Senior Security Engineer, Application

Genworth Financial, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives

Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Genworth Financial, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Engineer located in Richmond, Virginia. The successful candidate will manage technologies that support secure application development across data centers and cloud environments, ensuring adherence to security policies.

Responsibilities include managing vulnerability scanning technologies, collaborating with business stakeholders, and providing key security insights. Ideal qualifications include a degree in Computer Science, experience in threat modeling, and deep knowledge of assessing risk.

Qualifications

• Experience using vulnerability scanning technologies and cloud security tooling.
• Formal experience with threat modeling.
• Deep knowledge of assessing and prioritizing risk.

Responsibilities

• Manage application vulnerability scanning technologies and cloud security tools.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design secure applications.
• Coordinate management of security technologies and platforms.

Skills

Vulnerability scanning technologies

Cloud security tooling

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Scripting or programming (Java, Python, etc.)

Education

Computer Science or similar degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Position Title

Application Security Engineer

Location

Richmond, Va., Lynchburg, Va.

Role Overview

As an Application Security Engineer you will manage the technologies and processes supporting secure application development in both physical datacenter and cloud environments. You will be responsible for providing application security services and support to internal partners to ensure adherence to the policies and standards of the company.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support application vulnerability scanning technologies, AST platforms, and cloud security tooling.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to design secure applications, test applications for security weakness, and partner on remediation of identified issues.
• Work with key stakeholders to identify, respond to, and remediate information security issues.
• Coordinate the orchestration, automation, and management of security technologies and platforms.
• Support day‑to‑day life cycle management, including identification, threat assessment, threat modeling and risk avoidance.
• Create reasonable and actionable reports showing direct impact to the security posture.
• Define and implement meaningful metrics to measure the effectiveness of security controls through Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and security scorecards.
• Serve as a subject‑matter‑expert for Application Security; act as a key point of contact for critical issues, security risk assessments and triaging CI/CD issues with partners and stakeholders.
• Evaluate business and technical requirements to identify and implement tools, processes, and technologies to improve our security posture in our environments.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of existing compliance processes.

Qualifications

• Computer Science or similar degree.
• Experience using vulnerability scanning technologies, AST platforms, and cloud security tooling.
• Formal experience with threat modeling.
• Experience leading projects, initiatives, and resources through direct and indirect leadership.
• Deep knowledge of assessing and prioritizing risk with an ability to think like a bad actor and use that context to conduct threat models.
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code (PaC) concepts.
• Experience implementing secure Software Development Lifecycle programs.
• Familiarity with technical security controls, guidelines, and frameworks outlined by standards such as SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST 800‑53.
• Ability to automate tasks and code solutions to repetitive problems.
• Scripting or programming experience (Java, .NET, HTML, Ruby, PHP, Perl, C#, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience with penetration testing and web application assessment.
• Experience assessing software compliance with HIPAA, PHI, PII and PCI regulations.

Employee Benefits & Well‑Being

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives.
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage.
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options.
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!).
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave.
• Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support.
• Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management).
• Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services.

EEO Statement

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business need. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.