Security Engineer

About the role

When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

Responsibilities

• Integrating dynamic analysis tools (OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite) directly into Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous security testing.
• Writing and maintaining custom automation scripts using Python, Java, and Bash to scale our security efforts and eliminate manual bottlenecks.
• Utilizing AI to build new testing capabilities, streamline the triage of bug bounty submissions, and troubleshoot code across our tech stack.
• Deploying, hosting, and maintaining containerized security testing environments using Docker and AWS.
• Partnering with engineering teams to guide them through identifying and remediating OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Leveraging your offensive expertise to triage incoming bug bounty submissions and support Verizon’s critical incident response efforts.
• Performing ethical hacking and penetration testing against web applications, mobile apps, and APIs to uncover vulnerabilities before malicious actors do.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or one or more years of work experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in Application Security, Penetration Testing, or a DevSecOps engineering role.
• Deep understanding of web application architecture, APIs (REST/GraphQL), and mobile application security.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, CWEs, CVSS scoring, and how to manually validate and exploit these vulnerabilities.
• Proficiency