Application Security Engineer

Strive Health; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-Remote Flexibility

Comprehensive Benefits

401k with employer match

Paid holidays and leave

Professional development stipend

Job summary

Strive Health is seeking an Application Security Engineer to embed security into the product development lifecycle, supporting Canvas Medical and patient-facing experiences. You will partner with Product and Engineering to build securely from design through production.

You will drive threat modeling, architecture reviews, MR checklists, and comprehensive security testing with SAST/DAST/SCA while guiding remediation and compliance readiness as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 3+ years (Engineer) to 5+ years (Senior) of experience in information security, with a strong focus on Application Security, DevSecOps, or software engineering.
• Demonstrable experience integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA).
• Experience leading or performing application threat modeling, architecture reviews, and manual security testing.

Responsibilities

• Embed security into the product development lifecycle and ensure secure design from the start.
• Lead threat modeling and architecture reviews for applications and services.
• Develop and enforce MR checklists covering authentication, input validation, secrets management, and cryptography.
• Design, deploy, and operate SAST, DAST, SCA, and container/IaC scanning frameworks.

Skills

CI/CD security integration

Threat modeling

Security testing

Cloud security

Communication

Problem solving

Onsite travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

Burp Suite Enterprise

SAST

DAST

SCA

Job description

How You’ll Make An Impact

At Strive Health, patients come first. We’re on a mission to transform chronic conditions by identifying risk earlier, coordinating thoughtful care, and supporting people through every stage of their health journey.

Our work reduces emergency visits, improves outcomes, and helps patients live fuller lives. You’ll work alongside passionate Strivers who care deeply about making an impact, show up for one another as One Team, and find ways to elevate the everyday.

If you’re looking for meaningful work where your contributions truly matter, you’ll feel right at home at Strive!

Benefits & Perks

• Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.
• Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources.
• Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves.
• Wellness & Growth – Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend.

What You’ll Do

The Application Security Engineer is responsible for embedding application security directly into Strive’s product development lifecycle, specifically supporting the deployment of Canvas Medical, patient-facing experiences, and future mobile applications. You will serve as the primary security partner for Product and Engineering, ensuring that applications are built securely from the design phase through to production. Rather than treating security as a late-stage penetration test, you will establish the re requirements, review gates, testing frameworks, and remediation operating rhythms necessary to support a secure and compliant development pipeline.

The Day to Day

Security Discovery and Threat Modeling:

• Perform threat modeling and establish a security baseline for internal environments, patient portals, mobile applications, and integration services.
• Maintain data-flow and trust-boundary diagrams, assessing identity, operational, and PHI data classifications.

Architecture & Secure Product Development:

• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security acceptance criteria into PRDs, technical plans, and Jira stories.
• Conduct architecture reviews focusing on tenant boundaries, server-side authorization, prevention of IDOR (insecure direct object references), and lateral movement guardrails.
• Develop and enforce merge request (MR) checklists covering authentication, input validation, secrets management, and cryptography.

Application Security Testing Framework:

• Design, deploy, and operate application security testing tools including SAST, DAST, Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and container/IaC scanning.
• Perform authenticated testing of browser workflows and APIs (e.g., using Burp Suite Enterprise).
• Conduct manual testing for complex vulnerabilities such as privilege escalation, SSRF, and business-logic abuse.

Vulnerability Management & Remediation:

• Manage the vulnerability intake pipeline, assign severities, and track remediation aligned with internal SLAs.
• Lead recurring vulnerability review sessions with Security, Product, and Engineering stakeholders.
• Coordinate external penetration tests, including scoping, vendor selection, and tracking of remediation/retesting.

Compliance & Audit Readiness:

• Ensure all security requirements, threat models, testing evidence, and remediation documentation align with internal compliance needs (e.g., HITRUST, SOC 2).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 3+ years (Engineer) to 5+ years (Senior) of experience in information security, with a strong focus on Application Security, DevSecOps, or software engineering.
• Demonstrable experience integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA).
• Experience leading or performing application threat modeling, architecture reviews, and manual security testing.
• Familiarity with securing cloud environments (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) and understanding of cloud architecture.
• Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.
• Ability to travel and be onsite to meet business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the healthcare sector, securing environments that manage PHI and complying with frameworks like HITRUST.
• Deep expertise in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, IDOR, SSRF, authentication bypass).
• Experience with testing and securing complex API integrations, mobile application releases, and web-based portals.
• Familiarity with enterprise dynamic testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite Enterprise) and automating security testing against deployed applications.
• Advanced certifications in application security or information security (e.g., CSSLP, GWAPT, CISSP, CEH).

About You

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, able to assess complex application security issues and provide practical, developer-friendly solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; capable of articulating technical risk to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive and adaptable, comfortable embedding directly with engineering pods to shift security "left".

Annual Salary Range: $108,500 - $136,000. This position is also eligible for a target annual bonus of 10%

Final compensation will be determined based on location, experience, and qualifications.

Strive Health is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. At this time Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail].

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from outside recruiters/placement agencies. Strive Health will not pay fees associated with resumes presented through unsolicited means.