Application Security Engineer

The Application Security Engineer will join the application security program team of analysts, developers and AVAC cyber/engineers to design, implement and maintain integrated applications.

Responsibilities:

• Identify high-level technical specifications of applications, which may include application design, cloud computing strategy and adoption, and integration of software applications into a functioning system to meet requirements.
• Conducting Design Review (DR) boards to identify needs, proper solutions and standards meet compliance and functionality prior to implementation.
• Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan.
• Ensure applications are developed consistent with organization’s cybersecurity architecture guidelines.
• Designs enterprise and systems security throughout the development lifecycle; translates technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into security designs and processes.
• Develop threat model based on customer interviews and requirements.
• Define and prioritize essential system capabilities or business functions required for partial or full system restoration after a catastrophic failure event.
• Analyze the results of software, hardware, or interoperability testing.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Analyze security needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints and security mandates.
• Consult with engineering staff and analyst to evaluate interface between hardware and software.
• Design countermeasures and mitigations against potential exploitations of programming language weaknesses and vulnerabilities in system and elements.
• Provide technical guidance to the application security team
• Develop and maintain documentation of application security controls, policies and procedures.
• Prepare detailed workflow charts, models, and diagrams that describe input, output, and logical operation.
• Implementing software application security controls
• Designing technical solutions to address security weaknesses
• Analyzing system services, spotting issues in code, networks and applications
• Develop data management capabilities (e.g., cloud based, centralized cryptographic key management) to include support to the mobile workforce.
• Leverage enterprise-wide version control system while designing and developing secure applications.
• Consult with customers about software system design and maintenance.
• Provide Cloud Application Security guidance to leadership and analysts.
• Assist in designing and implementation cloud computing solutions, including designing the cloud infrastructure, the cloud application architecture, and the cloud security architecture.

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields. Equivalent years of experience considered.
• 5 years of experience in Information Security or related fields
• Ability to use and understand complex mathematical concepts (e.g., discrete math)
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

• Knowledge of Cloud-based knowledge management technologies and concepts related to security, governance, procurement, and administration

• Knowledge of use cases related to collaboration and content synchronization across platforms (e.g., Mobile, PC, Cloud).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• US citizenship, born in the USA, with the ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Certified Application Security Engineer (CASE)
• Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
• CompTIA Security+ (maybe required for privileged access)

Compensation: The salary for this position ranges from approximately $95,000 to $115,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.