Remote Senior Java App Security Engineer

Dahl Consulting; Minnesota; On-site; USD 114,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Dahl Consulting is seeking a Senior Java Application Security Engineer to remediate vulnerabilities in enterprise, production-grade Java applications. This remote (US-based) contract role requires hands-on coding, strong Linux skills, and experience with Gradle and modern security tooling.

You'll work within Agile teams, triaging findings, upgrading dependencies, and validating fixes with unit, integration, and security tests.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise software engineering in Java production environments.
• Experience in Linux CLI for development, troubleshooting, and deployment.
• Hands-on remediation of application security vulnerabilities in production codebases.
• Direct experience with dependency/library upgrades, CVE remediation, SCA, secret remediation, and secure configurations.
• Strong Gradle experience in enterprise contexts (build config, dependencies, upgrades).
• Experience with Git-based workflows: PRs, branches, reviews.
• Knowledge of repository security controls (code scanning, dependency alerts, secret scanning).
• Experience developing and supporting REST APIs.
• Experience building automated unit, integration, regression, and security tests.

Responsibilities

• Triage and remediate application security findings across enterprise production applications.
• Remediate code vulnerabilities using secure coding practices and upgrades.
• Perform dependency, framework, and library upgrades while minimizing regression risk.
• Resolve static analysis, SCA, secret, and repository security findings.
• Execute comprehensive testing (unit/integration/regression/security) to validate fixes.
• Produce traceable remediation documentation (PRs, tickets, test results, scan results).
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, platform, and security teams to deliver remediation packages.
• Develop reusable remediation patterns and automation where appropriate.

Skills

Java

Linux

App security

Gradle

REST APIs

Git workflows

SCA

CVE remediation

Job description

Dahl Consulting is seeking a Senior Java Application Security Engineer to remediate vulnerabilities in enterprise, production-grade Java applications. This remote (US-based) contract role requires hands-on coding, strong Linux skills, and experience with Gradle and modern security tooling.

You'll work within Agile teams, triaging findings, upgrading dependencies, and validating fixes with unit, integration, and security tests.