Application Security Engineer

Remote • Posted 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • SCA
  • SAST
  • Software Security

Summary

The Code Security Engineer is responsible for the administration, operation, and continuous improvement of the organization's code security capabilities, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Software Composition Analysis (SCA). This role supports security tooling operations, runtime monitoring, developer enablement, and end-user support while partnering with engineering teams to develop integrations, automation, reporting, and processes that improve security visibility and operational efficiency across the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

  • Administer and support SAST and SCA platforms.
  • Configure, maintain, and optimize security scanning and runtime monitoring capabilities.
  • Analyze security findings and assist development teams with vulnerability remediation and risk reduction.
  • Provide end-user support, troubleshooting, and onboarding assistance for security tools and related processes.
  • Monitor platform health, scan coverage, performance metrics, and operational effectiveness.
  • Design and develop integrations between security platforms, CI/CD pipelines, reporting systems, and other enterprise tools.
  • Build automation and one-off solutions to improve security workflows and reduce operational overhead.
  • Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to deploy and manage tooling and supporting infrastructure.
  • Develop dashboards, metrics, and reporting to support security program visibility and decision-making.
  • Collaborate with development, DevOps, and security teams to integrate security into engineering workflows.
  • Contribute to security tooling roadmaps, enhancement efforts, and operational improvements.

 

Required Qualifications

  • Experience with:
    • Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
    • Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
  • Experience providing end-user support and troubleshooting technical issues.
  • Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code technologies.
  • Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages:
    • Javascript
    • Python
    • Java
  • Experience developing automation, integrations, or operational tooling.
  • Understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) principles and application security practices.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Unit testing experience.
  • Experience writing one-off automation and data-processing scripts.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) experience.
  • Power BI experience.
  • Windows Server administration experience.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, API gateways, and DevOps practices.

 

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  • Dice Id: 90932917
  • Position Id: 9132946
  • Posted 3 hours ago
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Kara Kloiber

Recruiter @ Encore Talent Solutions

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