Application Security Engineer

About This Opportunity

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai is representing a confidential healthcare technology organization in their search for an Application Security Engineer. This is a remote position based in the United States, working with a team dedicated to securing healthcare information systems and protecting personal health information.

In this role, you'll operate and enhance application security tool environments, execute dynamic application security testing (DAST) against web applications and APIs, and partner with development teams to remediate vulnerabilities. You'll work with industry-standard compliance frameworks including HIPAA, SOC II, GDPR, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP.

Responsibilities

• Operate and enhance application security tool environments across the organization
• Author automation scripts for recurring security tasks (Python preferred)
• Set up and execute authenticated and unauthenticated DAST scans against web applications and APIs
• Manage scan scheduling, configuration, and coverage across application security platforms
• Tune scanning profiles to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy
• Validate DAST findings to confirm exploitability and business impact
• Categorize vulnerabilities using industry standards such as OWASP Top 10
• Prioritize findings based on risk, application criticality, and exposure
• Partner with development and platform teams to explain findings and remediation expectations
• Track remediation progress and verify fixes through re-scanning or targeted validation
• Maintain accurate vulnerability records in enterprise tracking systems
• Ensure applications meet security guidelines and compliance standards
• Build solutions that collect and present vulnerability and compliance data to leadership

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years of experience in application security
• 3 years of experience administering, running, and analyzing DAST tools
• Knowledge of AWS or Azure cloud environments
• Familiarity with software security requirements in industry standard compliance programs (NIST, HITRUST, FedRAMP)
• Experience developing or testing RESTful APIs with understanding of Postman and/or Swagger files
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience administering Qualys or Tenable vulnerability management and application security modules
• Experience working across multiple teams and disciplines
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Risk-based prioritization abilities and sound judgment

How We Work with You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, one of our experienced recruiters will screen your background and qualifications. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—we manage the entire introduction and interview coordination process on your behalf.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive hiring practices. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.