Application Security Engineer - AI & Cloud

Description This role is the first dedicated Application Security hire on a growing security team and will build the AppSec function from the ground up. The focus is hands-on, practitioner-level application security with SAST and DAST at the core, strong API security fundamentals, and close partnership with developers. The environment is SaaS-heavy and AWS-native with no on-prem applications. This role embeds security directly into modern development workflows, including AI-assisted coding using tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot, ensuring secure application, API, and cloud delivery at scale. What You'll Do (Core Responsibilities) Own and operate the organization's SAST and DAST programs end-to-end Design, deploy, tune, and mature SAST and DAST tooling across development and release pipelines Review application code, including AI-generated code, to identify vulnerabilities, insecure patterns, secrets exposure, and data handling risks Partner directly with software developers to triage findings, prioritize remediation, and validate fixes Act as a trusted AppSec partner to engineering, not a gatekeeper Perform application and API security reviews across internally developed and SaaS-integrated systems Evaluate authentication, authorization, transport security, rate limiting, session handling, logging, and data exposure risks Assess externally exposed applications and APIs for secure design and release readiness Support secure AWS application patterns including IAM, secrets management, logging, networking, and containerized workloads Help centralize and improve secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager and enterprise tooling Translate security requirements into practical, developer-friendly guidance Help govern AI-assisted development by defining guardrails for acceptable use of AI coding tools Review AI-enabled workflows for security risks including prompt misuse, data leakage, and insecure implementation Build repeatable security review criteria and documentation aligned to NIST and SOC 2 expectations Requirements 5+ years of experience in Application Security, Security Engineering, DevSecOps, or secure software development Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, secrets scanning, and dependency review in enterprise environments Strong knowledge of API security

• authentication, authorization, transport security, and data handling risks Working knowledge of AWS security fundamentals
• IAM, logging, encryption, networking, and secrets management Experience securing or governing AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar AWS fundamentals including IAM, secrets management, logging, and networking Experience embedding security controls into SDLC and CI/CD pipelines Strong documentation skills
• ability to produce defensible standards and audit-ready evidence for NIST and SOC 2 Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively with developers, architects, and business stakeholders Preferred Qualifications Experience with MuleSoft or SaaS integration security platforms Familiarity with CrowdStrike Falcon Suite, Snyk, or Veracode Microsoft / M365 security experience Exposure to FINRA, SOX, or other financial services regulatory frameworks DSPM familiarity Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.

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