Principal Application Security Specialist
Job Summary
MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)
CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES
NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)
CISSP CSSLP CKS (Kubernetes Security Specialist)
- Experience in application security DevSecOps or cloud security.
- Deep expertise with GitLab (administration CI/CD pipelines runners security features).
- Strong experience securing CI/CD platforms and software supply chains.
- Experience integrating tools such as:
- SAST DAST SCA Container security management secrets management
- Experience with NIST OWASP Secure SDLC
CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES
- Embed and refine security controls in GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate testing (SAST/DAST/SCA container scans secrets detection) in pipelines.
- Set and enforce secure pipeline standards guardrails and policies.
- Architect and secure GitLab (runners projects configs permissions).
- Ensure secure use of GitLab runners including isolation ephemeral runners and hardened execution environments.
- Build and maintain security automation integrated into pipelines.
- Develop reusable pipeline templates and security modules.
- Implement policy-as-code and automated compliance validation.
- Analyze pipeline and application security findings and drive remediation with engineering teams.
- Prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk exploitability and business impact.
- Track and report security posture of applications and pipelines.
- Serve as the primary security advisor to DevOps and platform engineering teams.
- Work with cloud and infrastructure teams to secure containerized and Kubernetes-based deployments.
- Investigate pipeline or code repository compromise scenarios.
- Develop detection mechanisms for suspicious CI/CD activity.
- Support response to software supply chain incidents.
NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)
- Strongly Preferred:
- Proficiency with: IAAC Containers Kubernetes Cloud Platforms (AWS Azure GCP)
- Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools in a cloud-native environment (AWS Azure GCP).
- Experience working in Agile or DevOps environments.
CISSP CSSLP CKS (Kubernetes Security Specialist)