Senior Application Security Engineer (New York)

Senior Application Security Engineer

Become a founding member of the Application Security team at CookUnity. You'll work closely with disparate groups inside of CookUnity's engineering organization, ranging from our Infrastructure and Software Engineering teams to ensure we're free from high risk vulnerabilities but also building secure by design solutions.

Responsibilities :

• Lead application security efforts by performing security assessments, code reviews, and penetration testing focused on applications developed in Kotlin, Java, and TypeScript.
• Identify, classify, prioritize, and track remediation of vulnerabilities such as those listed in the OWASP Top 10 and other common weaknesses.
• Use and maintain application security tools such as Burp Suite for dynamic testing, SAST / DAST / IAST tools, and other automated security scanners.
• Collaborate closely with software development teams to enforce secure coding standards and hold Software Engineers accountable for patching vulnerabilities within defined SLAs.
• Integrate security testing and automation into CI / CD pipelines to ensure continuous security validation.
• Define and maintain security requirements and best practices aligned with industry standards such as OWASP, NIST, ISO, PCI DSS, and GDPR.
• Conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and security design reviews for new and existing applications.
• Promote security awareness and provide training to development teams on secure coding and vulnerability mitigation.
• Respond to security incidents and support remediation efforts.
• Recommend and implement new security tools and technologies to improve application security posture.
• Work in Agile and DevSecOps environments to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.

Minimum Requirements :

Preferred Requirements :

Benefits :

Pay Range for this position : $150,000 - $180,000 USD

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

If you're interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.