Senior Software Engineer for Application Security
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong Application Security experience to help mature our software security practice.
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Technical Skills Required
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Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer / Application Security Specialist
Location: Lake Mary, FL (Fully Remote—Local Preferred)
Type: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire
Job Summary
We are seeking a Sr. Software Engineer with strong Application Security experience to help mature our software security practice. The ideal candidate has a development background (Java/JavaScript), hands-on experience analyzing vulnerabilities, and deep knowledge of secure coding, open-source risk remediation, and cloud security (AWS).
Responsibilities
- Perform application security testing and software composition analysis (SCA).
- Analyze open-source vulnerabilities and assess risks across libraries, frameworks, and dependencies.
- Implement remediation strategies, refactoring, patching, and dependency updates.
- Guide engineering teams in secure coding practices and risk mitigation.
- Conduct security reviews and help define security architecture improvements.
- Configure and support security tools (Sonatype, SonarQube, Qualys, AWS Inspector).
- Collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams to improve security posture.
- Create documentation, flowcharts, and security roadmaps.
Required Skills
- Strong Application Security background with prior software engineering experience.
- Hands-on remediation for Java and JavaScript applications.
- Deep knowledge of OWASP, CWE, CVE, SAST/DAST, and secure coding principles.
- Experience with AWS security, Docker, Terraform, GitHub, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices.
- Proficiency with Sonatype, SonarQube, Qualys, AWS Inspector.
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience creating security roadmaps, diagrams, and remediation workflows.
- Familiarity with AWS ECS/EKS, Lambda, container security, and cloud security architecture.
- Leadership experience guiding small engineering/security teams.
- Bonus: AI security knowledge.
Ideal Candidate Background
Software developer turned AppSec specialist with a strong blend of secure coding + cloud security + vulnerability remediation.