Senior DevSecOps & App Security Engineer

Cognizant; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company based in Toronto is looking for an App Security Specialist with 6-9 years of experience in software development and DevOps. This hybrid role requires extensive knowledge in secure coding and API security. You will design secure APIs, implement CI/CD pipelines, and automate security processes. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, and programming languages like Python and JavaScript, and is equipped to drive a security-first approach in collaborative environments.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years total experience in software development and DevOps.
• At least 2-3 years hands-on security exposure.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Secure API development with strong authentication and data protection.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs.
• Work with PostgreSQL and other RDBMS for data security.
• Contribute to Security by Design with threat modeling.
• Write scripts to automate security scans.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for secure deployments.
• Collaborate to embed security culture across teams.

Skills

DevSecOps

Gen AI Security

Secure coding (OWASP Top 10, SANS CWE)

API security (OAuth2, JWT, input validation)

CI/CD security integration (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning)

Python

JavaScript

Java

Go

PostgreSQL database security

Threat modeling & secure architecture reviews

Security automation scripting

Job description

A leading technology company based in Toronto is looking for an App Security Specialist with 6-9 years of experience in software development and DevOps. This hybrid role requires extensive knowledge in secure coding and API security. You will design secure APIs, implement CI/CD pipelines, and automate security processes. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, and programming languages like Python and JavaScript, and is equipped to drive a security-first approach in collaborative environments.