Sr. Application Security Engineer
Redwood City, CA

Job Description

Job Description:

This is an exciting time for Shutterfly. In this position you will be an integral part of a developing and expanding Application Security program. The Senior Application Security Engineer is a vital role that helps to provide assurance for Shutterfly's critical applications and securely enables business functions. We're looking for a person who is just as passionate about uncovering a security vulnerability as you are about educating developers on how to fix it. Your focus will be on helping to build and maintain an Application Security program that can be used as the benchmark for our industry.

Your primary duties and responsibilities will include:

* Demonstrate and promote Secure Software Development Life Cycle
* Work with security researchers and developers to resolve security issues in our stack
* Evaluate and classify findings from SAST, DAST, and externally reported sources
* Perform security testing on internally developed applications and clearly document findings and recommendations
* Develop and implement security fixes and assist development teams in the same
* Assist in the development of secure code libraries
* Act as technical liaison between Information Security and application development teams, including guiding teams towards strong application security practices and remediating known risks
* Develop and support integration and automation within security, monitoring, reporting, and ticketing platforms
* Review and analyze existing processes and suggest improvements for increased security and efficiency

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

* 6-8 years working as a developer and 1-3 years specifically in application security
* Must be well organized, thrive in a sense-of-urgency environment, leverage best practices, and most importantly, innovate through any problem with a can-do attitude.
* Must have understanding of various systems technologies, architecture fundamentals, next-generation technology and very strong security understanding
* Proven communication skills, the ability present information clearly and concisely to all levels of management both formally and informally

Preferred Qualifications:

* A history of uncovering, exploiting, and remediating application and system security flaws
* A deep understanding of coding and scripting languages such as Java and Python and the ability to easily switch between a variety of languages quickly
* Knowledge of and experience with manipulating protocols and libraries in order to compromise the security of a set of systems or code
* Working knowledge of code versioning tools like Git and continuous delivery tools like Jenkins and Maven
* Previous experience working on a large code base
* Familiarity with OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities, mitigations and their impact on application architecture
* Experience with application security testing including SAST, DAST & RASP tools
* Experience managing and maintaining an enterprise bug bounty program
* Experience performing internal architecture and engineering related assessments/reviews
* Experience working cross functionally with multiple teams to achieve goals
* Understand information security concepts, protocols, and industry best practices

Additional Qualifications:

* Hands on experience in both using and securing Linux based systems and containers.
* Familiarity with different styles of source control and CI/CD pipeline
* Experience in deploying and maintaining controls within various public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google)
* Experience with database technologies such as Oracle, Mongo, MySQL, MSSQL, Hadoop and NoSQL
* Relevant security certifications (SANS/GIAC, CISSP, OCSP, etc.) are highly desirable
* Proven risk assessment and mitigation skills