Senior Application Security Engineer

Dallas, TX

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4 days ago

Job Description

A financial institution is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to lead hands-on application security initiatives across the software development lifecycle.

This role combines DevSecOps engineering, security automation, vulnerability assessment, API protection, and advanced third-party software analysis. The engineer will work closely with application development and security teams to strengthen software security controls and improve application trust.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Embed automated application security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with developers on secure coding, code reviews, and threat modeling.
Perform static and dynamic application security testing.
Identify application vulnerabilities and work with stakeholders on remediation.
Evaluate third-party software, source code, software dependencies, and compiled applications.
Contribute to software trust validation and secure software approval processes.
Assess API vulnerabilities and support WAF management.
Incorporate threat intelligence into software risk assessments.
Coordinate penetration testing activities and external vendor engagement.

Role Requirements

Hands-on Application Security or DevSecOps experience.
CI/CD integration and secure software development knowledge.
Python proficiency relevant to security engineering.
SAST and DAST experience.
API security and WAF knowledge.
GitHub security tooling experience.
Secure SDLC, threat modeling, and vulnerability management.
Experience with third-party software risk, software composition analysis, or binary analysis.
Knowledge of software supply chain security and threat intelligence.
AI knowledge and strong communication skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Banking or financial services background.
Mandarin language skills.

Numbers & Facts

Location

Dallas, TX

Skills

Analysis Skillsunmatched
Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
Applications Securityunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Banking Servicesunmatched
Code Reviewsunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Securityunmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
Continuous Integrationunmatched
Financial Servicesunmatched
GitHubunmatched
Machine Toolunmatched
Mandarin Chinese Languageunmatched
Penetration Testingunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Riskunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Secure Codingunmatched
Security Attacksunmatched
Security Softwareunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
Software Testingunmatched
Software Validationunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Threat Modelingunmatched

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