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Application Security Engineer

WhizdomSydney, Sydney🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 24 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Job Description

Senior Application Security Engineer

  • Sydney, NSW

  • 6-Month Contract


We are partnering with a leading enterprise organisation to engage an experienced Senior Application Security Engineer to lead the implementation and adoption of secure code-scanning capabilities across a complex software development environment.


This opportunity will suit a hands on Application Security professional with strong experience implementing enterprise security platforms and embedding secure coding controls throughout the software development lifecycle.


About the Role

You will lead the implementation and onboarding of a Secure Code Scanning platform, integrating automated security testing into source control systems and CI/CD pipelines.


Working closely with development, DevOps and security teams, you will establish scanning strategies, remediation workflows, quality gates and vulnerability management processes. You will also support implementation, testing, rollout and post go live stabilisation while helping development teams adopt secure coding practices.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation and onboarding of Secure Code Scanning platforms such as Snyk, Fortify, Checkmarx or Veracode.

  • Integrate security scanning capabilities with GitHub, GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Establish automated scanning, policy enforcement and secure coding controls across the software development lifecycle.

  • Collaborate with development, DevOps and security teams to define scanning strategies and remediation workflows.

  • Implement quality gates, exception handling processes and vulnerability remediation SLAs.

  • Establish vulnerability triage, risk prioritisation and remediation tracking processes.

  • Identify integration dependencies, developer adoption challenges and potential performance impacts.

  • Develop technical standards, deployment procedures, operational runbooks and governance processes.

  • Provide hands on support throughout implementation, testing, rollout and post go live stabilisation.

  • Mentor development teams and promote secure coding and DevSecOps best practices.


Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:



  • Demonstrated experience implementing Application Security or Secure Code Scanning solutions within large enterprise environments.

  • Strong hands on experience with one or more platforms such as Snyk, Fortify, Checkmarx or Veracode.

  • Strong knowledge of Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and vulnerability management practices.

  • Experience integrating security tools with GitHub, GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Sound understanding of secure software development lifecycle principles and DevSecOps practices.

  • Experience establishing vulnerability triage, risk prioritisation and remediation processes.

  • Ability to identify implementation risks, integration dependencies and developer adoption challenges.

  • Experience producing technical standards, deployment documentation, runbooks and governance processes.

  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to collaborate across development, DevOps and security teams.

  • The ability to mentor technical teams and promote practical secure coding practices.


If you are an experienced Application Security Engineer with a strong background in Secure Code Scanning, SAST and DevSecOps implementation, we'd love to hear from you


Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre employment screening checks, which may include identity and work rights checks, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks

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