Application Security Analyst III — Lead Risk & Remediation

The Boeing Company; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 88,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Analyst III to manage advanced security analysis, risk-based remediation, and secure development guidance. You will collaborate with security leadership, software developers, and business stakeholders to reduce enterprise application risk.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior analysts and contributing to standards, metrics, and audit evidence, with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in cybersecurity, application security, software development, vulnerability management, security operations, or related experience.
• Advanced cybersecurity, application security, secure software development, or information security certification. A relevant degree may qualify in lieu of certification.
• Strong knowledge of application security lifecycle processes, including intake, assessment, analysis, prioritization, remediation, validation, and reporting.
• Hands-on experience administering, engineering or supporting application security platforms.
• Ability to assess risk using vulnerability data, threat context, application criticality, data sensitivity, exposure, and business impact.
• Experience preparing reports, metrics, and recommendations for technical and leadership audiences.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead application security analysis across web applications, APIs, mobile applications, enterprise systems, cloud-based applications, and third‑party solutions.
• Evaluate application security findings based on severity, exploitability, data sensitivity, exposure, business impact, compensating controls, and threat context.
• Develop, coordinate, and validate risk‑based remediation efforts for application teams, developers, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Support application security metrics, dashboards, executive summaries, and audit evidence.
• Contribute to application security standards, procedures, playbooks, secure development guidance, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior analysts.

Skills

Cybersecurity

App security

Vulnerability mgmt

Threat context

Reporting

Stakeholder mgmt

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity

Tools

Security platforms

Job description

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Analyst III to manage advanced security analysis, risk-based remediation, and secure development guidance. You will collaborate with security leadership, software developers, and business stakeholders to reduce enterprise application risk.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior analysts and contributing to standards, metrics, and audit evidence, with opportunities for professional growth.