Application Security Engineer

Are you passionate about building secure applications and integrating security into every stage of the software development lifecycle? We are looking for an experienced L3 Product Security / Application Security Engineer to join our Cyber Security team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement Product Security and Application Security best practices.
• Perform Secure SDLC reviews, threat modeling, and secure architecture assessments.
• Conduct Application Security Assessments, Vulnerability Assessments, and Penetration Testing (VAPT).
• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines as part of DevSecOps practices.
• Perform SAST, DAST, SCA, and code security reviews using industry-standard tools.
• Identify, prioritize, and drive remediation of security vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with Development, DevOps, Infrastructure, Cloud, and SOC teams to improve security posture.
• Support security incident investigations related to applications and provide technical expertise to SOC teams.
• Develop and enhance security monitoring and detection use cases for application threats.
• Ensure compliance with secure coding standards and industry security frameworks.

Required Skills

• Product Security
• Application Security (AppSec)
• DevSecOps
• Secure SDLC
• Threat Modeling
• Secure Code Review
• SAST / DAST / SCA
• Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
• API Security
• OWASP Top 10 / OWASP ASVS
• CI/CD Security
• Docker & Kubernetes Security
• Cloud Security (Azure/AWS)
• Networking Fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SSL/TLS)

SOC Knowledge (Preferred)

Candidates should have exposure to or experience with:

• Security Operations Center (SOC)
• SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar)
• Incident Response
• Threat Hunting
• EDR/XDR (Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne)
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• Log Analysis & Security Monitoring

Security Tools

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Burp Suite
• OWASP ZAP
• Checkmarx
• Veracode
• Fortify
• SonarQube
• Snyk
• Nessus
• Qualys
• Rapid7
• Nmap
• Metasploit

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP
• CSSLP
• OSCP / OSWE
• CEH
• CompTIA Security+
• Microsoft SC-200 / SC-100
• AWS Security Specialty
• Azure Security Engineer Associate

What We're Looking For

• 5–8 years of experience in Product Security, Application Security, or DevSecOps.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and application security testing.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management and penetration testing.
• Ability to collaborate with SOC teams on security monitoring and incident response.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.