Security Engineer

Ethereum Technologies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to advance its Application Security program across web, mobile, databases and APIs. You will act as a subject matter expert driving security into development, testing and deployments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams, internal audit and IT governance, plus mentoring engineers in secure coding and CI/CD practices. Candidates should have extensive hands-on security testing and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in application security
• 10+ years testing APIs and web apps for vulnerabilities
• 5+ years building and maintaining security libraries and checklists
• 5+ years evaluating security risk with stakeholders and CI/CD
• 5+ years creating scan profiles for static, dynamic, IAST and third-party library analysis
• 5+ years reviewing vulnerability scans and tracking remediation

Responsibilities

• Serve as an application security SME for Web, Mobile, Databases, APIs, and Containers
• Support and maintain app security testing platforms and automate integrations
• Review false positives with development teams and mitigation factors
• Produce and track application security metrics
• Mentor engineers on secure development practices
• Monitor CVEs and industry developments for program improvements
• Collaborate with Internal Audit, IT Governance and Compliance on projects

Skills

OWASP Top 10

Secure Coding

Secure SDLC

DevSecOps

CI/CD security

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Synopsys

BlackDuck

JFrog

PrismaCloud

API scanners

BurpSuite

Postman

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

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.