TS/SCI Application Security Engineer – Cloud/DevSecOps

Acclaim Technical Services; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services (ATS) is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer with TS/SCI w/ Polygraph in Bethesda, MD to join a cloud-native, centralized platform team delivering end-to-end budget traceability.

The role will integrate security across the SDLC, partnering with developers and cloud engineers to design, build, assess, and sustain secure mission applications, including guidance on secure design, threat modeling, and secure coding practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in application security or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS; Master's preferred.
• Experience with secure SDLC and threat modeling.
• Proficient in Python/JavaScript/SQL and secure coding practices.
• Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA and container security.

Responsibilities

• Integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with developers and cloud engineers to design, build, assess and sustain secure mission applications.
• Apply security controls across cloud-native environments and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Application security

Secure SDLC

DevSecOps

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Secure design reviews

Code review

SAST/DAST/SCA

Container security

CI/CD security

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

REST APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services (ATS) is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer with TS/SCI w/ Polygraph in Bethesda, MD to join a cloud-native, centralized platform team delivering end-to-end budget traceability.

The role will integrate security across the SDLC, partnering with developers and cloud engineers to design, build, assess, and sustain secure mission applications, including guidance on secure design, threat modeling, and secure coding practices.