Remote Application Security Engineer — Secure SDLC Expert

Bright Vision Technologies; Naperville (IL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Applications Security Engineer to embed security across the software development lifecycle and partner 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, cybersecurity, or related field.
• 5+ years in application security or security engineering.
• Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10 and common vulnerabilities.
• Hands-on code review across at least two major languages.
• Familiar with SAST, DAST, SCA, and CI/CD security tooling.
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, and cryptography.
• Experience with cloud security and modern infrastructure controls.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language for tooling and automation.
• Experience with Agile development.

Responsibilities

• Embed security throughout the software development lifecycle and partner with engineering teams to design secure systems.
• Identify vulnerabilities and reduce risk across the application portfolio.
• Balance offensive and defensive security with clear communication.
• Drive security improvements without slowing development.

Skills

OWASP Top 10

Code review

Cloud security

Security tooling

Authentication & cryptography

Agile

Communication

Programming for tooling

Security in SDLC

Security lifecycle

Education

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

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Applications Security Engineer to embed security across the software development lifecycle and partner 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.