Posted Sep 21, 2026

Senior Application Security Engineer

Requisition #: 1858

Job Title: Senior Application Security Engineer

Location: Remote

Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance

Requisition #: 1858 Job Title: Senior Application Security Engineer Location: Remote Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance

In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.

Job Description

Responsible for engineering and optimizing integrated systems that support enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives. Develops comprehensive solutions that enhance system reliability, scalability, and security. Leads the evaluation of new technologies and system architectures, providing strategic recommendations to enhance organizational capabilities.

Education and Years of Experience

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, and 4+ years of experience, or equivalent relevant work experience; e.g., each year of work experience may be substituted for each year of education required.

Required Skills

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.

1+ year of experience with supporting Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and IDE Plug-in environments using Veracode .

2+ years of experience with Java, Python, .NET, or C#.

3+ years of experience using the design and implementation of enterprise-wide security controls to secure applications, systems, network, or infrastructure services.

Experience with Eclipse, JDeveloper, including pipeline development, or Visual Studio Experience with securing enterprise web applications and OWASP Top 10, CVSS, CWE, WASC, and SANS-25.

Knowledge of federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, or FedRAMP.

2+ years experience working in Linux based environments, including navigating and troubleshooting basic website connectivity issues

Familiarity in Linux environment and some type of coding and/or scripting experience is a must.

The areas of focus for this role are Burp Enterprise experience performing DAST scanning.

Experience with Burp Professional, with focus on SAST scanning.

Veracode experience performing SAST scanning.

Preferred Skills

Experience with Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) capabilities and tools.

Experience with HackerOne.

Experience with Selenium.

Experience writing bash scripts.

Experience with OWASP ZAP or Burp Proxy

Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, computer science or related field with 4+ years experience; ability to obtain Public Trust clearance requiring U.S. citizenship; 1+ year Veracode SAST/DAST; 2+ years Java, Python, .NET or C#; 3+ years security controls; Linux experience.

Key Responsibilities

engineering integrated systems
evaluating new technologies
securing enterprise applications

Skills & Tools

Veracode, Java, Python, .NET, C#, Eclipse, JDeveloper, Visual Studio, Linux, Burp Enterprise, Burp Professional, HackerOne, Selenium, OWASP ZAP, Burp Proxy

Job Details

Category: Information Technology
Seniority: Senior Level
Commitment: Full Time
Workplace: Remote — United States
Salary: USD 140,000 – 145,000 / year
Languages: English

Benefits

Generous paid time off
Retirement plan

About Agile Defense

An IT company engineering integrated systems for enterprise digital transformation and security. — Industry: Information Technology

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