Web Application Security Engineer
Company Name
Full-Time
$100,000 per year
Remote (United States)
Security
Job Overview
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Job Title
Web Application Security Engineer
Job Type
Full-Time
Category
Security
Offered Salary
$100,000 per year
Experience
3+ years of professional experience in web application security, penetration testing, or a related role.
Degree
Not Specified
Location
Remote (United States)
Job Description
Here is what the team is counting on you to own and how you will make an impact.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Web Application Security Engineer to join our fully remote team. You will be the cornerstone of our application security efforts, responsible for proactively identifying vulnerabilities, championing secure coding practices, and working directly with development teams to fortify our products from the ground up. Key Responsibilities: * Conduct regular security assessments, including penetration testing and code reviews, on our web applications and services. * Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate security tools and practices into the CI/CD pipeline (Shift-Left security). * Triage and validate vulnerabilities from various sources, including bug bounty programs and automated scanners. * Develop and deliver secure coding guidelines and training to raise the security IQ of the entire engineering organization. * Research the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures to keep our defenses ahead of the curve. * Assist in incident response and forensic analysis in the event of a security breach.
Professional Skills
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Web Application Security
Penetration Testing
Code Review
OWASP Top 10
Injection Attacks
XSS
CSRF
Broken Authentication
Security Misconfigurations
Sensitive Data Exposure
Burp Suite
OWASP ZAP
Nessus
JavaScript
Python
Java
C#
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