Security Engineer

Valiant Technologies LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking a Security Engineer to help mature the Application Security program. The role focuses on securing Web, Mobile, APIs, databases, and containers, and requires strong collaboration with development teams to integrate security into the SDLC.

You will mentor engineers, track security metrics, and stay current with CVEs and industry practices to drive continuous improvement across Advisor and Investor applications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of application security experience.
• 10+ years of manual testing of APIs and web applications to identify vulnerabilities.
• 10+ years developing and maintaining enterprise security libraries and best practices checklists.
• 5+ years evaluating application security risk with stakeholders to improve CI/CD security.
• 5+ years creating and maintaining scan profiles for static, dynamic, IAST, and third-party libraries.
• 5+ years reviewing vulnerability scan results and tracking closures.

Responsibilities

• Perform as an application security SME across Web, Mobile, Databases, APIs, and Containers.
• Support and maintain application security testing platforms and automate integrations.
• Review potential false-positives with development teams and propose mitigations.
• Produce and track application security metrics.
• Educate product development and QA engineers on secure development practices.
• Monitor CVEs and industry developments for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Internal Audit, IT Governance, and Compliance on projects.

Skills

Application security experience

Web application security

API security

Mobile security

Threat and vulnerability management

CI/CD security integration

Security metrics and reporting

Mentoring engineers

Education

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

Tools

Synopsys

BlackDuck

JFrog

Prisma Cloud

API scanners

Burp Suite

Postman

Job description

As a member of the Information Security team, the Security Engineer will be responsible for helping to develop, mature, and sustain the Application Security program for the company. Application Security is a top area of focus at LPL. We have incorporated key industry security best practices, technologies and integrated processes to further strengthen our defense posture. This is an exciting time to join the Information Security Vulnerability Management team as we are continuing to expand the Application Security program.

Responsibilities:

• Perform as an application security SME in the following areas: Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Databases, APIs, Containers and other domains.
• Support and maintain application security testing platforms and develop integrations with automation platforms
• Work with Application Development teams to review potential false-positive scan results and evaluate proposed mitigating factors
• Produce and track application security metrics
• Support the secure development and testing of critical Advisor and Investor LPL applications
• Mentor and educate product development and quality engineers on secure development and security best practices
• Monitor and review CVEs, industry developments, and provide inputs for continuous improvement
• Work with Internal Audit, IT Governance, IT Compliance and other key stakeholder groups on specific projects

Requirements:

• 10+ years of application security experience
• 10+ years of experience performing manual testing of APIs and web applications to identify/validate vulnerabilities.
• 10+ years of experience developing and maintaining enterprise security libraries, components, best practices checklists.
• 5+ years of experience performing application security risk evaluation, partnering with key stakeholders to further enhance application security CI/CD pipeline and continually assess security posture for improvement.
• 5+ years of experience creating and maintaining scan profiles for performing static, authenticated dynamic, IAST, and 3rd party library automated analysis with application scanning tools
• 5+ years of experience with reviewing and analyzing vulnerability scan results and tracking closure of vulnerabilities

Core Competencies:

• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 Critical Web Application Security Risks, their identification, and architecture, design, coding patterns to mitigate them
• Knowledge of secure coding best practices, secure SDLC, secure architecture, and DevSecOps methodologies
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

Preferences:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Security, Engineering or Computer Science.
• Application development and Security Engineering or Security Architecture experience
• Experience using Application Security Code Scanning Tools such as Synopsys, BlackDuck, J-Frog, PrismaCloud, API scanners as well as manual tools such as Burpsuite and Postman
• Experience working with security of applications developed in C#, Java, and web (HTML, CSS, JS, React, Angular, REST) technologies
• Experience working with DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.