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Application Security Engineer

Washington, DCFull-time$110k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Senior Application Security Engineer leading an AppSec scrum team to integrate security into the development lifecycle for US federal government clients.

Role type

Senior IC Application Security Engineer (Team Lead)

Builds

Secure CI/CD pipelines, hardened build processes, and secure supply chain practices for web and AI applications.

Domain

US Federal Government / Application Security / DevSecOps

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Application security, CI/CD pipeline security, threat modeling, secrets management, SBOM management, build systems (Gradle, Maven, Docker/Kubernetes), dependency lifecycle management, AI security principles

Preferred skills

Artifact signing (Sigstore/Cosign), AI agent security, using AI tools for workflow efficiency

Technologies

GitLab, Jenkins, Snyk, Nexus, JFrog, CycloneDX, SPDX, Sigstore, Cosign

Responsibilities

Lead the AppSec scrum team and agile ceremonies; Test and triage security vulnerabilities for web and AI applications; Architect and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines; Lead shift-left threat modeling; Integrate security tools into developer workflows; Balance security needs with delivery velocity.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership