Senior Application Security Engineer

Reports to: Senior Manager, Internal SecurityLocation: Remote USCompensation: $140,000 to $165,000 base plus bonus and equity What We Do:Huntress is a fully remote, global team of passionate experts and ethical badasses on a mission to break down the barriers to cybersecurity. Whether creating purpose-built security solutions, hunting down hackers, or impacting our community, our people go above and beyond to change the security game and make a real difference. Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress protects all businesses—not just the 1%—with enterprise-grade, fully owned, and managed cybersecurity products at the price of an affordable SaaS application. The Huntress difference is our One Team advantage: our technology is designed with our industry-defining Security Operations Center (SOC) in mind and is never separated from our service. We protect 4M+ endpoints and 1M+ identities worldwide, elevating underresourced IT teams with protection that works as hard as they do. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. What You’ll Do:The Huntress Information Technology and Security team has the unique honor of securing the infrastructure that enables us to confidently protect over 4 million (and rapidly growing) of our partners’ endpoints. As our application security engineer, you will be responsible for implementing a robust application security program across internal development teams. You will mentor and guide teams to think about application security earlier in the development process and ensure that vulnerabilities are remediated before and after they make it into production. Responsibilities:Design, evaluate, and implement software security standardsBuild tools, processes, and solutions that drive continuous improvement in the Huntress security platformInfluence and guide teams on secure-by-design principles by actively participating in architectural and design discussions to identify and mitigate security risks early in the development lifecycleAct as a security subject matter expert, providing a final set of eyes on high-risk pull requests (PRs)Lead and conduct secure development training for engineering teams, educating them on common vulnerabilities, bugs, and best practices to proactively embed security throughout the software development lifecycleCollaborate with development teams to drive the adoption of security tools and processes, fostering a culture of security awareness and shared responsibility. Advocate for and gain buy-in from engineering stakeholders to implement security changes and improvements within existing development processesAssist teams in reproducing, triaging, and addressing application security vulnerabilitiesPartner with DevOps to ensure a robust and secure code delivery pipelineOwn our Vulnerability Disclosure Program, ensuring dazzling service to third-party security researchersAssist in the development of security processes and automated tooling that prevent entire classes of security vulnerabilitiesImplement an auditable Application Security program (BSIMM, SAMM, etc.)What You Bring To The Team:Demonstrable experience leading application security design and architecture reviews with a key focus on Ruby on RailsExtensive experience working with developers and driving application security standardsExpertise owning software vulnerability management from triage, assessment, and analysis to remediation through collaboration with internal development teamsExperience securing CI/CD pipelines by enabling strong security controls through the implementation of off-the-shelf and custom-built tooling Experience deploying, tuning, and automating common security testing tools within SAST, DAST, SCA, and IaC functional areasExpertise in threat modeling frameworks and processesFamiliarity with IaaS/PaaS cloud infrastructure, infrastructure as code, and software-oriented architectureBonus Points:Expertise in OS, agent, and memory security across macOS, Linux, and Windows, with a focus on providing security review and recommendations for sandboxing and system-level isolation techniquesWhat We Offer: 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays12 weeks of paid parental leaveHighly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contributionLife and Disability insurance plansStock options for all full-time employees One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home officeAnnual allowance for education and professional development assistance $75 USD/month digital reimbursementAccess to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growthHuntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status. We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit businesses of all sizes. Accommodations:If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or pre-employment testing or participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accommodations@huntresslabs.com. Please note that non-accommodation requests sent to this inbox will not receive a response. If you have questions about your personal data privacy at Huntress, please visit our privacy page.#BI-Remote Originally posted on Himalayas Apply To this Job