IQVIA

Application Security Analyst I

IQVIA
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11 hours ago
Kathmandu, NepalEntry Level

Responsibilities

  • Support and administer SAST, SCA, DAST, API security, secrets scanning, container scanning, and Infrastructure-as-Code security solutions.
  • Validate findings, assess impact, prioritize vulnerabilities, and support remediation through verified closure.
  • Perform targeted security testing of web applications, APIs, authentication and authorization controls, file handling, business logic, and data flows.
  • Execute Secure SDLC and AI Development Lifecycle security activities while maintaining evidence and documentation.
  • Provide developers with remediation guidance based on scans, testing findings, code reviews, and security incidents.
  • Monitor software supply chain risks involving dependencies, repositories, CI/CD credentials, artifact integrity, and SBOMs.
  • Maintain application catalogs, ownership information, application security profiles, testing records, findings, and risk data.
  • Validate required scans, reviews, and testing before software releases.
  • Support security reviews of AI-generated code and AI-enabled applications, including prompt injection, data leakage, insecure outputs, and authorization weaknesses.
  • Produce security metrics, remediation reports, testing evidence, and compliance documentation, escalating complex risks when needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 1–3 years of experience in Application Security, Security Engineering, DevSecOps, Software Development, Penetration Testing, or a related cybersecurity discipline.
  • Hands-on experience with application security testing, vulnerability management, SAST, SCA, DAST, API security testing, container security, or similar technologies.
  • Familiarity with Veracode, Wiz, Sysdig, Burp Suite, Postman, or equivalent platforms.
  • Working knowledge of web security, API security, authentication, authorization, secure coding, cryptography, and software supply chain security.
  • Experience supporting Secure SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, security testing, and release security controls.
  • Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, MITRE CWE, NIST SSDF, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and related frameworks.
  • Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and reporting skills, with fluent written and verbal English.
  • Preferred: experience with healthcare SaaS, PHI environments, cloud-native applications, containers, or multi-tenant platforms.
  • Preferred: working knowledge of Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C# and security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CSSLP, AWS Certification, GWAPT, or GWEB.

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About IQVIA

10,000+ employees

IQVIA provides clinical research services, healthcare data analytics, and technology platforms to pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and healthcare organizations. It sells contracted R&D and commercialization services, software, and data subscriptions that help run trials, generate real-world evidence, and guide go-to-market decisions. Formed by the merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, the company is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and is publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: IQV).

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