CareerPlan

Lead Application Security Engineer

USAFull-time$99k–$225k2026-11-08
Security clearance required

Core

Lead Application Security Engineer implementing Zero Trust-compliant application and network security services and controls for DoD enterprise networks.

Role type

Senior IC application security engineer

Builds

Enterprise-wide secure network infrastructure and mission-critical network systems

Domain

Defense / Network Security

Required skills

Zero Trust architecture, next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto, Versa, Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper), application delivery products (F5, Nginx, A10, NetScaler), host-based micro-segmentation (ColorTokens, Illumio), DoD enterprise networks, cross-functional team leadership

Preferred skills

Palo Alto Panorama, F5 BIG-IP ASM/AWAF, OWASP Top 10/CVSS/CWE/WASC/SANS-25 standards, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, VS Code), Azure/AWS cloud environments, federal compliance (DoD STIG, NIST 800-53, FIPS, DoD IL5/6)

Technologies

AWS, Azure, Cisco, Nginx, Terraform, VS Code

Responsibilities

Implement and integrate information systems including routing and switching technologies, develop enterprise-wide infrastructure, troubleshoot complex network issues, analyze and improve security/reliability/availability of mission-critical systems, optimize client operations and modernization efforts, contribute technical expertise to national security missions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC