Security Applications Engineer

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us - and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states: We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. The Security Engineer Application Security ( DevSecOps) will report directly to the Director of Information Security Engineering. You will be a midlevel individual contributor responsible for partnering with development teams to embed security into the software delivery lifecycle. You will partner with application, platform, and DevOps teams to design, implement, and operate security controls that protect enterprise applications, APIs, SaaS platforms, data, and users.You will operate independently on well-defined problem spaces, owns application level security outcomes for assigned services, and escalates architectural or enterprise wide decisions to security architects and leadership.You will work remotely from any of our approved states. #LI-RemoteOWASP Top 10) and application/API security reviews; Design and validate application and API security controls, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and input validation.Design and review security controls for cloud-native applications, including containerized workloads and managed cloud services.Integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets, IaC scanning); implement policy-as-code and pipeline gating.Review application source code to identify security vulnerabilities and collaborate with developers to remediate findings.Establish and automate secure configuration baselines, drift detection, and security monitoring to support Security Operations.Serve as a trusted security partner to developers through guidance, reusable patterns, and enablement.5+ years in IT or Cybersecurity.~2+ years in Application Security Engineering or DevSecOps.~ Experience reviewing application logic and data flows for security issues, with the ability to read and interpret source code.~ Experience with secure coding practices and common application/API vulnerabilities.~ Experience with application security testing and automation tools.~ Experience with networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS,~ Python, PowerShell, Bash).~ We believe real innovation comes from inclusion - where different experiences, perspectives and talents are celebrated. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. We expect this position to be hired in the following target hiring range $104,012.00 - $140,723.00. As a full-time employee at SNHU, you'll get:~ High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance~ Low to no-cost dental and vision plans~5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)~ Employer-funded retirement~