Application Security Engineer

Cloud Security

Experience:

Salary :

Preferred Notice Period

Opportunity Type:

Placement Type:

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' Clients)

Must have skills:

AWS, OWASP, CI/CD

Forbes Advisor (One of Uplers' Clients) is Looking for:

Cloud Security to join our organization. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in ensuring robust security controls across both applications and organizational data. This candidate is expected to work closely with multiple stakeholders to architect, implement, and monitor effective safeguards. The ideal candidate will champion secure design, conduct risk assessments, drive vulnerability management, and promote data protection best practices for the organization.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security measures for website and API applications.
• Conduct security-first code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and posture audits for business-critical applications.
• Conduct security testing activities like SAST & DAST by integrating them within the projects CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.
• Manage all penetration testing activities including working with external vendors for security certification of business-critical applications.
• Develop and manage data protection policies and RBAC controls for sensitive organizational data like PII, revenue, secrets, etc.
• Oversee encryption, key management, and secure data storage solutions.
• Monitor threats and respond to incidents involving application and data breaches.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, product and compliance teams to achieve security-by-design principles.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.) and internal organizational policies.
• Automate recurrent security tasks using scripts and security tools.
• Maintain documentation around data flows, application architectures, and security controls.

Requirements

• 10+ years experience in application security and/or data security engineering.
• Strong understanding of security concepts including zero trust architecture, threat modeling, security frameworks (like SOC 2, ISO 27001), and best practices in corporate security environments.
• Strong knowledge of modern web/mobile application architectures and common vulnerabilities (like OWASP Top 10, etc.)
• Proficiency in secure coding practices and code reviews for major programming languages including Java, .NET, Python, JavaScript, Typescript, React, etc.
• Hands-on experience in at-least two Software tooling in areas of vulnerability scanning and static/dynamic analysis. Software tooling can include Checkmarx, Veracode, SonarQube, Burp Suite, AppScan, etc.
• Advanced understanding of data encryption, key management, and secure storage (SQL, NoSQL, Cloud) and secure transfer mechanisms.
• Working experience in Cloud Environments like AWS & GCP and familiarity with the recommended security best practices.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS and the controls needed to implement them.
• Experience integrating security into DevOps/CI/CD processes.
• Hands-on experience with automation in any of the scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Ability to conduct incident response and forensic investigations related to application/data breaches.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Perks:

• Day off on the 3rd Friday of every month (one long weekend each month)
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement Program to promote health well-being
• Monthly Office Commutation Reimbursement Program
• Paid paternity and maternity leaves

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