Security Engineer

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Our Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) team is a group of talented creative thinkers who act like the enemy. We focus on ensuring our web applications mobile applications and APIs are secure by performing ethical hacking and penetration testing on Verizons internal and external defenses.

In this role you will operate at the intersection of cybersecurity and automation. You wont just find vulnerabilities; you will build maintain and support the suite of tools and automated processes that empower our application teams to independently scan for identify and remediate OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. Additionally you will leverage your offensive security skills to support Verizons critical incident response and bug bounty programs.

Responsibilities include:

• Integrating dynamic analysis tools (OWASP ZAP Burp Suite) directly into Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous security testing.
• Writing and maintaining custom automation scripts using Python Java and Bash to scale our security efforts and eliminate manual bottlenecks.
• Utilizing AI to build new testing capabilities streamline the triage of bug bounty submissions and troubleshoot code across our tech stack.
• Deploying hosting and maintaining containerized security testing environments using Docker and AWS.
• Partnering with engineering teams to guide them through identifying and remediating OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Leveraging your offensive expertise to triage incoming bug bounty submissions and support Verizons critical incident response efforts.
• Performing ethical hacking and penetration testing against web applications mobile apps and APIs to uncover vulnerabilities before malicious actors do.

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or one or more years of work experience.

Even better if you have one or more of the following :

• 2 years of hands-on experience in Application Security Penetration Testing or a DevSecOps engineering role.
• Deep understanding of web application architecture APIs (REST/GraphQL) and mobile application security.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 CWEs CVSS scoring and how to manually validate and exploit these vulnerabilities.
• Proficiency operating and configuring industry-standard dynamic analysis tools specifically Burp Suite Professional and OWASP ZAP.
• Proven experience integrating security tools into modern CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI.
• Strong ability to read write and maintain automation scripts in Python and Bash.
• Hands-on experience working with Docker containers and deploying/managing applications in AWS (experience with EC2s/Linux is a plus).
• Ability to clearly explain complex security vulnerabilities (and why remediating them is important) to software engineers who may not have a security background.
• Experience using AI assistants (ideally Gemini or Claude Code) for scripting debugging code or day to day productivity improvements.

If this role sounds like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical dental vision short and long term disability basic life insurance supplemental life insurance AD&D insurance identity theft protection pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition assistance plus other incentives weve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime shift differential holiday pay allowances etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year which grows with additional service. For part-timers your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.