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# Application Security Engineer

- **Company:** Northern Trust
- **Location:** Tempe, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $69,825 - $111,815
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Programming Tools, Github, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Software Security, Information Technology, Checkmarx, Software Version Control, Devsecops, Servicenow
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/60512360-application-security-engineer

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, systems integration, automation, security engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.

 * Experience developing or integrating technology using APIs, scripting, software development, workflow technologies, automation, or comparable engineering methods.

 * Experience working with source control, CI/CD, cloud services, developer tooling, enterprise platforms, or comparable software-delivery technologies., * Two or more years of relevant professional experience in a technical engineering discipline.

 * Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with Application Security, DevSecOps, security testing, vulnerability-management technologies, or software-delivery security.

 * Experience with technologies such as GitHub, Checkmarx, ServiceNow, cloud platforms, or comparable development, workflow, and security technologies.

 * Experience improving technical workflows through automation, integration, observability, or reliability engineering.

## Description

The Application Security Engineer will help engineer, run, and continuously improve technical capabilities that support Northern Trust's Application Security program.

This hands-on engineering role works across security platforms, integrations, automation, developer workflows, and technical service delivery. The engineer will perform and troubleshoot technical work, learn how Application Security capabilities function end to end, and help standardize and automate repeatable activities as those workflows become sufficiently understood.

Prior Application Security experience is not required. We are looking for someone with a strong engineering foundation, curiosity, and the ability to learn and improve complex technical systems.

Job Responsibilities

 * Configure, support, and improve Application Security platforms, integrations, automation, and technical workflows.

 * Help integrate security capabilities with source control, CI/CD, developer, workflow, cloud, and enterprise technology platforms.

 * Troubleshoot technical failures across platforms, integrations, APIs, pipelines, and related dependencies.

 * Develop automation, scripts, integrations, documentation, and reusable technical patterns that reduce repetitive manual work and improve reliability.

 * Partner with senior engineers, software-development teams, technology partners, and vendors to improve Application Security delivery.