Application Security Engineer

Immediate need for a talented Application Security Engineerwith experience in the Banking and Financials Industry. This is a 12+ Months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Santa Clara, CA. Please review the job description below.
 
Job ID: 19-54682
Key Responsibilities and Requirment:

• Act as liaison between Security and software development teams
• Assist development teams implementing secure SDLC practices
• Threat model web applications and work with development team throughout the SDLC
• Perform web application vulnerability assessments and penetration tests
• Provide security and compliance requirements for software development projects
• BS in Computer science or equivalent experience
• Experience in web Application Security testing (assessment/penetration testing)
• Strong analytical skills and ability to quickly learn new skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with OWASP guidelines
• Knowledge of agile and secure SDLC
• Additional Preferred Qualifications:
• One or more Certifications (CISSP, GWEB, GPEN, GWAPT, OSWE, OSCE, OSCP)
• Software development or scripting experience (Python, Shell, Java, json, Scrum, Jira, etc)
• Familiarity with network and web application protocols (Http, Https, TCP/IP, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, Rest APIs, etc)
• Knowledge or experience implementing SDLC frameworks like OpenSAMM or BSIMM
• Database knowledge

Our client is a leading Banking and Financials Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.