Application Security Lead | Offshore

Photon; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 850,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking an experienced Application Security Specialist in Hyderabad. The role involves integrating security into the software development lifecycle, conducting secure design reviews, and deploying security tools. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in application security, a relevant degree, and familiarity with modern development workflows including CI/CD and cloud platforms. The position offers opportunities for collaboration and personal growth within a vibrant team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in application security.
• Experience in secure code reviews and tools like SAST, DAST, SCA.
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 for web applications.
• Experience securing cloud-based and containerized environments.
• Familiar with OWASP Top 10 and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Integrate security into the software development lifecycle.
• Facilitate secure design reviews and threat modeling.
• Lead the Security Champions Program.
• Embed security checks into CI/CD with Platform DevOps.
• Design secure-default architectures with Platform DevOps.
• Perform secure code reviews and advise remediations.
• Establish and track SLA governance for findings.
• Maintain application asset inventory.
• Lead Security Champions Program to promote secure culture.
• Act as trusted advisor to development and cross-functional teams.
• Provide training on secure coding practices.
• Evaluate and implement security tools and automation.

Skills

Application Security

Cloud-based environments

Containerization

Secure coding practices

SAST/SCA/DAST analysis

CICD pipelines

Collaboration

Vulnerability assessment

Docker

Kubernetes

SAST/DAST/SCA

Veracode

Snyk

Burp Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

Snyk

Veracode

Burpsuite

Azure Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Veracode

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

• Shift left” security efforts to build security into the software development lifecycle.
• Conduct secure design reviews and threat modeling to identify and prioritize risks, attack surfaces, and vulnerabilities.
• Deploy and operationalize static (SAST), dynamic (DAST), dependency (SCA) and secrets scanning.
• Work with Platform DevOps team to build and maintain security automation tools to seamlessly embed inline security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with Platform DevOps to help design secure‑by‑default architectures and workflows.
• Assist with application security code reviews of source code changes and advise developers on remediating vulnerabilities following secure coding practices.
• Establish and track SLA governance to ensure security findings are identified, prioritized, and remediated.
• Maintain application asset inventory.
• Lead the Security Champions Program to build security‑minded culture amongst developers and IT Operations teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor and partner for development and cross‑functional project teams, providing actionable guidance to address security.
• Help with training on secure coding practices, empowering teams to proactively prevent vulnerabilities.
• Evaluate and implement security tools and automation solutions to enhance the security posture of applications and streamline security processes.

PROFILE

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related professional experience.
• Have 3+ years of hands‑on experience in application security, including securing cloud‑based and containerized environments.
• Experience performing secure code reviews and interpreting SAST/SCA/DAST results.
• Strong experience with modern development workflows, including CI/CD pipelines, using Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions.
• Working knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 for web applications and APIs and how to apply the standard to minimize security risk.
• In‑depth understanding of vulnerabilities and secure coding practices.
• Hands‑on experience with security tools like Snyk, Veracode, Burpsuite or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or C# is preferred.
• Have empathy, collaboration skills, and a learning mindset to work cross‑functionally with engineers of all levels to build security into the product life cycle.
• Possess broad security knowledge to connect the dots across domains and identify holistic ways to lower the overall threat surface.
• Have the ability to distill complex security concepts into clear actions and drive consensus with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrated success in partnering with developers to integrate security.