Application Security Analyst M/V/X

WERAANBIEDING UIT EEN ANDERE REGIO; Mont-Saint-Guibert; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WERAANBIEDING UIT EEN ANDERE REGIO is seeking an Application Security Analyst to join a dedicated security practice. You will perform security assessments on client applications and help define roadmaps to improve secure software development.

You will mentor junior staff, stay current with industry trends, and participate in presales discussions to shape secure software offerings for clients.

Qualifications

• Security assessment experience across the SDLC.
• Experience with secure coding practices and security reviews.
• Ability to train and coach teams on security topics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out security assessments on client applications and propose security roadmaps.
• Guide organisations on Secure-SDLC/DevSecOps adoption and tooling integration.
• Deliver training and coaching sessions for security champions at client sites.

Job description

Who we are looking forAs an Application Security Analyst, you will integrate our Secure Software Development practice. Together with our 20 experts, we develop, maintain, support and host Specialized Software. Our expertise is two-fold: Proposing our expertise to clients’ development teams in securing their Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC or Secured-SDLC). Developing highly secured softwares (Security by design) based on customer’s requirments (e.g. itsme – authentication app) ;In this frame, we are recruiting an Application Security Analyst who will play a key role in our application security services growth over the next few years.

Your roleAs an Application Security Analyst your role is to carry out security assessments on applications used by our customers. Based on the results of the assessment, you will propose security recommendations. These are short-, medium- and long-term solutions that will serve as the basis for building an application security roadmap for the company. Depending on your qualifications, you may be required to implement these recommendations in terms of processes, tools and developer trainings (security champions, awareness). Your main contacts at the customer will be the CISOs and their security teams.

• Assess an existing SDLC (i.e., SAMM Assessment but we stay open to other methodologies we’ll define together),
• Give guidance on establishing a secure software development lifecycle (Secure-SDLC / DevSecOps),
• Help development teams to integrate application security best practices (e.g. OWASP ASVS), and security tooling/processes in their development pipeline (SAST, DAST, SCA, CVE follow-up, ...),
• Give training and coaching sessions to new security champions at client.
• Participate in presales meetings around application security.

• Mentorship and support: Providing guidance and mentorship to team members, especially those in junior positions, will be crucial.
• Your support will help them navigate complex missions, leading their professional growth and ensuring successful project outcomes.
• Technology watch: You will follow new tools, technical evolutions and industry trends, and share your knowledge with the team. This proactive approach will ensure that our offerings remain cutting-edge, relevant, and aligned with our clients’ ever-evolving needs.
• Relationships strengthening with our trusted business partners/suppliers: You will be our key representative in application security associations, or during application security events/conferences/meetings.
• Asset creation: Developing new assets and methodologies to complement and enhance our solutions will be part of your responsibility. These assets and methodologies will not only increase the efficiency of our solutions but also support and empower your colleagues in delivering high-quality results.