Senior Application Security Engineer

Senior Application Security Engineer

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Application Security Engineer – Job Description

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to join our Cyber Security organization and strengthen the security of our applications, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines. In this role, you will partner with engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams to embed security into the SDLC, implement and optimize WAF policies, enhance supply chain and pipeline security, and promote secure API and application design across the enterprise.

This position is ideal for a hands-on security professional with deep technical expertise in application, API, and DevSecOps security, and the ability to influence engineering teams in a large enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate security practices throughout the SDLC in partnership with engineering and DevOps teams.
• Promote secure coding standards, tooling, and automation.
• Design, implement, and maintain security controls within CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Ensure software integrity through code signing, artifact validation, and provenance.
• Automate SAST, DAST, SCA, and container image scanning in the build and release pipelines.
• Automated AI specific vulnerability scanning into CI/CD to catch insecure LLM orchestration patters
• Identify and remediate misconfigurations and access control gaps in pipeline environments.
• Design, deploy, and tune WAF rules and API security protections.
• Conduct API risk assessments and promote secure API design patterns.
• Perform secure code reviews and support automated security testing coverage across pipelines.
• Triage, prioritize, and track vulnerabilities across source code, CI/CD pipelines, and deployed services.
• Facilitate threat modeling for applications, APIs, and delivery pipelines.
• Perform threat modeling on RAG architecture and autonomous agents
• Expand security automation around API discovery, dependency scanning, SBOM generation, and secrets detection.
• Mentor engineering teams on secure coding and secure pipeline practices.
• Support the Security Champions program.
• Act as a trusted advisor to product, platform engineering, and DevOps teams, translating technical risks into business impact.
• Partner with SOC/IR teams during software supply chain or pipeline-related security incidents.
• Assess and guide the secure adoption of AI capabilities within enterprise applications—focusing on data security, access controls, model input/output handling, and preventing misuse within internal systems.

• Leverage AI‑powered security tools to identify anomalies, code risks, and pipeline misconfigurations within internal applications and CI/CD systems.

Qualifications

Required

• 5–8+ years in Application Security, Product Security, or Secure Software Development.
• Hands-on experience securing CI/CD pipelines and source repositories (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, etc.).
• Knowledge of supply chain security frameworks (SLSA, NIST SSDF).
• Experience with secrets management, artifact signing (Sigstore, Cosign), and build integrity.
• Strong background in WAF tuning, API security, and vulnerability remediation.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, Go, JavaScript/Node.js).
• Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning tools.
• Cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 (Web & API), CWE, and secure coding practices.
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 for LLM Application and MITRE ATLAS

Preferred

• Experience integrating SBOM generation and SCA into CI/CD workflows.
• Knowledge of runtime protection tools (API security platforms, RASP, container EDR).
• Experience with GitOps, IaC scanning (Terraform, CloudFormation), and policy-as-code.
• Background handling software supply chain or dependency poisoning incidents.
• Relevant certifications: OSWE, CSSLP, GPCS, GWEB, GCSA.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and the ability to influence developers, DevOps engineers, and leadership.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an automation-first mindset.
• Collaborative and outcome-oriented, able to balance security with delivery velocity.

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Bias, Business, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design Thinking, Development Methodologies, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Implementation Methodologies, Infrastructure Design, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 4 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

Information Technology

Job Level:

TCP_04

    

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 106,000 - 243,000 in Indiana & North Carolina & Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

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