Senior Engineer, Application Security (R6290)

Shield AI
San Diego, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level application security professionals who can integrate security practices into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate across teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in secure code development and CI/CD pipeline integration
    — “Experience developing or testing cyber secure code”
  • Individuals who have worked on large-scale software products with security teams
    — “Previous experience on an application security team for a large, complex software product”
  • Professionals skilled in threat modeling and secure-by-default design principles
    — “working with our architecture team to design a secure-by-default software product, performing threat modeling”

Things to consider

  • Background check and possible reference verification are mandatory prerequisites
    — “All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check”
  • Salary compensation varies based on location, experience, and technical qualifications
    — “Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize hands-on experience with static and dynamic analysis tools in your application
    — “Experience with software analysis tools, including static analysis, dynamic analysis, dependency mapping, CVE scanning, etc.”
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Linux development environments during interviews
    — “Comfortable working in a Linux development environment”
  • Showcase your ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate effectively
    — “Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills”
  • Include relevant experience with Python, C/C++, or Go in your technical summary
    — “Experience writing software or testing Python, C/C++, and/or Go”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • define application security policies
  • deploy scanning tools
  • review scanning results
Typical background
5+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, software engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Application SecurityCi/cd PipelinesSoftware Analysis ToolsLinux Development Environment

Preferred

DevSecOpsPython, C/c++, And/or Go

Stack & domain

CybersecuritySoftware EngineeringCI/CDAutomated TestingConfiguration ManagementSoftware Lifecycle ProcessesThreat ModelingStatic AnalysisDynamic AnalysisDependency MappingCVE ScanningLinux DevelopmentCryptographyOrganizationalCommunicationCross-functional CollaborationApplication SecuritySoftware Development

About the role

Original posting from Shield AI via Lever

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

What you'll do::

  • As an application security engineer for Hivemind you will join our cybersecurity engineering team to help define our application security policies, deploy and configure scanning tools within our CI/CD pipelines, review scanning results and work directly with our developers to identify and fix security issues in or code.
  • In addition, you will have the opportunity to help solve security issues before they start by working with our architecture team to design a secure-by-default software product, performing threat modeling, and validating designs meet our secure coding standards.

Required qualifications::

  • Bachelor’s degree with approximately 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with approximately 4+ years of relevant experience, in cybersecurity, software engineering, or a closely related technical field
  • Experience developing or testing cyber secure code
  • Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, configuration management, and software lifecycle processes
  • Familiarity with threat modeling
  • Experience with software analysis tools, including static analysis, dynamic analysis, dependency mapping, CVE scanning, etc.
  • Comfortable working in a Linux development environment
  • Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Basic understanding of key cryptography concepts

Preferred qualifications::

  • Previous experience on an application security team for a large, complex software product
  • Experience as a DevSecOps engineer, especially in a GitLab environment
  • Experience writing software or testing Python, C/C++, and/or Go
  • Red-teaming experience
  • Software reverse engineering skills

Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)

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