Greenfield Lead, Application Security Engineer

FTS, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing financial services organization in Atlanta is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to build and scale a brand-new Application Security program. This mid-senior level role involves partnering with teams to embed security into the SDLC, implement AppSec tools, and shape a secure coding culture. Ideal for those looking to shape strategy while staying hands-on, this role offers high visibility and the chance to work with modern tools and cloud-native development teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in information security, focusing on Application Security.
• Hands-on experience as a developer or in partnership with engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of automation in secure development practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and mature the enterprise Application Security roadmap from strategy through execution.
• Partner with development teams to integrate security throughout the SDLC.
• Select, implement, and optimize AppSec tools.
• Collaborate on incident response and threat analysis.

Skills

Application Security

Secure coding practices

Threat modeling

SDLC

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

IaC scanning

Job description

A fast-growing financial services organization in Atlanta is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to build and scale a brand-new Application Security program. This mid-senior level role involves partnering with teams to embed security into the SDLC, implement AppSec tools, and shape a secure coding culture. Ideal for those looking to shape strategy while staying hands-on, this role offers high visibility and the chance to work with modern tools and cloud-native development teams.