Application Security Engineer - Associate

Application Security Engineer - Associate

This role is part of a team responsible for administering security projects designed to safeguard Capital Market's information systems. The Application Security Engineer focuses on working closely with the development community to ensure any code being developed follows the prescribed SDLC process and enterprise policies. Acts as a subject matter expert who uses expertise to resolve complex problems in consideration of established policies, guidelines, or processes.

The Application Security Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that all code scanning vulnerabilities follow organizational policies and work closely with developers to ensure issues are fixed before releasing code to production. This candidate will have a strong development background and the ability to read and explain code deficiencies to stakeholders in various programming and scripting languages.

Role Objectives:

• Strong ability to work with stakeholders and being able to explain code issues and fixes to the development community.
• You will work very closely with developers on a day-to-day basis to ensure all projects follow the SDLC process and all code in the environment is scanned and reported focusing on SAST, SCA, and container security issues.
• You will be responsible for managing respective code scanning tools in the stack and day-to-day operational management of the tools.
• Interface with development and security architecture teams on topics related to application security, for example, vulnerability remediation, best practices, threat modeling, etc.
• Interface with the vulnerability management team to ensure vulnerabilities identified are reported and validated according to SLAs.
• Development of KPIs and metrics related to application security risk working closely with the Americas Division Application Security and Testing teams.
• Publish and present high-level management reports on the State of AppSec Program within Capital Markets and Nikko entities.
• Some manual testing activities validate vulnerability or penetration testing findings.
• Weekend and night work may be needed at times based on project, support, and business needs.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 3+ years of experience as a developer with a strong focus on application security.
• Development background with one or more of programming languages, C#, C++, Java, Python, .Net.
• Ability to read and understand code deficiencies – required.
• Ability to write code fixes for stakeholders and create automation scripts to support internal cybersecurity projects.
• Experience in developing and maturing CI/CD pipeline w.r.t code quality and detecting vulnerabilities.
• 2+ years of experience with Static Application Security Testing (SAST) or Dynamic App Security Testing (DAST).
• 2+ years of experience with container security issues and container technologies.
• Through understanding of the components of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10 or CWE.
• Understanding of common software threats and mitigations.
• Must be process and detail oriented, ability to create detailed process documentation.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence.
• Bug Bounty and/or penetration testing experience a bonus.

Additional Requirements:

SMBC's employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.