Senior Application Security Engineer

McNeil & Co.; Farmington (CT); Presencial; USD 127 000 - 172 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical plans

401k matching

PTO 20 days + holidays

Parental leave

Student loan assistance

Resumo da oferta

Arch Capital Services LLC is seeking an experienced Application Security Specialist to strengthen our SDLC with secure-by-design practices across CI/CD, API, and container security.

You will collaborate with software engineers, architects, and product teams to implement robust security controls, perform threat modeling, and drive remediation across AI-enabled platforms.

Qualificações

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity with hands-on application security.
• Experience supporting AI-native products or AI-assisted workflows.
• Experience performing threat modeling and secure architecture reviews.
• Strong experience deploying and operating DAST tools with CI/CD integration.
• Experience with SAST, SCA, etc.
• Experience with Azure and AWS cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of development, build, and deployment processes.
• Familiar with NIST, OWASP, and MITRE.
• Relevant certifications in application development, security, application security, DevSecOps, or cloud are a plus.
• Experience developing security standards, assessment methodologies, and security review processes.

Responsabilidades

• Guide Application Security strategy across the SDLC.
• Configure and improve AppSec tooling and dashboards for meaningful coverage.
• Drive API, Container, and AppSec testing initiatives (DAST) and remediation.
• Develop strategies for securing containers, serverless, API, and AI tech.
• Embed AI-security checks into SSDLC reviews and code analysis.
• Provide hands-on engineering support for security incidents and vulnerability mgmt.
• Gather and report metrics from AppSec solutions and processes.
• Create and maintain technical standards and procedures for AppSec services.
• Provide technical training on secure development practices for API, Container security.
• Implement, optimize, and operationalize AppSec solutions to improve risk visibility.
• Drive automation to improve developer experience and security adoption.
• Stay informed on emerging AppSec trends and best practices.

Conhecimentos

Application security

CI/CD

Threat modeling

Vulnerability management

SAST/DAST

Azure & AWS

Secure SDLC

AI security

Formação académica

Undergraduate degree

Ferramentas

CI/CD tooling

SAST

DAST

Cloud platforms

NIST/OWASP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Position Summary

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility. The Application Security team secures Arch Re applications and supporting operations through effective solutions, processes, and controls. As an Application Security Specialist, you will help protect and strengthen the Arch Re software development lifecycle (SDLC) by shaping strategy, implementing new technologies, maintaining technical controls, assessing vulnerabilities, and partnering with software engineers, architects, and product teams. This role ensures the right security guardrails are in place to identify risks early and support the continuous, secure delivery of applications. This role requires strong expertise in CI/CD, secure software development, and application security best practices to enhance the developer experience and improve delivery of security services to end users. You will also support secure-by-design standards, threat modeling, and continuous improvement efforts that strengthen application security across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize application development, deployment, and security experience to help guide Application Security strategy and secure the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Configure and improve AppSec tooling and integrations, including SAST configuration, ignore lists, dashboards, and other controls that maintain useful coverage without excessive noise.
• Drive API, Container, and Application Security testing initiatives, including DAST and other security validation capabilities, to improve security coverage, identify vulnerabilities, and support timely remediation.
• Develop strategies to secure current and emerging technologies (containers, serverless, API, AI/ML).
• Embed AI-specific security checks into SSDLC reviews and code analysis, including input and output handling, AI-exposed APIs, prompt and response guardrails, and abuse or data-exfiltration paths.
• Provide hands on engineering support for security incidents, threat events, vulnerability management, and control improvements to strengthen Enterprise application security posture.
• Gather and report metrics from Application Security solutions and processes to provide meaningful insights into security coverage, risk reduction, and program maturity.
• Create and maintain technical standards, operational procedures, and supporting documentation for Application Security services by leveraging guidance from organizations such as NIST, OWASP, and SANS.
• Provide technical training to development and cloud engineering teams on secure development practices for API, Container security, and vulnerability remediation.
• Implement, optimize, and operationalize Application Security solutions to improve risk visibility, security coverage, and developer adoption.
• Drive automation and security capabilities that improve developer experience, streamline security processes, and align Application Security solutions with technology and business goals.
• Stay informed on emerging Application Security trends, technologies, attack techniques, and industry best practices to continuously enhance Arch Re’s security posture.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with significant hands on with application security.
• Experience supporting or leading security reviews for AI-native products, internal agents, or AI-assisted engineering workflows.
• Experience performing threat modeling and secure architecture reviews.
• Strong experience deploying and operating DAST tools to include managing team onboarding, authentication setup, and CI/CD integration.
• Experience with other well-known application security tools (SAST, SCA, etc.).
• Experience with cloud-native Azure and AWS Cloud Platforms.
• Strong knowledge of application development, build, and deployment processes (development, IDEs, repositories, branching, pipelines, cloud, containers, serverless, etc.).
• Familiarity with industry standards such as NIST, OWASP, and MITRE.
• Relevant certifications in application development, security, application security, DevSecOps, or cloud are a plus.
• Experience developing security standards, assessment methodologies, and security review processes.

Compensation and Benefits

For individuals assigned or hired to work in the location(s) indicated below, the base salary range is provided. Range is as of the time of posting. Position is incentive eligible. $127,000 - $172,000/year Total individual compensation (base salary, short & long-term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location, scope & responsibilities of the role, qualifications, talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above pay range may be modified in the future. Arch is committed to helping employees succeed through our comprehensive benefits package that includes multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; a competitive 401k with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer; basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability; Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks; Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement, Backup Child and Elder Care; and more.

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