves a diverse list of clients in different industries from government to finance, retail, and manufacturing. PruTech has offices in New York City, Washington DC, North Carolina, and two nearshore offices in Mexico City and India.
With over 20 years of Information Technology and system integration experience, PruTech provides multiple ways to assist organizations with future technology requirements including:
- Project based system integration
- Custom software solutions
- Package implementations
- Consulting and advisory services
- Big data and analytics
- Nearshore and offshore services
Position Overview
The Application Security Engineer is embedded within the Application Development team and ensures security is integrated into all stages of software development. The role focuses on designing and building secure applications while working closely with application administrators who manage security tools and CI/CD pipelines.
This position is responsible for enabling developers to produce secure, resilient, and compliant software for FDNY’s web, mobile, API, GIS, and cloud-based systems supporting Fire, EMS, and administrative operations.
Core Responsibilities
1. Secure Software Development
- Establish and apply secure coding practices within the development team.
- Define and enforce secure coding standards for Java, .NET, Python, and JavaScript applications.
- Conduct secure design and architecture reviews for new and legacy systems.
- Educate developers on secure coding practices, authentication/authorization best practices, and common application vulnerabilities.
- Apply protections aligned with:
- OWASP Top 10
- OWASP API Security Top 10
2. Application & API Security
- Design and implement secure REST APIs and web services.
- Implement secure authentication/authorization using:
- Secure Java and JavaScript applications, including:
- Ensure secure handling of tokens, sessions, and secrets.
- Collaborate with App Admins and Security team to integrate applications into WAFs, load balancers, and other security monitoring tools.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Minimum 4+ years in secure application development.
- Prior hands-on software development experience.
- Strong understanding of:
- Web and mobile application architecture
- Internet protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, WebSockets)
- REST API security
- Expertise in SAST, DAST, and SCA concepts (understanding results and remediation), in collaboration with App Admins.
- Familiarity with security tools such as Veracode, Burp Suite, Zimperium, Prisma, Rapid7.
- Experience applying NIST 800-53 and 800-171 controls at the application design level.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently within a development-focused team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of:
- Core Java, J2EE, Spring Boot
- React, AngularJS, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
- Experience designing secure GIS systems.
- Familiarity with public safety or emergency response systems.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
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