Senior Application Security Engineer
Caterpillar4 days ago
Chicago, IL, USA +2 moreSenior
Base Salary
$113k - $183k/yr
Responsibilities
- Analyze, validate, prioritize, and remediate application security findings from static and dynamic testing, penetration testing, and bug bounty programs.
- Provide practical application security guidance to software engineers, architects, product owners, and leaders.
- Enable and monitor application security testing tools such as CodeQL and Rapid7 at the repository or application level.
- Coordinate application onboarding and scope for penetration tests and security assurance assessments.
- Manage security findings through established defect-management processes.
- Improve application security maturity using scorecards and maturity models and share recurring-issue learnings through correction-of-error reports.
Requirements
- Hands-on software engineering experience in a programming language or framework, with demonstrated application security interest or experience.
- Experience building or supporting web applications and APIs, including single-page applications and RESTful APIs, on a major cloud platform.
- Experience interpreting and helping remediate findings from static application security testing, dynamic application security testing, software composition analysis, penetration testing, or similar methods.
- Working knowledge of OWASP Top 10, MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25, OWASP Application Security Verification Standard, or comparable guidance.
- Relevant cloud, cybersecurity, or secure software development certifications are preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycle, software integration engineering, and software product design or architecture.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
- 401(k) savings plans, HSA, and FSA options.
- Health lifestyle programs, employee assistance, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.
- Career development, incentive bonus, disability benefits, life insurance, parental leave, adoption benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
- Position is onsite five days per week in Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL; or Dallas, TX.
- Up to 10% travel is required; relocation assistance is not available.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and services construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives for infrastructure, resource, and energy customers. The public company, founded in 1925 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, sells primarily through an independent worldwide dealer network and provides equipment financing. It operates through Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation segments, with shares traded on the NYSE and Euronext Paris.