Cybersecurity Engineer IV Application Security
Job Description
Job DescriptionBenefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
Cybersecurity Engineer IV – Application SecurityLocation: Chicago, IL | Peoria, IL | Dallas, TX
Work Model: Hybrid
Let's create our future together at The AES Group!
Why Join Us
- Secure high-visibility web and eCommerce applications.
- Partner with software engineering teams throughout the SDLC.
- Drive Application Security and DevSecOps best practices.
- Work on business-critical platforms with experienced engineering teams.
Position Overview
We are hiring a Cybersecurity Engineer IV – Application Security to join our Security Engineering team. This is a dedicated Application Security role focused on embedding security throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). This is not a Network Security, SOC, Infrastructure Security, or general Cybersecurity position.
Key Responsibilities
- Integrate security across the SDLC.
- Partner with developers to implement secure-by-design practices.
- Identify, prioritize, and remediate application vulnerabilities.
- Perform and support SAST and DAST testing.
- Review application code and recommend security improvements.
- Promote secure coding, security governance, and DevSecOps.
- Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
- Communicate security risks to technical and business stakeholders.
- Mentor development teams on secure software development.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of Information Security experience, or
- Master's degree with 6+ years of Information Security experience.
- Strong Application Security experience is required.
Must-Have Skills
- Hands-on Application Security expertise.
- Strong understanding of the complete SDLC, including requirements, architecture, development, testing, deployment, production support, and maintenance.
- Experience integrating security into software development.
- Secure coding and Application Security Governance.
- Experience with SAST, DAST, vulnerability management, and remediation.
- Experience working directly with software development teams.
- Security integration within CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with GitHub or similar source control tools.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Software development background.
- Source code review and analysis.
- DevSecOps experience.
- AI programming, AI models, or AI-assisted software development.
- Knowledge of modern Application Security tools and best practices.
Important Notes
- This role requires Application Security expertise. Candidates focused primarily on Network Security, SOC Operations, Infrastructure Security, or general Cybersecurity are not a fit.
- Experience partnering with software developers and integrating security throughout the SDLC is mandatory.
- Candidates must be local to Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL, or Dallas, TX and willing to work onsite full-time as business needs evolve.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join us on our journey!
Flexible work from home options available.