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Job Summary
The Application Security Engineer will be responsible for strengthening and continuously improving the security posture of the organization's applications. This role involves integrating security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), embedding and automating application security testing within CI/CD pipelines, and driving timely remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
The engineer will work closely with application teams to perform security design reviews, triage and assess vulnerabilities, and guide teams on effective remediation, security best practices, secure coding and threat modeling.
Success for this role requires that you are
Familiar with application security concepts, standards and trends (OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, secure SDLC)Able to interpret and apply security principles and standards to application designs, architectures, configurations and policiesAble to automate security controls using pipeline-as-code and infrastructure-as-codeDriven to learn new things;
excited about challenges and finding solutionsA strong builder mentality with a drive to "see things through"Able to communicate technical concepts, risk and remediation guidance clearly and concisely to developers,



peers and managementAble to demonstrate positive judgment in prioritizing vulnerabilities based on their impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of informationResponsibilities
Integrate, operate and continuously improve application security testing tools (SAST, SCA, Secret Scanning and DAST) within the SDLCImplement shift-left security practices to ensure vulnerabilities are detected and remediated early in the SDLCConduct threat modeling, secure design reviews and architecture reviews with application teams to identify and mitigate risks earlyTriage, validate and prioritize findings from SAST, SCA, Secret Scanning and DAST;
tune rules, policies and quality gates to reduce false positivesPartner with application teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities by providing clear, actionable guidance and tracking findings through to closureRecommend and promote security best practices and secure coding standards, and educate developers on common vulnerability classesBuild and maintain automation and scripts (e.
G., Python, Terraform) to onboard applications to security tooling, enforce policy as code, and report on application security metricsTrack and report on application security posture (e.
G., vulnerability trends, remediation timelines, tool coverage) to stakeholders and managementModel the Equinix culture and valuesKnowledge / Skills / Abilities
Hands-on experience with SAST, SCA, Secret Scanning and DAST tooling,



including interpreting results and guiding remediationHands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, including integrating security scans and quality gates into pipelinesStrong understanding of the OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, OWASP ASVS and related standards (NIST, CIS Benchmarks) and the ability to recommend solutions aligned with themHands-on experience performing threat modeling (e.
G., STRIDE, data flow diagrams) and secure design reviewsUnderstanding of AI and LLM security risks and mitigations (e.
G., OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, prompt injection, data leakage, model and AI supply chain risks) and how to secure AI-enabled applicationsWorking knowledge of common vulnerability classes (e.
G., injection, XSS, SSRF, broken access control, insecure deserialization) and how to remediate them in codeWorking knowledge of securing applications built on public cloud services (any of the major cloud providers)Ability to partner with application teams to remediate vulnerabilities and adopt secure coding practicesDemonstrated ability to work within globally dispersed and cross-functional teamsQualifications
4-5 years of work experience in Application Security or DevSecOps in a medium or large corporate environment;
a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field is preferredDemonstrated hands-on experience with each of the following:
SCA (e.
G., Apiiro, Nexus IQ, Snyk)SAST (e.
G., SonarQube, Semgrep)Secret ScanningDAST / API security (e.
G., Traceable, Burp Suite)Threat ModelingGitHub ActionsTerraform
Experience collaborating with application teams to suggest security best practices and remediate identified vulnerabilitiesThe targeted pay range for this p
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📌 Information Security Engineer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Equinix
📍 Winnipeg