Senior Application Security Engineer
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Were seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to help strengthen Zetas application and platform security posture. Youll play a critical role in embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle ensuring our systems applications and AI-driven platforms are built securely from the ground up.
Zeta operates at massive scale powering billions of consumer profiles and petabytes of data across real-time AI-powered marketing this role youll collaborate with engineering and product teams to identify risks implement secure design principles and build automated controls that enable secure innovation.
This position offers significant technical scope cross-functional visibility and opportunities to contribute directly to the companys overall security maturity.
Key Responsibilities:
Threat Modeling & Security Validation
- Conduct threat modeling and security reviews for distributed cloud-native systems.
- Perform security code reviews static/dynamic analysis (SAST/DAST) and dependency scanning.
- Participate in incident response exercises and red/blue team simulations.
- Assess third-party libraries APIs and vendor integrations for security compliance.
Embedding Security into the SDLC
- Partner with developers and QA engineers to embed security testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Review architecture and design documents to identify and mitigate risks early.
- Contribute to security automation initiatives and tooling to improve developer velocity.
- Support security checkpoints in release and deployment processes.
Emerging Threat Monitoring & Proactive Defense
- Stay current on evolving security risks frameworks and attack vectors including AI/ML-specific threats (e.g. prompt injection model poisoning).
- Assist in designing and deploying proactive defense mechanisms across applications and data platforms.
- Support investigations and post-incident reviews to strengthen detection and prevention capabilities.
Security Awareness & Policy Implementation
- Advocate secure coding and best practices through code reviews workshops and documentation.
- Contribute to internal security standards and playbooks.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering DevOps and Product teams to foster a security-first culture.
What You Need to Succeed
- Bachelors degree in computer science Cybersecurity or related field or equivalent experience.
- 2 - 4 years of experience in Application Security DevSecOps or Secure Software Development.
- Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 SANS CWE Top 25 and general application threat modeling.
- Experience with frameworks and architectures such as React Django or FastAPI.
- Knowledge of securing APIs microservices and authentication mechanisms (OAuth2 OIDC JWT).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) and containerization (Docker Kubernetes).
- Working knowledge of security testing tools (e.g. Semgrep SonarQube Burp Suite Zap Trivy).
- Solid collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with AI/ML security concepts such as data poisoning adversarial testing and model integrity.
- Experience with automation frameworks and scripting for security testing.
- Relevant certifications (e.g. OSCP GWAPT CSSLP or ML/AI-specific security certifications)
WHO WE ARE
Zeta Global is a NYSE listed data-powered marketing technology company with a heritage of innovation and industry leadership. Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur David A. Steinberg and John Sculley former CEO of Apple Inc and Pepsi-Cola the Company combines the industrys 3rd largest proprietary data set (2.4B identities) with Artificial Intelligence to unlock consumer intent personalize experiences and help our clients drive business growth.
Our technology runs on the Zeta Marketing Platform which powers end to end marketing programs for some of the worlds leading brands. With expertise encompassing all digital marketing channels Email Display Social Search and Mobile Zeta orchestrates acquisition and engagement programs that deliver results that are scalable repeatable and sustainable.
Zeta Global is anEqual Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race gender ancestry color religion sex age marital status sexual orientation gender identity national origin medical condition disability veterans status or any other basis protected by law.
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Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- SQL
- .NET
- Debugging
- C/C++
- Go
- Root cause Analysis
- ASP.NET
- C#
- Application Development
- JavaScript
- Teradata
About Company
Zeta Global empowers businesses with cutting-edge data-driven marketing solutions. Harness the potential of AI-driven insights and customer engagement.
