The Lead Application Security Engineer will partner with
Security Engineering Enablement and Security Architecture to design
and ship secure software : secure code reviews and help define
requirements on prerelease control validation (SAST / DAST / SCA, API
security, Container / IaC scans). Drive fix-first coaching-turn
findings into clear remediation guidance and code examples, to help
teams remediate security findings.
The team is
the Center of Excellence (COE) for Application Security, Web
Application Firewalls and Cloud Security. In this capacity, the
Lead AppSec Engineer can provide advice and guidance to teams in
these areas to support the established standards and policies, in
the form of Office Hours, Brown Bags or team consultation
sessions.
Primary
Responsibilities : Operate,
administer, and continuously improve our off the shelf AppSec and
CloudSec tools (WAF infrastructure management, user onboarding,
policy / config, integrations).
Triage and
disposition vulnerabilities across SAST / DAST / SCA / API / IaC / CSPM
sources; lead false positive reviews and suppression / exception
workflows with strong audit trails.
Partner
with Cloud Platform teams to harden AWS / Azure / GCP environments
using CSPM / CNAPP controls, guardrails, and baselines; guide secure
patterns for serverless, containers / Kubernetes, and secrets
management.
Support system administration,
configuration, and maintenance for the AppSec / CloudSec / WAF toolset
(identity / roles, agent health, connectors, backups, upgrades, and
DR testing).
Evaluate security tools on an
ongoing basis, to ensure we are leveraging the best toolset that
meets the enterprise's needs
Serve as
first-line triage for Responsible Disclosure submissions, reproduce
issues, determine severity / impact, assign owners / SLAs, and track to
closure.
Ensure consistent communications with
Responsible Disclosure reporters and internal stakeholders and
maintain accurate records for compliance.
Use
scripting / automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs,
Terraform modules, GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps / GitLab CI) for ad
hoc fixes and to reduce toil (bulk policy changes, project
provisioning, baseline exceptions, report
consolidation).
Stakeholder for helping design
Secure Pipelines to be implemented by the Security Engineering
Enablement
team
Minimum
Qualifications : Bachelor's
degree in a related discipline and 6 years' experience in a related
field. The right candidate could also have a different combination,
such as a master's degree and 4 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 1
year of experience; or 18 years' experience in a related
field
2 years in Application / Product security
or software engineering with a strong security
focus.
Hands on depth with modern
SDLC / DevSecOps in cloud-native environments : microservices, APIs,
containers / Kubernetes, serverless, IaC
(Terraform / CloudFormation / ARM / Bicep), and CI / CD
integration.
Practical expertise operating and
tuning SAST, DAST, SCA, API testing, IaC / container scanners, plus
CNAPP for multi cloud.
Scripting / automation
proficiency (Python preferred; PowerShell / Bash nice) and REST API
integration skills; able to create quick utilities and pipeline
jobs to reduce manual effort.
Strong knowledge
of OWASP Top 10, ASVS, SAMM, NIST SSDF, CSA CCM, secure design
patterns, cryptography fundamentals, authN / Z (OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT), and
common web / API vulns and
mitigations.
Experience triaging responsible
disclosure or bug bounty reports and driving coordinated
remediation with product teams.
Excellent
communicator who can simplify complex risk for engineers and
leaders; bias to action and measurable
outcomes.
Familiarity with software supply
chain security (SBOMs, signing, provenance, dependency risk) and
runtime protection (RASP, WAF / WL, EDR for
containers).
Strong understanding of cloud
architecture and infrastructure
Collaborate
with AI agents to build, test, and deploy software across the SDLC,
by using proper contextual inputs to improve AI understanding and
output quality.
Implement AI-powered features
and pipelines in our software
Contribute to
prompt engineering experimentation and share tool usage
insights.
Define coding standards, review
practices, and ethical guidelines for AI
use.
Mentor peers and coach junior team members
on AI-augmented
development.
Preferred
skills : WAF
engineering experience (policy design, tuning, false positive
management, bot / rate limit controls, logging / observability,
blue / green rollout).
Certifications (e.g.,
CISSP, CSSLP, GWAPT, GCSA, GCP / AWS / Azure security) are a
plus.
Experience with API security (OWASP API
Top 10), Proactive Threat Response, Responsible Disclosure
workflows is a plus.
USD
119,600.00 - 199,400.00 per
year
Compensation : Compensation
includes a base salary of $119,600.00 - $199,400.00. The base
salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on
factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the
selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may
be eligible for additional compensation that may include an
incentive
program.
Benefits : The
Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much
vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the
company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays
throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness
annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the
form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave,
volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Application Security Engineer • Redan, GA, United States