Security Engineer - Vulnerability Management

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a seasoned Application Security professional to safeguard software across the development lifecycle. You will collaborate with Web, Network, and Security teams to define security requirements and drive improvements across projects.

Your role includes leading vulnerability assessments, outlining mitigation strategies, and performing penetration tests and code reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline or related experience.
• 5–10 years of experience in Application Security roles such as developer, analyst, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate application security across the software development lifecycle.
• Define and enforce application security best practices.
• Perform architecture and design reviews to identify vulnerabilities.
• Coordinate vulnerability assessments and remediation plans.
• Conduct penetration testing and code reviews (manual/automated).
• Train developers on Secure Coding and security protocols.

Skills

Application security

Spring Framework

Spring Security

Web Services

REST

Hibernate

RBAC

SAML

LDAP

OWASP Top 10

XSS

SQL Injection

BurpSuite

GIT

Unix/Linux

Jenkins

Vagrant

Chef

Gradle

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

HP Fortify

BurpSuite

Git

Vagrant

Chef

Rake

Gradle

Jenkins

Job description

Evaluates application security in all phases of the software development life cycle. Works closely with team members to define application security best practices, performs software architecture and design reviews, and supports the identification, interpretation, and remediation of vulnerabilities across a variety of applications, programming languages, and platforms.

• Supports the development of security procedures and methods to ensure the safety of information systems and to protect the system from intentional (unauthorized) or accidental (inadvertent) access or destruction.
• Works with Web development, network administration, and corporate security teams, to actively identify, and analyze risks and develop plans that drive security improvements for the project/program.
• Serves as a liaison between development teams and stakeholders to understand and formulate security requirements for project/program.
• Defines, maintains, and enforces application security best practices.
• Explains and demonstrates vulnerabilities to application owners, and provide recommendations for mitigation.
• Conducts and coordinates vulnerability assessments of software application under development.
• Identifies additional application security related tools, conducts tool analysis, and provided recommendations.
• Performs and conducts penetration tests and manual/automated code reviews.
• Trains developers and other relevant team members on Secure Code Development as well as other security protocols as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other Engineering or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5-10 years of experience as an Application Security Developer, Application Security Analyst, or equivalent.

Other Job Specific Skills

• Expertise with application server technologies such as Spring Framework, Spring Security, Web Services, REST, and Hibernate.
• In-depth knowledge of and experience with security technologies, single-sign-on and identity management technologies.
• Expertise with web system security concepts, including authentication, authorization (RBAC), encryption/hashing, SAML, and LDAP.
• Knowledge of web application vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting (XSS), sessions hijacking, SQL injection, CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery), OWASP Top 10, and other attack vectors.
• Hands-on experience with encryption, hashing, secure random number generation, key derivation, digital signatures, etc.
• Knowledge of network based, system level and application layer attacks and mitigation methods, and TCP/IP, HTTP/S, and related protocols.
• Experience with static code analysis tools including HP Fortify.
• Familiarity with JavaScript, NodeJS, or other scripting languages and BurpSuite or other intercepting proxy tools.
• Experience working with GIT source code management.
• Must have solid working experience and knowledge of Unix/Linux operating system.
• Experience with one or more of the following technologies: Vagrant, Chef, Rake, Gradle, Jenkins, and Cache DB is preferred.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies is preferred.
• Experience with Axiomatics is a plus.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.)

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

$110k - $189k

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.