Senior Application Security Engineer
$118k/y-$231k/y
MongoDB3 days ago
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Summary
MongoDB is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to join their Enterprise Security team, focusing on securing internally developed applications and SaaS integrations. This role can be based in New York City or remotely within the United States.
About the Role
As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you will advance MongoDB's Information Security program by securing applications and integrations that support internal operations and cloud offerings. Your responsibilities will include conducting secure code reviews, penetration testing, and architecture reviews, as well as collaborating with engineering and product teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle. You will also manage application asset inventory, vulnerability management, and develop automation for security testing.
About You
Required:
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in application penetration testing, secure code review, or cloud security.
- 1+ year of software development experience using languages such as Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or Go.
- Solid understanding of application security fundamentals, including system and network security, authentication protocols, and cryptography.
- Experience performing application architecture reviews and identifying design-level security risks.
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools and processes.
- Ability to build scripts or automation to support security initiatives.
- Experience with threat modeling and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and SaaS technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- Working knowledge of security standards and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, or FedRAMP.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred:
- Relevant security certifications (e.g., OSCP, OSCE, OSEP, OSWE, OSEE, CCSAS, CCT INF, CWES, CWEE, or equivalent SANS certifications).
Benefits
- Equity participation in the employee stock purchase program.
- Flexible paid time off.
- 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave.
- Fertility and adoption assistance.
- 401(k) plan.
- Mental health counseling.
- Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage.
- Health benefits offerings.
MongoDB
Headquartered in New York, MongoDB's mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. Built by developers, for developers, our modern database platform is a database with an integrated set of related services that allow development teams to address the growing requirements for today's wide variety of modern applications, all in a unified and consistent user experience. MongoDB has tens of thousands of customers in over 100 countries. The MongoDB database platform has been downloaded hundreds of millions of times since 2007, and there have been millions of builders trained through MongoDB University courses. To learn more, visit mongodb.com.
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