Senior Application Security Engineer - Secure SDLC

Cybersecurity Jobs; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

PlayStation Global is seeking a senior application security engineer to shape secure software delivery end to end. This onsite role in San Diego, CA focuses on scalable security automation and practical guidance that teams can apply during everyday development.

You will lead security initiatives within Product Security, influence multiple teams to embed security throughout the build process, and translate findings into reusable assets to strengthen the company’s security posture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in information security and 3+ years in software development.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Strong leadership and communication to influence both technical and non-technical collaborators.
• Deep understanding of enterprise and cloud-native architectures and secure design principles.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes in secure setups.
• Proficiency in Java, C/C++, JavaScript, Python and OWASP Top 10.

Responsibilities

• Lead security initiatives across the SDLC with scalable automation.
• Conduct and guide threat modeling and security requirements early in design phases.
• Partner with developers, architects, and product managers to align business goals with security needs.
• Lead security architecture work and code reviews for distributed systems.
• Perform hands-on testing to identify risks and drive remediation with vulnerability and incident response teams.
• Mentor engineers to promote secure-by-default thinking and shared accountability.
• Coordinate teams to deliver measurable security and business impact.

Skills

Threat modeling

Security architecture

CI/CD security

Cloud security

Penetration testing

Programming languages

Secure coding

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAST

DAST

OWASP Top 10

JUnit

pytest

REST Assured

Playwright

Job description

PlayStation Global is seeking a senior application security engineer to shape secure software delivery end to end. This onsite role in San Diego, CA focuses on scalable security automation and practical guidance that teams can apply during everyday development.

You will lead security initiatives within Product Security, influence multiple teams to embed security throughout the build process, and translate findings into reusable assets to strengthen the company’s security posture.