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# Application Security Engineer

- **Company:** MSYS Inc.
- **Location:** Windsor charter Township, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cross-Site Request Forgery, Firefox, IBM Websphere Application Server, Mobile Application Software, WildFly (JBoss AS), Node.Js, OAuth, Open Source Technology, OpenID, Oracle (Applications), Open Web Application Security, Fortify (Software), Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Google Cloud, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Software Security, Backend, AngularJS, Tenable Nessus, Synopsys Black Duck, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Devsecops, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/523d0a07-2442-4e0d-b5f0-44bc0a1c903b

## About the Role

* Minimum of 5+ years of total IT related experience.
 * 3+ years implementing/utilizing Federal, Industry and Open-Source Security Guidance and Secure Coding Practices (OWASP Top 10, SANS, CERT, CWE Top 25, Critical Security Controls, Cloud Security Alliance, SafeCode etc.)
 * 3+ years with both compiled and interpreted languages such as Angular, React, Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, IBM WebSphere App server, Oracle JBoss, .NET stacks
 * 3+ years with networking, infrastructure, secure application development and security automation (DevSecOps).
 * 3+ years of hands-on knowledge building and deploying secure complex distributed web and mobile applications.

## Description

Senior Full Stack Application Development Security Auditor who is passionate about designing and building secure platforms and applications through Dynamic, Static and Software Composition Analysis assessments. This position is not a member of the Security Operations Center, rather it is dedicated to working with software development teams on secure coding practices. The ideal candidate will feel comfortable working with both front-end, back-end and cloud-based application developers. Partnering with distributed teams to help transform the way systems are built, secured, authorized and securely operated for continuous compliance and risk mitigation. Specifically, this candidate will help lead efforts to implement security patterns and practices with orchestration and automation tools that automate the secure configuration, verification, compliance, and authorization of systems and their development. They will be a key member of a team tasked with maturing the organization's secure
software development practices., * Chrome/Firefox/Edge Development tools to see the request/response headers

 * Experience with Application Security scanning tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, ASOC, Container/Cloud) a must.
 * Experience with Coverity, BlackDuck, SRM, Fortify a plus
 * HTTP Request/Response headers for web and Restful API calls
 * Ability to explain in detail any of the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities
 * Cross Site Scripting, Injection attacks, SSRF, CSRF, XML entity, etc.
 * API Security
 * JWT
 * OAUTH/OIDC/PKCE
 * Web, API replay attacks
 * High-level understanding of containers
 * Cloud development experience (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform)


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