Evaluates application security in all phases of the software development life cycle. Works closely with team members to define application security best practices, performs software architecture and design reviews, and supports the identification, interpretation, and remediation of vulnerabilities across a variety of applications, programming languages, and platforms.

• Requires one of the following certifications: CEH, Security+, or equivalent.

• Defines best practices, performs software security architecture, and design reviews, and supports the identification, interpretation, and remediation of vulnerabilities across various applications, programming languages and platforms.

• Supports development of technical security safeguards to protect information systems from intentional or accidental access/destruction

• Liaison between development teams and stakeholders to understand and formulate security requirements

• Defines, maintains, and enforces application security best practices.

• Conduct vulnerability assessment and manual/automated code reviews

• Demonstrate vulnerabilities to application owners and provide mitigation recommendations

• Experience with SAST, DAST, and OSA tools.

• Performs and conducts penetration tests and manual/automated code reviews

• Experience with any programming language like Java, .NET, C#, etc.

• Knowledge about Secure Coding best practices and OWASP top 10, SANS 25, CVE, etc.

• Identify AppSec related tools/conduct tool analysis, and provide recommendations

• Apply technical knowledge to analyze/develop, create, and implement process improvements, trouble shooting, and operational support

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other Engineering or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant experience.

• 5-10 years of experience as an Application Security Developer, Application Security Analyst, or equivalent.

Other Job Specific Skills

• Expertise with application server technologies such as Spring Framework, Spring Security, Web Services, REST, and Hibernate.

• In-depth knowledge of and experience with security technologies, single-sign-on and identity management technologies.

• Expertise with web system security concepts, including authentication, authorization (RBAC), encryption/hashing, SAML, and LDAP.

• Knowledge of web application vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting (XSS), sessions hijacking, SQL injection, CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery), OWASP Top 10, and other attack vectors.

• Hands-on experience with encryption, hashing, secure random number generation, key derivation, digital signatures, etc.

• Knowledge of network based, system level and application layer attacks and mitigation methods, and TCP/IP, HTTP/S, and related protocols.

• Experience with static code analysis tools including HP Fortify.

• Familiarity with JavaScript, NodeJS, or other scripting languages and BurpSuite or other intercepting proxy tools.

• Experience working with GIT source code management.

• Must have solid working experience and knowledge of Unix/Linux operating system.

• Experience with one or more of the following technologies: Vagrant, Chef, Rake, Gradle, Jenkins, and Cache DB is preferred.

• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies is preferred.

• Experience with Axiomatics is a plus.