Remote AppSec Engineer - CI/CD Security & Automation

AgileEngine; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Middle Application Security Engineer to implement hands-on DevSecOps within a large-scale financial services security program. You will write Python scripts, integrate SAST/DAST/SCA gates into CI/CD, and guide Java and Python teams on secure coding practices.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in software engineering and AppSec, with strong Python automation and Java code navigation, plus experience with CI/CD tooling and vulnerability scoring frameworks.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of commercial experience blending software engineering and DevSecOps/AppSec.
• Solid coding proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• Ability to read and navigate Java source code.
• Working knowledge of modern CI/CD orchestration tools.
• Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain scripts to integrate security gates (SAST, DAST, SCA) into CI/CD pipelines.
• Tune security scanning tools to reduce false positives and deliver high-confidence alerts.
• Assist in coding and deploying automated hardened baselines and secure coding patterns.
• Provide code-level remediation guidance to Java and Python development teams.

Skills

Python

Java

CI/CD tooling

Vulnerability scoring

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking a Middle Application Security Engineer to implement hands-on DevSecOps within a large-scale financial services security program. You will write Python scripts, integrate SAST/DAST/SCA gates into CI/CD, and guide Java and Python teams on secure coding practices.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in software engineering and AppSec, with strong Python automation and Java code navigation, plus experience with CI/CD tooling and vulnerability scoring frameworks.