Application & Cloud Container Security Engineer - ApTask

About Client:
The client provides information technology (IT) services, including business outsourcing, infrastructure technology, and application services. The application service offered by the company includes application development, maintenance, and support. The markets served by the company are financial services and insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, government, transportation, communications, and consumer and retail industries.



Rate Range: $58-$60/Hr



Job Description:

• The successful candidate can comprehend all aspects of Cybersecurity and apply technical application security testing expertise to assist in identifying application vulnerabilities.
• As an analyst your responsibilities will include application security assessments, code reviews, container security, and manual API testing using tools like Burp Suite.
• Experience implementing, deploying, and providing support for custom AWS Config Rules, CFN Hooks and CFN Guard Rules.
• Comfortable building and supporting applications in the Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP). Competence engineering software within an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure.
• Experience integrating Open-source controls and tools into current enterprise architecture.
• Have experience reviewing Open-source components to making recommendations to configuration or environmental changes that increase security or reduce risk.

• Conduct Static Application Security Test (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Test (DAST) and Source Code Analysis (SCA) using VeraCode
• Correlate findings from tools such as VeraCode Source Code Agent to identify presence of vulnerable methods in code
• Research open-source community contributors and NIST NVD to understand residual risk and recommend course of action
• Determine how frequently and quickly fixes should be delivered for open-source findings
• Review SCA reports to track new and changes to SCA components in the environment
• Experience working with tools such as Sonatype nexus firewall and lifecycle to track and block risk 3rd- party components
• Work within the DevSecOps model to secure Containers, withing ROSA, Tekton and OpenShift pipelines
• Design, develop, plan, implement, and maintain Cloud DevSecOps processes across multiple technical organizations, instantiating security testing for internally developed systems, applications, and infrastructure against business requirements.
• Guide development teams in integrating new services and applications into the CI/CD pipeline, troubleshoot installations and build automated deployments of products into a high-security architecture.
• Possess a knowledge of CI/CD orchestration tools such as Jenkins, Tekton, GitLab, or Bamboo.
• Provide operational support for container security tools (Palo Alto Prisma, Aqua, Wiz or equivalent)
• Perform Baseline Image validation of new container template images.
• Evaluate scans results for container runtime environments to reduce security risk
• Troubleshoot any connectivity or operational issues for clusters being evaluated in the Prisma tool.
• Apply software development skills (e.g., Java, C#.NET, JavaScript) to recommend and apply secure coding practices
• Validate and address vulnerability / threat findings from static and dynamic analysis tools
• Characterizes threats and provides recommendations for remediation; manages remediation efforts to completion
• Develops and presents finding and remediation reports to audiences including team members from all department areas and levels of the company
• Perform security reviews of software designs and assist developers to ensure quality and robustness of our internal products
• Conduct security assessments against web applications and APIs across a variety of technology stacks
• Ensure adequate security requirements and privacy by design are built into all architecture/infrastructure/projects
• Integratingthreatmodelingpracticesintotheapplication testinglifecycle
• Impart application security and ethical hacking subject matter expertise into team processes
• Drive improvements in the security testing practice to include execution methodology and metrics
• Drive awareness and knowledge of security in the developer community
• Continually improve proficiency in application and API exploitation, tools, techniques, and countermeasures

• The ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of employees and management, capable of successful formal and informal communication, speaks and writes clearly and understandably for the audience.

• Strong analytical skills required with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to source, disseminate and properly apply secondary research

About ApTask:
ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-certified company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

Candidate Data Collection Disclaimer:
At ApTask, we prioritize safeguarding your privacy. As part of our recruitment process, certain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) may be requested by our clients for verification and application purposes. Rest assured, we strictly adhere to confidentiality standards and comply with all relevant data protection laws. Please note that we only collect the necessary information as specified by each client and do not request sensitive details during the initial stages of recruitment.

If you have any concerns or queries about your personal information, please feel free to contact our compliance team at businessexcellence@aptask.com