Senior Application Security Engineer

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Medical, Dental, Vision

Telehealth

Wellbeing program

Tuition discounts

Flexible PTO

11 paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Western Governors University seeks an Application Security Engineer to strengthen security across applications and systems. You will review code, guide remediation, and shape security policies throughout the software lifecycle.

You will build and maintain security tooling, perform threat modeling, and collaborate with engineering to reduce vulnerabilities while educating teams on secure coding practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of information security experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, or C/C++.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and secure architecture principles.
• Experience with SDLC and secure coding practices.
• Familiarity with CLI and open-source security tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze source code to identify security flaws (injection, auth issues).
• Oversee vulnerability scanning of applications and APIs.
• Perform threat modeling during system design.
• Conduct architecture reviews and create security documentation.
• Build and maintain SAST/DAST/IAST tools in CI/CD pipelines.
• Educate developers on secure coding practices.

Skills

Python

Java

JavaScript

Go

C/C++

OWASP Top 10

SDLC

CLI

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kali

Nessus

Burp

NMap

Metasploit

Wireshark

Job description

Western Governors University seeks an Application Security Engineer to strengthen security across applications and systems. You will review code, guide remediation, and shape security policies throughout the software lifecycle.

You will build and maintain security tooling, perform threat modeling, and collaborate with engineering to reduce vulnerabilities while educating teams on secure coding practices.