Performs manual penetration testing of web, mobile, API, and microservices applications; conducts secure code reviews and design assessments; identifies and validates vulnerabilities; documents findings; supports remediation and incident response; guides junior testers; and promotes secure coding and application security awareness.
What You'll Do: The Application Security Analyst in Enterprise will report to the Application Security Lead
What You'll Bring:
- Typical daily work will consist of independently performing manual application penetration tests on web, mobile, APIs, and microservices across production and pre-production environments under defined testing scopes.
- Conduct secure code reviews and assist in design-level security assessments in collaboration with development and DevSecOps teams.
- Identify, validate, and document application security vulnerabilities related to OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25, misconfigurations, and common insecure coding or design patterns.
- Provide technical guidance to junior AppSec testers, review assessment outputs, validate findings, and support skill development through peer reviews and knowledge sharing.
- Utilize industry-standard tools such as Burp Suite Pro, OWASP ZAP, Snyk, Checkmarx, Black Duck, Postman, and custom scripts to identify vulnerabilities at both runtime and source code levels.
- Ensure high-quality security testing by following established testing standards, performing peer validation of findings, and ensuring vulnerabilities are accurate, reproducible, and well-evidenced.
- Collaborate closely with developers, QA engineers, and architects to support remediation efforts and promote secure coding practices.
- Assist in providing security awareness and guidance to internal stakeholders to improve application security maturity.
- Support incident response activities by assisting in root cause analysis, vulnerability validation, and post-incident security assessments related to application security issues.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's in computer science /management of computer information/information assurance or Cybersecurity
- 0-4 years of Penetration Testing / Application Security / Offensive Security
- Must have Security Certifications: OSCP/eWPTx and OSWA/OSWE/CWES/CWEE
- Preferred Security Certifications: CRTP/CARTP, CRTE, OSEP, GRTP
- Preferred Security Cloud Certifications: AWS CLP, AWS Security Specialty
- Must be a self-starter who can learn quickly and independently.
- Fluency in English
- Client-first mentality
- Intense work ethic
- Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach
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