[Hiring] Application Security Engineer @Booz Allen Hamilton

Role Description

Integrate security practices throughout the software development lifecycle to enhance and maintain the security posture of software. Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction and mentor and supervise team members.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, product security, or software engineering
• Experience implementing or assessing Secure SDLC and application security programs
• Experience leading client engagements, managing multiple priorities, and performing architecture reviews, threat modeling, or security assessments
• Experience with software supply chain security concepts, including SBOMs, dependency management, code signing, artifact integrity, and secure build pipelines
• Experience implementing or evaluating application security tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, container security, API security, secrets detection, and software composition analysis
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps operating models in large-scale software development environments
• Knowledge of secure software development principles, modern application architectures, and modern software architectures, including cloud-native, microservices, APIs, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless environments
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, cryptography, API security, and cloud security
• Knowledge of vulnerability management processes, risk prioritization methodologies, and remediation workflows
• Ability to translate complex technical risks into executive-level briefings, business cases, and actionable roadmaps
• Effective communication with technical and executive stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Engineering

Requirements

• Experience designing or maturing enterprise application security and product security programs
• Experience with secure development requirements for regulated industries, including healthcare, financial services, industrial control systems, automotive, aerospace, or critical infrastructure
• Experience applying industry frameworks such as OWASP SAMM, BSIMM, NIST SSDF, NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF, ISO 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, IEC 62443, and MITRE ATT&CK or ATLAS
• Experience developing technical proposals, responding to RFPs, creating Statements of Work (SOWs), and supporting business development initiatives
• Experience leading executive workshops, stakeholder interviews, and technical design sessions
• Ability to mentor junior team members, provide technical leadership, and contribute to practice development and thought leadership
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, depending on client needs
• Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Possession of excellent facilitation skills
• Master's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or a related technical field

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development and tuition assistance
• Work-life programs and dependent care
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance