Application Security Consultant

Strive Solutions; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Solutions is seeking a security-focused professional to perform application security assessments for moderately complex initiatives. You will conduct source code reviews, run manual and automated tests, analyze findings, and guide remediation efforts across development and DevOps teams.

You will contribute to secure development practices, collaborate with risk functions, and help integrate security tooling into the software lifecycle to reduce risk across applications.

Qualifications

• Experience performing security assessments on moderately complex technology initiatives.
• Proficient in identifying and mitigating security risks in software.
• Ability to translate technical findings into remediation guidance for developers and risk teams.

Responsibilities

• Review application source code to identify security weaknesses.
• Perform manual and automated security testing and analyze results.
• Identify, validate, and assess vulnerabilities in production applications.
• Recommend and drive remediation to reduce risk.
• Integrate and support security tools within application and DevOps workflows.
• Communicate findings clearly to developers, DevOps, risk teams, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to improvements in security processes and secure development practices.

Skills

Application security

Secure coding

Vulnerability management

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Role Summary

Performs application security assessments for moderately complex technology initiatives by conducting source code reviews, manual and automated testing, vulnerability analysis, and providing remediation guidance.

Role Summary

Performs application security assessments for moderately complex technology initiatives by conducting source code reviews, manual and automated testing, vulnerability analysis, and providing remediation guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Review application source code to identify security weaknesses.
• Execute manual and automated security testing and analyze results.
• Identify, validate, and assess vulnerabilities in production applications.
• Recommend and help drive remediation to reduce risk.
• Integrate and support security tools within application and DevOps workflows.
• Communicate findings clearly to developers, DevOps, risk teams, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to improvements in security processes and secure development practices.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong understanding of application security, secure coding, and vulnerability management.
• Proficiency with manual testing techniques and automated security tooling.
• Ability to analyze security issues and provide actionable remediation guidance.
• Collaborative mindset and effective stakeholder communication.
• Experience partnering across engineering, DevOps, and risk functions to improve application protection.