Senior Specialist Application Security Engineer

DKSH Management Ltd.; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DKSH is seeking a Senior Specialist Application Security Engineer in Kuala Lumpur to safeguard our digital landscape across the SDLC. You will lead penetration testing coordination, vulnerability management, and governance to protect web, API, and cloud applications.

You will produce remediation guidance, track findings, and drive risk-based remediation with developers, QA, and security operations, ensuring timely closure and strong security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in cybersecurity, CS, or IT.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience with a focus on application security and secure SDLC.
• Ability to coordinate penetration testing, review reports, and drive remediation.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and API security.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage application penetration testing activities (scoping, scheduling, evidence collection, vendor coordination, report review, retest tracking, closure).
• Conduct or support security assessments for web, API, mobile, cloud, and enterprise apps using manual testing and automated tools.
• Own vulnerability tracking from discovery to remediation with proper categorization and due dates.
• Provide remediation guidance for SQLi, XSS, broken authentication, insecure direct object references, weak crypto, and insecure configurations.
• Support secure SDLC activities including security requirements, threat modeling, and release checks.
• Prepare executive/technical reports on findings, remediation status, and risk themes.
• Drive remediation coordination across application owners, developers, QA, vendors, and security teams.
• Influence teams to validate closure based on evidence.

Skills

Penetration testing coordination

Vulnerability management

Secure SDLC

Remediation guidance

Risk-based remediation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/Software Engineering/IT

Tools

Burp Suite

Invicti

OWASP ZAP

Qualys

Microsoft Defender

SAST/DAST/SCA tooling

Job description

Title: Senior Specialist Application Security Engineer

Location: Kuala Lumpur, MY

Global Business Unit: OTH

Job Function: Information Technology

Requisition Number: 246482

Description:

About the Role

As an Application Security Engineer, you play a critical role in safeguarding DKSH's digital landscape by driving application security assurance across the full software development lifecycle. Your expertise in penetration testing, vulnerability management, and Application Security (AppSec) governance ensures that internal, third‑party, and internet‑facing applications are protected, resilient, and aligned with DKSH's security standards.

What You Will Deliver

• Coordinate and manage application penetration testing activities including scoping, scheduling, evidence collection, vendor coordination, report review, retest tracking, and closure validation to ensure testing outcomes are thorough and actionable.
• Conduct or support technical security assessments for web, Application Programming Interface (API), mobile, cloud-hosted, and enterprise applications using manual testing and automated tools, delivering findings that drive meaningful risk reduction.
• Own application vulnerability tracking from discovery through to remediation, ensuring findings are categorized by severity, affected application, owner, risk, due date, and closure status to maintain full visibility and accountability.
• Provide clear and practical remediation guidance for vulnerabilities including SQL injection, Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS), authentication flaws, insecure direct object references, weak encryption, insecure configuration, vulnerable components, and missing logging.
• Support secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) activities including security requirements, threat modeling inputs, secure coding guidance, release checks, and security sign‑off criteria to embed security throughout application delivery.
• Prepare executive and technical reports summarizing critical and high findings, remediation status, risk themes, aging, recurring weaknesses, and business impact to support informed decision‑making.
• Drive remediation coordination across application owners, developers, Quality Assurance (QA) teams, vendors, infrastructure, and security operations to ensure vulnerabilities are resolved effectively and on time.
• Influence application teams to validate closure based on evidence, ensuring remediation outcomes are substantive rather than administrative.
• Collaborate with Security Operations Center (SOC) and infrastructure teams to strengthen prevention and detection capabilities against application attacks, webshell risk, credential abuse, and exploitation attempts.
• Champion secure‑by‑design and risk‑based application delivery practices across the organization.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred certifications include GWAPT, GWEB, Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT), Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Security+, or equivalent.
• 5 or more years of cybersecurity experience with a focus on application security, penetration testing, vulnerability management, secure SDLC, or security assurance.
• Proven capability in application penetration testing coordination, report review, vulnerability validation, and remediation tracking.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10, API security, authentication and session management, secure coding, web server hardening, Web Application Firewall (WAF) concepts, and risk‑based remediation.
• Experience with tools such as Burp Suite, Invicti, OWASP ZAP, Qualys, Microsoft Defender, and Static Application Security Testing/Dynamic Application Security Testing/Software Composition Analysis (SAST/DAST/SCA) tooling, ticketing systems, and reporting dashboards is preferred.
• Ability to translate technical vulnerabilities into practical, actionable remediation guidance for developers, vendors, system teams, and management.
• Skilled in maintaining penetration test trackers, vulnerability aging reports, remediation dashboards, and risk acceptance documentation.

Why Join DKSH

At DKSH, we help companies grow in Asia and enable people to perform at their best. You will be part of an organization that values accountability, collaboration, and long‑term partnerships. We offer a dynamic environment where your contributions are visible and where you can build a meaningful career in Application Security.