Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Object Oriented Search; Maryland; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Object Oriented Search in Maryland is seeking an Applications Security Engineer to strengthen our security posture across development, deployment, and production environments. You will focus on software security and incident prevention.

You will embed security into the SDLC, guide engineering teams on mitigating risks, respond to incidents, and reinforce AWS infrastructure and container platforms to protect critical applications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, with strong expertise in application or software security.
• Experience as an Applications Security Engineer or Cybersecurity Engineer focusing on application security.
• Experience securing applications built on Java or .NET stacks.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, respond to, and remediate cybersecurity incidents, events, and threats throughout the incident response lifecycle.
• Address application vulnerabilities and guide development teams in implementing proactive security measures to prevent future risks.
• Embed security practices throughout the software development lifecycle, incorporating static, dynamic, and software composition analysis into CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate and strengthen the security of application environments, including AWS infrastructure and container platforms.

Skills

Application security

Cybersecurity engineering

Java

.NET

Job description

This role is part of the cybersecurity team, focused on strengthening the organization’s overall security posture, with an emphasis on application security and protecting software throughout development, deployment, and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, respond to, and remediate cybersecurity incidents, events, and threats throughout the incident response lifecycle.
• Address application vulnerabilities and guide development teams in implementing proactive security measures to prevent future risks.
• Embed security practices throughout the software development lifecycle, incorporating static, dynamic, and software composition analysis into CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate and strengthen the security of application environments, including AWS infrastructure and container platforms.

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, with strong expertise in application or software security. Experience across additional cybersecurity disciplines is preferred.
• Extensive experience as an Applications Security Engineer or Cybersecurity Engineer with a focus on application security
• Experience securing applications built on Java or .NET stacks. Familiarity with the development practices and common weaknesses of at least one is required.