Application Security Engineer - Northeast region
GuidePoint Security · United States · 3 wk ago
RemoteRemoteInformation TechnologyFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe from General Description?), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes:
- General Description: description of role, responsibilities, etc. Could map to "About the role". We'll include that.
- Roles and Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Required Experience and Education: list of required qualifications.
- Preferred Experience and Education: list of preferred qualifications.
- Travel Requirements: up to 10% travel.
- Physical Requirements: sedentary work etc.
- Why GuidePoint? includes benefits: remote workforce, medical insurance options, dental, holidays, FTO, phone/internet allowance, retirement eligibility, pet benefit.
- No explicit Pay or Schedule given. So we should not include Pay or Schedule sections.
- Benefits: we have details; we can include Benefits section.
- Skills: maybe we can extract from required/preferred but we could combine into Requirements and Qualifications. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have:
- About the role: from General Description.
- Responsibilities: from Roles and Responsibilities.
- Requirements: from Required Experience and Education (maybe also Physical Requirements? but physical could be separate but not required heading). We'll include Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe from Preferred Experience and Education (preferred qualifications). Could also include Skills but we can put skills under Requirements or Qualifications. Since we have both required and preferred, we could have Requirements (required) and Qualifications (preferred). Or we could combine required and preferred into Requirements and Qualifications respectively.
- Skills: maybe we could list specific skills like SAST tools, CI/CD, scripting, OWASP, etc. But we already have those in Requirements. Might be redundant. Better to not create Skills if content overlaps; but we could still create Skills section summarizing technical skills. However instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we might omit Skills and just have Requirements and Qualifications.
- Benefits: we have details.
- Pay: none -> omit.
- Schedule: none -> omit.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from sections.
We need to format lists with
- . For prose use
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for each section. Let's extract content. General Description paragraph: "GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation's top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk. General Description We are looking for a skilled Application Security Engineer to support the Northeast Application Security practice in delivering application security engineering services to clients, including the implementation, operationalization, and tuning of SAST tooling, integration of security controls into CI/CD pipelines, and adoption of secure development practices across the SDLC. This role will engage in the development of automated security testing capabilities, custom detection rules, and secure pipeline patterns while providing "Wow Them" service to clients and/or internal customers or co-workers. The Application Security Engineer will be required to demonstrate strong software engineering, security automation, and client communication skills, lead by influence, and strong business/ financial acumen to drive the use of progressive DevSecOps and shift-left security programs that will align the delivery business objectives and priorities." We need to remove duplicate "General Description" phrase maybe. Keep the prose. We'll put in
. Next, About the Northeast region Application Security practice: This is a description of the practice. Could be part of About the role? Might be separate but we could include as part of About the role or maybe as its own section? The instruction says use headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, etc. There's no heading for practice description. Could incorporate into About the role. But we have a separate paragraph about the practice. We'll include it in About the role as additional prose. Now Responsibilities: list: - Implement, operationalize, and troubleshoot SAST platforms (e.g., Semgrep, Snyk, CodeQL, Checkmarx, Veracode) within client environments - Design and integrate automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab Runners, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI) - Author and adapt custom SAST rules (Semgrep, CodeQL) and triage, validate, and guide remediation of identified vulnerabilities - Advise client development teams on OWASP Top 10, threat modeling, and secure coding practices throughout the SDLC - Leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate rule development, triage, and remediation guidance - Contribute to reusable pipeline patterns, rule libraries, and delivery accelerators for the AppSec practice - Deliver engagements for clients across the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region, with occasional on-site presence as needed We'll put each as
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Required Experience and Education: list:
- Proficiency with the implementation, operationalization, and troubleshooting of Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools such as Semgrep, Snyk, CodeQL, Checkmarx, Veracode, etc.
- Understanding of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline tools and processes (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab Runners, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.)
- Experience in software engineering, ideally full stack software development, including modern technologies and application architectures
- Strong scripting and automation experience using one or more programming languages
- Solid working knowledge of application security fundamentals including the OWASP Top 10, threat modeling, and implementing secure coding practices throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Experience and Education:
- Experience writing or adapting custom SAST rules (Semgrep or CodeQL)
- Familiarity with additional Application Security tools (e.g. Interactive (IAST), Dynamic (DAST) and API security, SCA, etc.)
- Familiarity with API Security tools (e.g., NoName, Traceable, Salt, Cequence)
- Practical hands-on experience validating vulnerabilities and proficiency with Burp Suite
- Strong working knowledge of Secure Development Lifecycles and experience triaging and remediating technical vulnerabilities identified by web application scanning tools
- Understanding of automated security testing approaches and tools
- Experience in building and operating security tools within CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with proactive integration of security into the development process
- Past experience as an application security practitioner or software engineer
Travel Requirements: Up to 10% travel
Physical Requirements: Sedentary work; Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day; Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day
We could include Travel and Physical under Requirements or maybe as separate sections? Not in list of headings but we could incorporate into Requirements as extra items. However they are not exactly experience/education. Could add a separate section like "Additional Requirements" but not in allowed headings. Probably better to fold into Requirements as bullet points.
Why GuidePoint? benefits:
- GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers. Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company's success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity. This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation. Some added perks…. Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions) Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options) Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment Pet Benefit Option
We need to capture all that as Benefits section.
We should not include fluff like "Some added perks…. " but we can keep the details.
We'll create
Benefits
with a- listing each benefit.
We need to avoid repeating content; ensure we don't miss any.
Let's list benefits:
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- Group Medical Insurance options:
- Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family))
- High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family)). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options))
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
Also earlier description about company growth etc. Could be part of Benefits or maybe a separate "About the company" but not in headings. Could incorporate into Benefits as prose? Might be better to include a short paragraph about company under Benefits or maybe under About the role? The instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. The "Why GuidePoint?" includes both company overview and perks. We could treat the company overview as part of Benefits or maybe as a separate section like "About the company" but not allowed. So we could include it in Benefits as a preamble
then list perks. Thus Benefits section:
GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers. Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company's success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at