Senior Application Security Engineer - DevSecOps Mentor

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

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.