Application Security Architect – Secure SDLC & Cloud

Vanguard; Town of Charlotte (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Hybrid work model

Pioneer/long-term investment in your未来

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a seasoned Application Security specialist to define and drive secure SDLC practices across the organization. You will partner with development teams to embed security requirements early, design robust controls for APIs, cloud-native apps, containers, and serverless platforms, and lead remediation efforts across CI/CD pipelines.

You will also develop security standards, automate processes, and contribute to risk assessments, metrics, and training to elevate the program's

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Strong experience in Application Security, Secure SDLC, DevSecOps, or Software Engineering.
• Hands-on experience securing CI/CD pipelines and modern application development environments.
• Experience with application security technologies including SAST, SCA, IAST, DAST, API Security, and Container Security.
• Experience working with cloud platforms and cloud-native technologies.
• Strong understanding of secure coding principles, vulnerability management, and application risk assessment.
• Experience partnering with development teams to remediate security findings.
• Experience designing and implementing security automation solutions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Help define and implement Application Security strategy and secure SDLC practices across the organization.
• Partner with development teams to establish security requirements early in the software development lifecycle.
• Design and implement security controls and guardrails that support continuous and secure application delivery.
• Develop and maintain security standards and architecture patterns for APIs, cloud-native applications, containers, serverless platforms, and emerging technologies.
• Assess, prioritize, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities identified through SAST, SCA, IAST, DAST, container, and cloud security solutions.
• Configure, integrate, and onboard teams to application security tools across CI/CD environments.
• Automate security processes and controls to improve efficiency, scalability, and developer adoption.
• Conduct security reviews, threat analysis, and risk assessments for new and existing applications.
• Partner with developers to identify root causes of vulnerabilities and provide remediation guidance.
• Ensure application security solutions are properly implemented, integrated, and delivering expected coverage.
• Develop security metrics, reporting, and dashboards to measure program effectiveness and maturity.
• Provide secure coding guidance, technical consultation, and training to development and cloud engineering teams.
• Maintain documentation for security controls, processes, standards, and operational procedures.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging threats, and guidance from OWASP, NIST, and SANS.
• Support enterprise application security standards, policies, and governance initiatives.

Skills

Application Security

Secure SDLC

DevSecOps

CI/CD Security

SAST

SCA

IAST

DAST

API Security

Container Security

Cloud Platforms

Secure Coding

Vulnerability Management

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a seasoned Application Security specialist to define and drive secure SDLC practices across the organization. You will partner with development teams to embed security requirements early, design robust controls for APIs, cloud-native apps, containers, and serverless platforms, and lead remediation efforts across CI/CD pipelines.

You will also develop security standards, automate processes, and contribute to risk assessments, metrics, and training to elevate the program's