Python AppSec Engineer (Remote + Flexible)

AgileEngine, LLC.; Coimbra; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Python Application Security Engineer to automate security controls and improve vulnerability management across CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes hands-on scripting in Python, integration of SAST/DAST/ SCA, and collaboration with development teams to improve secure coding practices. You will work on automating security gates, tuning scanners to reduce false positives, and deploying hardened baselines with a focus on code-level remediation in Java and Python.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of commercial experience in software engineering.
• Solid coding proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• Working knowledge of modern CI/CD orchestration tools and practical experience interacting with vulnerability scoring frameworks.
• AppSec tooling expertise or security architecture.
• Ability to operate with minimal supervision on day-to-day execution, reliably completing complex scripting and integration tasks.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline Integration: Write and maintain the scripts necessary to integrate security gates (SAST, DAST, SCA) seamlessly into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Security Data Triage: Continuously tune and configure existing security scanning tools to eliminate false positives and deliver high-confidence alerts.
• Baseline Automation: Assist in coding and deploying automated hardened baselines and secure coding patterns.
• Code-Level Remediation: Work directly with product development teams to provide actionable, code-level remediation guidance in Java and Python.

Skills

Python

CI/CD tools

Vulnerability scoring

AppSec tooling

Automation scripting

Tools

CI/CD tooling

SAST/DAST tools

CNAPP / Wiz

Job description

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Python Application Security Engineer to automate security controls and improve vulnerability management across CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes hands-on scripting in Python, integration of SAST/DAST/ SCA, and collaboration with development teams to improve secure coding practices. You will work on automating security gates, tuning scanners to reduce false positives, and deploying hardened baselines with a focus on code-level remediation in Java and Python.