Application Security Engineer (Remote in the U.S.)

GuidePoint Security LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group medical insurance options

Group dental insurance

Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

Mobile phone and home internet allowance

Retirement plan eligibility after 2 months

Job summary

GuidePoint Security LLC is seeking an Application Security Engineer with a strong background in application security to work remotely from anywhere in the United States. This role involves running various security tools, implementing integrations for security tools, and collaborating with developers for secure design.

Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 4 years of experience in security roles. The position offers comprehensive medical and dental insurance, flexible time off, and a retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a security engineer, security analyst or related position in Application Security.
• At least 2 years of experience with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
• Experience with web application scanning and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Run client‑side SAST, DAST, and SCA tools and provide recommendations.
• Implement integrations for security tools into pipelines and other workflows.
• Collaborate with developers to provide secure design guidance.

Skills

Application Security

Secure Development Lifecycles

Integration of Security Tools

Manual Testing Tools

Knowledge of SAST/DAST/SCA Tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Security

Tools

Burp Suite Pro

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Bamboo

Invicti

Checkmarx

Job description

Application Security Engineer (Remote in the U.S.)

Remote – this position allows for 100% remote work from within the United States.

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three‑tiered, holistic approach to evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations—including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies—to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best‑fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Responsibilities

• Run client‑side SAST, DAST, and SCA tools, review outputs and provide recommendations.
• Implement integrations for security tools into pipelines, ticketing systems, and other workflows.
• Collaborate with developers to provide secure design guidance and remediation strategies.
• Configure, tune, and automate application security tooling.
• Maintain and operate application security tooling, including automated processes within CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Security, and a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience as a security engineer, security analyst or a related position working in Application Security.
• At least 2 years of experience with each of the following:
• • Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline tools and processes (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bamboo).
• • Secure Development Lifecycles and experience remediating technical vulnerabilities identified by web application scanning tools.
• • Information Systems architecture, security control design, and development experience.
• • Manual testing tools such as Burp Suite Pro.
• • Knowledge of and experience with SAST/DAST/SCA application security tools (Invicti, Checkmarx).
• • Experience integrating security tools into development pipelines.
• • Understanding and mitigation of application‑security related vulnerabilities.

Benefits

• Remote workforce (U.S. based only).
• Group medical insurance options, including a Zero Deductible PPO Plan and a High Deductible Health Plan with HSA.
• Group dental insurance.
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment.

GuidePoint Security’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.