Sr. Application Security Engineer

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About the role

As a member of the Information Security team, the Sr. Application Security Engineer will help develop, mature, and sustain the Application Security program for the company. This is an exciting time to join the Information Security Vulnerability Management team as we continue to expand the Application Security program.

This position does not offer work authorization sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have valid U.S. work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform as an application security SME in the following areas: Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Databases, APIs, Containers, and other domains.
• Support and maintain application security testing platforms and develop integrations with automation platforms.
• Work with Application Development teams to review potential false-positive scan results and evaluate proposed mitigating factors.
• Produce and track application security metrics.
• Support the secure development and testing of critical Advisor and Investor LPL applications.
• Mentor and educate product development and quality engineers on secure development and security best practices.
• Monitor and review CVEs, industry developments, and provide inputs for continuous improvement.
• Work with Internal Audit, IT Governance, IT Compliance, and other key stakeholder groups on specific projects.

Requirements

• 5+ years of application security experience.
• 5+ years of experience performing manual testing of APIs and web applications to identify/validate vulnerabilities.
• 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining enterprise security libraries, components, and best practices checklists.
• 5+ years of experience performing application security risk evaluation, partnering with key stakeholders to enhance the application security CI/CD pipeline, and continually assessing security posture for improvement.
• 5+ years of experience creating and maintaining scan profiles for performing static, authenticated dynamic, IAST, and third-party library automated analysis with application scanning tools.
• 5+ years of experience reviewing and analyzing vulnerability scan results and tracking closure of vulnerabilities.

Skills

• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 Critical Web Application Security Risks, their identification, and architecture, design, and coding patterns to mitigate them.
• Knowledge of secure coding best practices, secure SDLC, secure architecture, and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Preferences

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Security, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Application development and Security Engineering or Security Architecture experience.
• Experience using Application Security Code Scanning Tools such as Synopsys, BlackDuck, J-Frog, PrismaCloud, API scanners, as well as manual tools such as Burp Suite and Postman.
• Experience working with the security of applications developed in C#, Java, and web (HTML, CSS, JS, React, Angular, REST) technologies.
• Experience working with DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines.

Pay

Pay Range: $100,631.00 - $167,787.00. Actual base salary varies based on factors including relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

Benefits

LPL offers a highly competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play—such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.