Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing cybersecurity firm that provides trusted expertise, solutions, and services to help organizations minimize risk. As a Senior Application Security Consultant within Strategic Services, you will deliver application security services, engage with clients, and contribute to the evolution of service offerings in response to emerging threats.
Responsibilities
- Delivering Application Security services, including Application Threat Modeling, Application Architecture Reviews, and AppSec/DevSecOps Program Assessments
- Author comprehensive assessment deliverables tailored to both technical and managerial audiences detailing technical execution, deficiencies, business impact, and remediation strategies
- Understanding of application security landscape, tools, methodologies, and frameworks such as OWASP SAMM, OWASP DSOMM, NIST SSDF, SLSA, NIST AI RMF, and MITRE ATLAS
- Deep understanding of application security issues, mitigation strategies, and common security controls
- Ability to analyze and understand complex application architectures
- Experience working directly within development teams and integrating security into the SDLC
- Assist with Practice development, improving offerings, and mentoring team members
- Contribute to marketing initiatives via research, speaking, writing, and tool development
- Foster client relationships through support, information, and guidance while managing concurrent client engagements
- Demonstrates a startup mentality with a highly driven, high-performance approach to work
Skills
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
- Delivering Application Security services, including Application Threat Modeling, Application Architecture Reviews, and AppSec/DevSecOps Program Assessments
- Author comprehensive assessment deliverables tailored to both technical and managerial audiences detailing technical execution, deficiencies, business impact, and remediation strategies
- Understanding of application security landscape, tools, methodologies, and frameworks such as OWASP SAMM, OWASP DSOMM, NIST SSDF, SLSA, NIST AI RMF, and MITRE ATLAS
- Deep understanding of application security issues, mitigation strategies, and common security controls
- Ability to analyze and understand complex application architectures
- Experience working directly within development teams and integrating security into the SDLC
- Assist with Practice development, improving offerings, and mentoring team members
- Contribute to marketing initiatives via research, speaking, writing, and tool development
- Foster client relationships through support, information, and guidance while managing concurrent client engagements
- Demonstrates a startup mentality with a highly driven, high-performance approach to work
- Comprehensive hands-on experience using generative AI in automated workflows
- Direct hands-on experience in application security service offerings, including application threat modeling, architecture reviews, and AppSec/DevSecOps program assessments
- Experience with application security controls, architectures, requirements, and industry standards
- Development and/or application architecture design background with understanding of secure implementation practices for cryptography, input validation techniques to prevent injection attacks, and exception management
- Operational DevSecOps experience
- Development experience in JavaScript, shell, Python, Java, C++, PHP, or C#, with ability to translate security requirements into technical implementations
- Excellent writing, communication, and time management skills
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in Application Security and/or Software Development, with at least 3 years in Application Security
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in consulting services or internal security roles requiring effective communication with both technical teams and executive leadership
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
Company Overview
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions, and services that help organizations minimize risk. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.guidepointsecurity.com/.