Application Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Annapolis, MD is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to advance secure software development and mentor teams. You will apply advanced security expertise across SDLC, drive risk-based decisions, and design secure architectures for complex systems.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in cybersecurity or software engineering, hands-on experience with SAST/DAST/SCA tools, and a track record in DevSecOps and cloud-native environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, product security, or software engineering.
• Experience implementing or assessing Secure SDLC and application security programs, leading client engagements, managing multiple priorities, and performing architecture reviews, threat modeling, or security assessments.
• Experience with software supply chain security concepts, including SBOMs, dependency management, code signing, artifact integrity, and secure build pipelines.
• Experience implementing or evaluating application security tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, container security, API security, secrets detection, and software composition analysis.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps operating models in large-scale software development environments.
• Knowledge of secure software development principles, modern application architectures, including cloud-native, microservices, APIs, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless environments.
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, cryptography, API security, and cloud security.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management processes, risk prioritization methodologies, and remediation workflows.
• Ability to translate complex technical risks into executive-level briefings, business cases, and actionable roadmaps and communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex technical risks into executive-level briefings and roadmaps.
• Lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security assessments.
• Mentor and supervise team members and drive security initiatives across projects.
• Collaborate with clients to implement Secure SDLC and DevSecOps practices.
• Develop innovative, mission-ready security solutions for software platforms.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Application security

Product security

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Engineering

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

IaC scanning

Container security

API security

Secrets detection

Software composition analysis

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that support your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

Integrate security practices throughout the sof tware development lifecycle to enhance and maintain the security posture of sof tware. Apply advanced consult ing skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction and mentor and supervise team members.

You Have:

5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, product security, or sof tware engineering

Experience implementing or assessing Secure SDLC and application security programs, leading client e nga gements, managing multiple priorities, and performing architecture reviews, threat modeling, or security assessments

Experience with sof tware supply chain security concepts, including SBOMs, dependency management, code signing, artifact integrity, and secure build pipelines

Experience implementing or evaluating application security tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, container security, API security, secrets detection, and sof tware composition analysis

Experience with Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps operating models in large-scale sof tware development environments

Knowledge of secure sof tware development principles, modern application architectures, and modern sof tware architectures, including cloud-native, microservices, APIs, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless environments

Knowledge of authentication, authorization, cryptography, API security, and cloud security

Knowledge of vulnerability management processes, risk prioritization met hodologies, and remediation workflows

Ability to translate complex technical risks into executive-level briefings, business cases, and actionable roadmaps and communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders

Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Engineering

Nice If You Have:

Experience designing or maturing enterprise application security and product security programs

Experience with secure development requirements for regulated industries, including healthcare, finan cia l services, industrial control systems, automotive, aerospace, or critical infrastructure

Experience applying industry frameworks such as OWASP SAMM, BSIMM, NIST SSDF, NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF, ISO 27001, ISO / IEC 42001, IEC 62443, and MITRE ATT & CK or ATLAS

Experience developing technical proposals, responding to RFPs, creating Statements of Work ( SOWs ) , and supporting business development initiatives

Experience leading executive workshops, stakeholder interviews, and technical design sessions

Ability to mentor junior team members, provide technical leadership, and contribute to practice development and thought leadership

Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, depending on client needs

Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills

Possession of excellent facilitation skills

Master's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, Sof tware Engineering, Information Assurance, or a related technical field

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Application Security Engineer

The Opportunity:

Integrate security practices throughout the sof tware development lifecycle to enhance and maintain the security posture of sof tware. Apply advanced consult ing skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction and mentor and supervise team members.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, product security, or sof tware engineering

• Experience implementing or assessing Secure SDLC and application security programs, leading client e nga gements, managing multiple priorities, and performing architecture reviews, threat modeling, or security assessments

• Experience with sof tware supply chain security concepts, including SBOMs, dependency management, code signing, artifact integrity, and secure build pipelines

• Experience implementing or evaluating application security tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, container security, API security, secrets detection, and sof tware composition analysis

• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps operating models in large-scale sof tware development environments

• Knowledge of secure sof tware development principles, modern application architectures, and modern sof tware architectures, including cloud-native, microservices, APIs, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless environments

• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, cryptography, API security, and cloud security

• Knowledge of vulnerability management processes, risk prioritization met hodologies, and remediation workflows

• Ability to translate complex technical risks into executive‑level briefings, business cases, and actionable roadmaps and communicate effectively with technical and executive stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Engineering

Nice If You Have:

• Experience designing or maturing enterprise application security and product security programs

• Experience with secure development requirements for regulated industries, including healthcare, finan cia l services, industrial control systems, automotive, aerospace, or critical infrastructure

• Experience applying industry frameworks such as OWASP SAMM, BSIMM, NIST SSDF, NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF, ISO 27001, ISO / IEC 42001, IEC 62443, and MITRE ATT & CK or ATLAS

• Experience developing technical proposals, responding to RFPs, creating Statements of Work ( SOWs ) , and supporting business development initiatives

• Experience leading executive workshops, stakeholder interviews, and technical design sessions

• Ability to mentor junior team members, provide technical leadership, and contribute to practice development and thought leadership

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, depending on client needs

• Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Possession of excellent facilitation skills

• Master's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, Sof tware Engineering, Information Assurance, or a related technical field

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.