Application Security Engineer AppFolio
As an Application Security Engineer you will help us to develop our applications so that they are free of security vulnerabilities and you will also help us to operate our production systems in a secure fashion.
Your job will focus on our applications security, customer data safety, and defending our systems from would-be attackers. You will be analyzing complex systems for security problems and advise on how to improve the system. AppFolio is a big believer in automation, and an important part of the job is to develop tools for automatically detecting vulnerabilities.
Success in this role requires a very strong understanding of security, and a passion for designing secure systems. You need to have advanced security, application, and system troubleshooting and development skills. The Application Security Engineer works as a first responder and is ultimately responsible for the security of AppFolio's systems.
Responsibilities:
Perform manual and/or automated secure code reviews
Perform dynamic security assessments of our production systems
Participate in security incident responses
Develop tools for automatic security testing
Advocate secure development practices to our development teams
Knowledge and Skills:
Ruby on Rails security
Experience with penetration testing
Strong familiarity with automated or manual code reviews
Experience developing security testing tools
Very comfortable with Linux
Working knowledge of the OWASP top 10 security risks and remediation approaches
Detailed technical knowledge in security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, applied cryptography, security exploit development, security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
Enthusiasm for tackling complex problems
Desire to teach secure coding practices to developers
Ability to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment
Ability to follow through on tasks until completed
High degree of flexibility
BS, MS or Ph.D in Computer Science or related fields
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55 Castilian Drive
Suite 147
Goleta, CA 93117
United States
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