Application Security Engineer

Newfold Digital; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Diversity and inclusion culture

HMO benefits

Punctuality Bonus

Generous vacation policy

Job summary

Newfold Digital is seeking an Application Security Engineer to run and scale our day-to-day AppSec program. You will operate scanning tools across the SDLC, triage findings, and collaborate with engineering teams to fix vulnerabilities.

The role emphasizes scripting basics, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple toolchains while contributing to runbooks and process improvements. Join a team focused on robust security across Bluehost, HostGator, Domain.com, and more.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in application security, security engineering, or related role.
• Working knowledge of common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10) and secure SDLC practices.
• Basic scripting ability (Python preferred) for automating repetitive tasks.
• Comfortable communicating findings clearly to developers.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage a queue of findings across multiple tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain AppSec scanning tools (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, container scanning) across the SDLC.
• Triage findings, validate true positives, and prioritize remediation with engineering teams.
• Track vulnerabilities through to closure and monitor SLA compliance.
• Support onboarding of new repositories/services into the security tooling.
• Contribute to internal documentation, runbooks, and process improvements.
• Assist with basic scripting/automation tasks under guidance from senior team members.

Skills

AppSec experience

OWASP Top 10

Python scripting

Communication with developers

Security tooling knowledge

Tools

Defect Dojo

Dependency-Track

Truffle Hog

Trivy

Semgrep

Job description

Who we are.

Newfold Digital is a leading web technology company serving millions of customers globally. Our customers know us through our robust portfolio of brands. We have some of the industry’s most prominent and storied go-to-market brands, including Bluehost, HostGator, Domain.com, Network Solutions, Register.com and Web.com. We help customers of all sizes build a digital presence that delivers results. With our extensive product offerings and personalized support, we take pride in collaborating with our customers to serve their online presence needs. The strength of our company lives in the intersection of our people, our customers, and our brands.

We’re looking for an application security engineer to help run and scale our day-to-day AppSec program. You will help us on our journey to operating our scanning tools, triaging findings, and working directly with engineering teams to get vulnerabilities fixed.

What you’ll do & how you’ll make your mark.

• Operate and maintain AppSec scanning tools (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, container scanning) across the SDLC

• Triage findings, validate true positives, and prioritize remediation with engineering teams

• Track vulnerabilities through to closure and monitor SLA compliance

• Support onboarding of new repositories/services into the security tooling

• Contribute to internal documentation, runbooks, and process improvements

• Assist with basic scripting/automation tasks under guidance from senior team members

Who you are & what you’ll need to succeed.

• 2–4 years in application security, security engineering, or a related software/QA engineering role

• Working knowledge of common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10) and secure SDLC practices

• Basic scripting ability (Python preferred) for automating repetitive tasks

• Comfortable communicating findings clearly to developers

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage a queue of findings across multiple tools

Nice to have:

• Exposure to Defect Dojo, Dependency-Track, Truffle Hog, Trivy, and/or Semgrep

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and how security scans plug into them

• Interest in growing into tool integration, automation, or custom rule-writing over time

Why you’ll love us.

• Work-life balance. Our work is thrilling and meaningful, but we know balance is key to living well.

• We celebrate one another’s differences. We’reproud of our culture of diversity and inclusion. We foster a culture of belonging. Our company and customers benefit when employees bring their authentic selves to work. We have programs that bring us together onimportant issuesand provide learning and development opportunities for all employees. We have 20 + affinity groups where you can network and connect withNewfoldersglobally.

• We care about you. We are a family, and we care about you and your family’s physical and mental health by providing competitive HMO benefits – 175k MBL with one free dependent upon one year of service! We also give out Punctuality Bonus, Generous Vacation policy, and much more!

• Where can we take you? We’refans of helping our employees learndifferent aspectsof the business,bechallenged with new tasks,bementored, andgrowtheir careers. Unfold new possibilities with #teamnewfold!