Senior Analyst Application Security

S&P Global Market Intelligence; Dadri, Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Market Intelligence is seeking an experienced Application Security Leader to drive secure coding practices, architect secure designs, and mentor security analysts across global engineering teams.

The role emphasizes automation-first approaches, integration into GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins workflows, and collaboration with product, cloud, and risk stakeholders to reduce enterprise risk. A strong background in secure software engineering is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, secure software engineering, or pentesting.
• Strong knowledge of SAST, SCA, DAST, threat modeling, secure design, and CI/CD security.
• Experience integrating security controls into GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins and cloud-native delivery environments.
• Experience using generative AI and AI-assisted development tools to build security tools or automations.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex application security assessments across SAST, SCA, DAST, API security, secrets detection, and threat modeling.
• Drive integration of security controls into developer workflows across GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and cloud-native platforms.
• Perform threat modeling and security design reviews for new apps, APIs, and cloud services.
• Design and implement AI-enabled security capabilities to improve testing, triage, and remediation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve systemic risks and establish scalable security controls.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring while contributing to enterprise standards and audit-ready docs.

Skills

Application Security

DevSecOps

Threat Modeling

CI/CD Security

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

Job Summary

Grade Level (for internal use): 10

The Team: The SGA Application Security team operates as a strategic security partner, combining Application Security, DevSecOps, Exposure Management, and AI Security capabilities to proactively reduce risk while enabling innovation. Our collaborative, fast-paced culture emphasizes automation-first approaches, developer partnership, and continuous learning in emerging technologies. Team members gain exposure to enterprise-wide security transformation initiatives, AI-powered security tools, and opportunities to solve complex challenges that impact global engineering teams.

Responsibilities and Impact

• Lead complex application security assessments across multiple testing methodologies including SAST, SCA, DAST, API security, secrets detection, and threat modeling to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities
• Drive integration of security controls into developer workflows across GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and cloud-native platforms, implementing risk-based quality gates that enhance secure coding practices
• Perform comprehensive threat modeling and security design reviews for new applications, APIs, and cloud services, providing strategic guidance on secure architecture decisions
• Design and implement AI-enabled Application Security capabilities including custom tools, agents, and automations that improve security testing, triage, and remediation while meeting enterprise governance standards
• Partner with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, cloud, and risk stakeholders to resolve systemic application risks and establish scalable security controls across the SDLC
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to security analysts and engineering partners while contributing to enterprise standards, procedures, and audit-ready documentation

What We're Looking For

Basic Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 6+ years of experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, secure software engineering, or penetration testing with hands-on technical expertise
• Strong knowledge of application security testing methodologies including SAST, SCA, DAST, threat modeling, secure design principles, and CI/CD security practices
• Experience integrating security controls into development platforms such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and cloud-native delivery environments
• Practical experience using generative AI and AI-assisted development tools to build custom security tools, scripts, integrations, or automations
• Ability to lead technical engagements, communicate complex security risks to senior stakeholders, and drive remediation across distributed engineering teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities with collaborative team approach
• Adaptability to work in fast-paced, evolving technology environments

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI agents, agentic architectures, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation, and secure integration of AI with enterprise platforms
• Experience with cloud application security across multi-cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP with understanding of cloud-native security controls
• Strong automation capabilities and experience improving security operations at enterprise scale using scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or similar
• Experience with software supply chain security initiatives including dependency governance, artifact management, provenance validation, and trusted package consumption practices

Location - Gurugram,Noida,Uttarpradesh,Hyderabad