Application Security Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Monroeville (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Application Security Engineer to embed security across the software development lifecycle, partnering with engineering teams to design secure systems and reduce risk. The role blends offensive and defensive security with strong communication, aiming to help development teams build secure software efficiently while shipping improvements that reduce production risk.

You will drive threat modeling, code reviews, and security testing across CI/CD pipelines,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of application security or security engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and cryptographic primitives.
• Hands-on experience with code review across multiple languages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct threat modeling and security architecture reviews for new and existing applications and services.
• Perform manual code reviews, secure design consultations, and pair with engineering teams on hardening critical components.
• Operate and tune SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, and secret-scanning tools across CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive vulnerability management workflows including triage, prioritization, owner assignment, and SLA tracking.
• Build paved-road libraries and frameworks that make secure patterns the default for engineering teams.
• Lead red-team and purple-team exercises against internal applications and drive remediation of identified weaknesses.
• Implement and operate runtime protections including WAF, RASP, bot protection, and abuse-detection mechanisms.
• Design and enforce secure authentication, authorization, session management, and cryptographic patterns.
• Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to harden container, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.
• Develop and deliver application security training, lunch-and-learns, and onboarding content for engineering staff.
• Respond to security incidents involving application vulnerabilities or active exploitation.
• Track and apply emerging threats and CVEs that may affect the application portfolio.
• Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation — including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures — so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time.
• Stay current with application security research and emerging defensive tooling.

Skills

OWASP Top 10 knowledge

Code review across languages

Security architecture

Vulnerability management

Strong communication

Tooling for automation (Python/Go)

Agile/Scrum experience

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SAST

DAST

CI/CD security tooling

Cloud security controls

Job description

Application Security Engineer – Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title:Application Security Engineer

Location:100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type:Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range:$100,000–$160,000 Annually

Experience Required:10+ years

Sponsorship:U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary:We are looking for an Application Security Engineer to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle, partnering with engineering teams to design secure systems, identify vulnerabilities, and reduce risk across our application portfolio. The role blends hands‑on offensive and defensive skills with strong communication and collaboration, helping development teams build secure software efficiently rather than slowing them down. The ideal candidate brings deep technical security expertise, strong software engineering fundamentals, and a track record of shipping security improvements that meaningfully reduce risk in production.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct threat modeling and security architecture reviews for new and existing applications and services.


• Perform manual code reviews, secure design consultations, and pair with engineering teams on hardening critical components.


• Operate and tune SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, and secret‑scanning tools across CI/CD pipelines.


• Drive vulnerability management workflows including triage, prioritization, owner assignment, and SLA tracking.


• Build paved‑road libraries and frameworks that make secure patterns the default for engineering teams.


• Lead red‑team and purple‑team exercises against internal applications and drive remediation of identified weaknesses.


• Implement and operate runtime protections including WAF, RASP, bot protection, and abuse‑detection mechanisms.


• Design and enforce secure authentication, authorization, session management, and cryptographic patterns.


• Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to harden container, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.


• Develop and deliver application security training, lunch‑and‑learns, and onboarding content for engineering staff.


• Respond to security incidents involving application vulnerabilities or active exploitation.


• Track and apply emerging threats and CVEs that may affect the application portfolio.


• Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation — including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures — so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time.


• Stay current with application security research and emerging defensive tooling.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.


• Ten or more years of application security or security engineering experience.


• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, common vulnerability classes, and modern exploit patterns.


• Hands‑on experience performing code review across at least two major languages.


• Deep familiarity with SAST, DAST, SCA, and CI/CD‑integrated security tooling.


• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and cryptographic primitives.


• Experience with cloud security and modern infrastructure controls.


• Strong communication skills with technical and non‑technical audiences.


• Proficiency in at least one programming language for tooling and automation.


• Experience working closely with engineering teams in an Agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GWAPT, or CISSP.


• Experience with offensive security tooling and red‑team operations.


• Bug bounty experience, public CVEs, or open‑source security contributions.


• Familiarity with AI/LLM application security considerations.


• Exposure to regulated industries with strict compliance requirements.

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.