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Application Security Engineer

Contract: Iselin, New Jersey, US

Salary Range: 65.00 - 69.00 | Per Hour

Job Code: 367910

End Date: 2026-04-02

Days Left: 22 days, 0 hours left

Client: Banking
Job Title: AppSec Engineer
Location: Iselin, NJ 08830/Charlotte, NC 28202/Irving, TX 75039/Minneapolis, MN 55415/Chandler, AZ 85286 - Hybrid Role 3 Day Onsite
Job duration: 06 months (Extension/Conversion will depend on the performance)
Pay Rate: ($65-$69) hourly

Role Overview:
  • We are seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to join our Application Security Engineering team.
  • Not a person in operations or governance side of the business.
  • This role will lead and enhance our Software Composition Analysis (SCA) practice, partnering with development teams to strengthen secure coding practices, optimize security tooling, and improve the developer experience.
  • You will play a key role in securing open-source software usage, maturing DevSecOps practices, and driving automation across the secure software development lifecycle.

 Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and enhance the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) program
  • Manage and optimize security tools (e.g., Checkmarx One, BlackDuck)
  • Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities
  • Conduct secure code reviews, especially for third-party libraries
  • Strengthen open-source security and software supply chain controls
  • Support SAST, SEA, and container security initiatives
  • Design and automate vulnerability management workflows
  • Collaborate with risk, governance, and compliance teams for audits
  • Improve CI/CD security integrations and developer enablement

 Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience
  • 5+ years in Application Security / DevSecOps
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in one or more languages (.NET, C#, Java, Rust, C++)
  • Experience writing automation scripts in Python and/or PowerShell
  • Strong experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory, Harness, Xray)
  • Deep understanding of Secure SDLC
  • Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and/or CWE
  • Experience with container security (Kubernetes, OpenShift)
  • Experience with Jira and Confluence
  • Industry certifications preferred (CISSP, CISM, CEH, etc.)

 Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience leveraging AI tools for false-positive reduction and automated code remediation
  • Familiarity with open-source threat intelligence platforms

 What Success Looks Like

  • Mature and scalable SCA practice
  • Reduced open-source risk exposure
  • Improved vulnerability detection and remediation efficiency
  • Enhanced developer experience through automation and AI

 Benefits:

  • The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
Job Requirement
  • Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
  • Application Security
  • DevSecOps
  • SAST
  • Open-Source Security
  • Secure SDLC
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Container Security
  • CI/CD Security
  • OWASP / CWE
  • Python Scripting
  • PowerShell
  • Kubernetes
  • Checkmarx
  • BlackDuck
  • Risk & Compliance
Reach Out to a Recruiter
  • Recruiter
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Mradul Khampariya
  • mradul.khampariya@collabera.com
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