Application Security Engineer

Nabout Leidos

United States

about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience required

1 year minimum

Compensation

$107,900.0 - $195,050.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

jobs.military.com

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Computing Platforms Configuration Management Computer Programming Continuous Integration Elasticsearch Machine Learning Systems Development Life Cycle Software Tools Ansible Cloudera

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Secure Coding Software Engineering Data Logging Webinspect Scripting Software Security Gitlab Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Information Technology Rancher Microfocus Static Application Security Testing Dynamic Application Security Testing

Job description

Ensure continuous monitoring of all CSD managed applications and implement an alerting system for critical incidents\n
Participate in market research to identify new security solutions as required to avoid obsolescence and to improve the overall security posture\n
Develop, deploy, maintain, and/or assist in the implementation and integration of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into CBP’s security tool suite.\n
Integrate security best practices into the software development life cycle (SDLC) and ensure security is embedded from design to deployment.\n
Utilize SAST tools to analyze source code for vulnerabilities.\n
Work closely with development teams and ISSOs to remediate identified security issues.\n
Conduct security assessments using Microfocus WebInspect and other DAST tools.\n
Collaborate with development teams to address and remediate dynamic security findings.\n
Implement and manage container security tools, with a focus on Anchore, to ensure secure container deployments.\n
Provide recommendations for secure container orchestration.\n
Work on ensuring systems and applications comply with Security Technical Implementation Guide\n
Establish and maintain the definitive current basis for control and status accounting of application systems and their configuration items.\n
Select configuration items at appropriate levels for application products to facilitate documentation, control\n
Tune logging capabilities for efficiency, identify shortfalls, and recommend improvements and new technologies for application logging.\n
Support the CSD Service Desk in managing and executing the Vulnerability Identification and Remediation process for applications.\n

Requirements

BS degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience\n
3+ years of prior experience in application security with a focus on SAST, SCA, DAST\n
Knowledge of secure coding practices and integration into SDLC\n
Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards\n
Strong programming/scripting skills\n
Excellent communication and collaboration skills\n
Working in an Agile project management environment\n
Must have a Top Secret Clearance with SCI\n
Must be able to report into the Ashburn VA office up to 5 days per week.\n, * Master’s with 1-2 years of prior experience in application security with a focus on SAST, SCA, DAST\n
Experience with data engineering tools such as Kubernetes/Rancher, Cloudera\n
Experience with Configuration Management and IaC tools such as Salt or Ansible\n
Experience with scripting languages, CI/CD tools, Elasticsearch, or Gitlab\n
Experience working in an air-gapped environments\n
Experience working in large computing environments (> 1,000 end-points) \n