Staff Engineer, Application Security

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Design, implement, and scale ACV's Application Security Program, aligning with Secure SDLC best practices and taking a Shift Left by default approach.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for secure application architecture, code analysis, and application threat modeling.
• Partner with engineering and security teams to integrate security tools and controls into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets management).
• Conduct and oversee escalated code reviews, security assessments, and pen testing of internal and external applications.
• Lead threat modeling workshops, security training, and awareness initiatives for developers and architects.
• Develop policies, standards, and automation to support a secure-by-default engineering culture.
• Drive remediation efforts by working hands-on with developers to fix critical vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with compliance and risk teams to meet security audit and regulatory requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.).
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and secure development trends.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Effective written and verbal English communication skills
• Demonstrated experience building or leading a successful Application Security Program at a technology-driven organization
• Deep technical knowledge of common web and mobile vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10), microservices security, and cloud-native architectures (preferably AWS)
• Strong proficiency with security testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite, GitHub Advanced Security, Snyk, Checkmarx, etc.)
• Familiarity with modern development stacks and languages (e.g., Node.js, Python, Go, React).
• Hands-on experience securing CI/CD environments and working with DevOps teams
• Experience conducting code and security reviews of architecture designs, APIs, and infrastructure-as-code
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence engineers and leadership alike as well as understand that different audiences require different messages
• Industry certifications a plus (e.g., OSWE, GWAPT, CSSLP, CISSP)

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