Application Security Engineer

The Intersect Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Intersect Group seeks an experienced Application Security Engineer to lead vulnerability remediation and security initiatives across a large-scale web platform environment.

You will identify, prioritize, and resolve security risks while partnering with development and infrastructure teams to strengthen the security posture of critical customer facing applications; you will stay hands-on with remediation and security solutions throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Application Security, Secure Software Development, or Software Engineering.
• Hands-on experience securing and maintaining WordPress environments including core components, custom themes, and plugins.
• Proven track record remediating vulnerabilities identified through penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and code reviews.
• Experience performing secure code reviews and identifying security weaknesses across web applications and API integrations.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and Kubernetes based deployments.
• Knowledge of application security best practices, vulnerability management processes, and compliance requirements for payment processing systems.
• Experience with security scanning and vulnerability management tools such as Wiz or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Assess, prioritize, and remediate application security vulnerabilities across web applications and supporting platforms
• Review and secure custom code, third party packages, plugins, themes, and application integrations
• Partner with software engineers to implement secure coding practices and resolve identified security findings
• Analyze results from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and code reviews and drive remediation activities
• Maintain security and compliance controls for customer facing payment applications and services
• Support application security initiatives across cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and containerized platforms
• Evaluate vulnerable software components and recommend mitigation strategies, patches, or secure alternatives
• Monitor application security metrics and contribute to continuous improvement of security processes and standards

Job description

The Intersect Group is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to lead vulnerability remediation and application security initiatives across a large scale web platform environment. This role will focus on identifying, prioritizing, and resolving application security risks while partnering with development and infrastructure teams to strengthen the overall security posture of critical customer facing applications.

The Application Security Engineer will play a key role in reducing security vulnerabilities across hundreds of web properties, supporting compliance initiatives, and implementing secure development practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle. This position offers the opportunity to influence application security strategy while remaining hands on with remediation efforts and technical solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess, prioritize, and remediate application security vulnerabilities across web applications and supporting platforms
• Review and secure custom code, third party packages, plugins, themes, and application integrations
• Partner with software engineers to implement secure coding practices and resolve identified security findings
• Analyze results from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and code reviews and drive remediation activities
• Maintain security and compliance controls for customer facing payment applications and services
• Support application security initiatives across cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and containerized platforms
• Evaluate vulnerable software components and recommend mitigation strategies, patches, or secure alternatives
• Monitor application security metrics and contribute to continuous improvement of security processes and standards

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience in Application Security, Secure Software Development, or Software Engineering roles
• Strong hands on experience securing and maintaining WordPress environments including core components, custom themes, and third party plugins
• Proven track record remediating vulnerabilities identified through penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and code reviews
• Experience performing secure code reviews and identifying security weaknesses across web applications and API integrations
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and Kubernetes based deployments
• Knowledge of application security best practices, vulnerability management processes, and compliance requirements for payment processing systems
• Experience with security scanning and vulnerability management tools such as Wiz or similar platforms

WHY JOIN THIS OPPORTUNITY

• Make an immediate impact by reducing critical application security risks across a large scale digital platform
• Work on highly visible initiatives that directly support customer trust, compliance, and business continuity
• Collaborate with development, product, and infrastructure teams to improve enterprise security practices
• Gain exposure to modern cloud technologies, application security tooling, and large scale web environments