The Senior Application Security Engineer position is responsible for planning
and performing manual penetration testing of traditional and AI-enabled
applications, identifying and validating security vulnerabilities, and
partnering with development teams to support remediation. This position will
also develop scripts, automation, and custom tools that improve application
security testing capabilities and provide technical guidance and mentorship to
other members of the Application Security team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Planning
Acquire and interpret functional, technical, and architectural requirements
to plan application security assessments
Develop testing strategies and test plans based on application functionality,
architecture, data flows, and identified risks
Maintain advanced knowledge of application security testing methodologies,
tools, and emerging attack techniques
Research risks and testing techniques associated with traditional and
AI-enabled applications
Identify opportunities to improve penetration testing methodologies, testing
effectiveness, and offensive security capabilities
Acquisition & Deployment
Evaluate, configure, and use offensive security tools to support application
penetration testing
Develop and maintain scripts, automation, and custom tools to improve testing
efficiency and effectiveness
Establish and maintain testing environments, payloads, and supporting
technical resources
Evaluate new application security and AI security testing tools and
techniques
Assist in developing repeatable testing procedures, methodologies, and
technical standards
Operational Management
Plan and execute penetration tests of traditional and AI-enabled applications
end-to-end
Identify, exploit, validate, and document application security
vulnerabilities
Evaluate attack paths and application-specific risks that may not be
identified through automated testing
Communicate technical findings, risk, and remediation recommendations to
stakeholders
Retest applications and validate remediation of application security
findings
Review assessment results and provide technical guidance to other members of
the Application Security team
Track and report metrics related to assessment status, testing coverage,
findings, and remediation progress
Incidental Functions
Create and maintain penetration testing documentation, methodologies,
runbooks, and standard operating procedures
Mentor and provide technical guidance to less-experienced Application
Security team members
Participate in team planning, retrospectives, and knowledge-sharing
activities
Support Security Champions in reinforcing secure development and AI security
practices
Assist with evaluating security tools, technologies, and service providers
Perform project and task tracking and reporting as necessary
This is a remote position.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in
the future, including conversion to H1-B visa. Must be legally authorized to
work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment
work visa status now or in the future.
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and
proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be
supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review
of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and
reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff,
employees, and business relationships.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required:
Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) or in lieu of a degree, at least 12
years in experience in the field of Information Technology or Business (work
experience or a combination of education and work experience in the field of
Information Technology or Business)
5+ years IT and/or cybersecurity
5+ years of experience in application security, including hands-on experience
performing application penetration testing or offensive security assessments
Advanced knowledge of:
Web applications, APIs, and common application security vulnerabilities
Manual application penetration testing methodologies and techniques
Authentication, authorization, session management, and application business
logic
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and secure development practices
AI Architecture and model training processes
Experience planning and conducting application penetration tests end-to-end,
including assessments of cloud-native applications and other modern
application architectures
Experience identifying, exploiting, validating, and documenting application
security vulnerabilities
Experience developing scripts, automation, or custom tools using one or more
languages
Experience using application security and offensive security testing tools
Experience communicating technical findings, risk, and remediation
recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with development teams,
security teams, and other stakeholders
Experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to less-experienced
professionals
Experience conducting threat modeling and evaluating complex application
attack paths
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company
sponsorship
Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
Preferred Experience
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification strongly
preferred
Experience performing security testing of AI-enabled applications, LLMa, or
related technologies
Experience testing mobile applications and legacy industrial systems
Experience reviewing source code to identify security vulnerabilities
Experience developing proof-of-concept exploits or modifying security testing
tools
Additional offensive security or application security certifications
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the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent
and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our
business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its
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Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you
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contribution
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