CareerPlanSign in

Junior Application Security Engineer

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-31 → 2026-09-25

Core

Implement and maintain application security testing (SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA) and posture management tools within CI/CD pipelines to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in software development.

Role type

Junior Application Security Engineer (DevSecOps)

Builds

Automated security testing pipelines and consolidated security reporting dashboards

Domain

Software Development / Application Security / DevSecOps

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Application security testing (SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA), CI/CD integration, Secure coding practices (Java, Node.js), Vulnerability triage (OWASP Top 10, CWE), Security tool administration, Technical reporting

Preferred skills

Snyk and Endor Labs administration, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) integration, Python scripting for automation, DevSecOps pipeline logging

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain AST and ASPM tools, Integrate security tooling with CI/CD pipelines, Triage security risks and resolve false positives, Develop detailed reports on security findings, Support developers in mitigating test findings, Coach and support junior engineers

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC

Sourced via smartrecruiters · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.