Application Security Engineer — SDLC & PenTesting

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Training opportunities

Dynamic work environment in Nelspruit

Job summary

Placements24 in Nelspruit seeks an proactive Application Security Specialist to join our technology team. You will work with development groups to embed secure coding, perform threat modeling, and lead vulnerability assessments across web and mobile applications.

The role requires 2–4 years in application security, a solid CS-related degree, and strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10. Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for training await.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–4 years in application security, secure software development, or penetration testing.
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 and their mitigations.
• Proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Java, Python, C#) and security testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform security reviews and threat modeling for new and existing applications.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on web and mobile apps.
• Advise dev teams on secure coding practices and remediation of vulnerabilities.
• Develop and maintain security testing tools and frameworks.
• Stay abreast of emerging application security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with DevOps to implement security into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Threat modeling

Vulnerability assessment

Penetration testing

Secure coding

CI/CD security

Security tooling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Burp Suite

SAST/DAST tools

CI/CD security tooling

Job description

Placements24 in Nelspruit seeks an proactive Application Security Specialist to join our technology team. You will work with development groups to embed secure coding, perform threat modeling, and lead vulnerability assessments across web and mobile applications.

The role requires 2–4 years in application security, a solid CS-related degree, and strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10. Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for training await.