Application Security Engineer SME I

About this role

# Company Overview

For over 25 years, Edgesource Corporation has served as an innovative technology service provider for the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement, and other federal, state, and commercial clients locally, nationally, and abroad. From providing boutique technical solutions in support of the DOD Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) mission set to addressing the most critical Cybersecurity threats facing our nation as a prime contractor with the DHS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a career at Edgesource is an opportunity to do meaningful, interesting, and impactful work.

# Position Overview

The Application Security Engineer (SME I) supports the security, integrity, and compliance of enterprise applications, systems, and services across customer environments. This role applies strong foundational expertise in secure coding, threat modeling, and vulnerability management, while assisting in embedding security into CI/CD pipelines and leveraging automation and RPA tools to scale security processes. The SME I partners with senior engineers to help drive adoption of security best practices across different teams.

# Job Duties

• Support the design and implementation of secure application architectures under guidance from senior engineers.
• Apply secure coding practices and assist in threat modeling and vulnerability assessments.
• Conduct and support application security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA, and manual reviews).
• Assist in integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing and scanning.
• Leverage automation and RPA tools to improve efficiency in vulnerability tracking, reporting, and remediation workflows.
• Support implementation of security controls and policy gates aligned with organizational standards.
• Participate in the vulnerability management lifecycle, including ident...