Senior Application Security Specialist

About the Job

Reporting to the Director of Information Security, the Senior Application Security Specialist is responsible for assessing and securing web-based, in-house developed applications and open-source telephony solutions. This role offers the unique opportunity to collaborate with the security analyst team on new security initiatives and develop in-house tools to support threat monitoring, vulnerability management, and security control administration.

As Senior Application Security Specialist, You Will…

• Assess software and applications for security vulnerabilities through code reviews, automated scanning, fuzzing, and manual inspection.

• Work with the development team and participate in developer sprint planning to identify potential security impacts and mitigation strategies.

• Develop, implement, and manage tools and processes to aid in software security testing activities (SAST, DAST, IAST).

• Provide security reviews and approvals as part of ticketed code-release workflows.

• Implement and manage automated vulnerability scanning tools in the development CI/CD pipeline.

• Champion the development, implementation, and operationalization of a Security Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).

• Document and communicate found issues to the developer or infrastructure teams.

• Work with the security team to identify methods to bolster threat detection and prevention based on discovered issues.

• Liaison with contracted third parties to perform application security assessments.

• Attend client meetings and respond to client questionnaires to address inquiries related to secure development practices.

As a Senior Application Security Specialist, You Need…

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent; or 5 years of comparable work experience.

• Security Certifications such as CISSP, C|ASE, GPEN, or OSCP.

• Professional experience in conducting application security assessments and penetration testing.

• Experience in working with .NET (C#), Python, and ASP.

• Professional experience with penetration testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite, ZAP, SQLMap).

• Experience deploying tools that integrate with CI/CD pipelines to automate vulnerability testing.

• Familiarity with the application of agile coding practices, OWASP, and the OWASP Testing Project, or other similar frameworks.