Lead Security Test Engineer DevSecOps

Job Title : Lead Security Test Engineer – DevSecOps
Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (Hybrid ) 
Job Type : Contract 

Experience: 10+ Years
Interview Requirement: Final round will be conducted in person. NJ local candidates are preferred.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Lead Security Test Engineer with strong DevSecOps and Application Security experience to design, implement, and execute security testing throughout the software development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, API Security, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, and Threat Modeling, along with the ability to integrate security testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute security testing strategies for web applications, APIs, microservices, mobile applications, and cloud environments.
• Perform SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, container security, and infrastructure security testing.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing and validate remediation.
• Integrate security testing tools and automated security gates into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop security testing automation using Python, Java, JavaScript, or Bash.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, DevOps, Cloud, and Security teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities early.
• Implement shift-left security and DevSecOps controls across the SDLC.
• Configure and manage security tools for SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning, container scanning, and IaC security.
• Perform security testing of Docker/Kubernetes environments.
• Test REST and GraphQL APIs, including authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Integrate security checks with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Analyze vulnerability findings, prioritize risks, and track remediation through closure.
• Develop security test cases, automation frameworks, reports, and security metrics.
• Participate in threat modeling and security architecture reviews.
• Support security and compliance standards including OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, SANS, NIST, and CIS Controls.
• Stay current with emerging security threats, testing methodologies, and DevSecOps tools.

Mandatory Skills

• Application Security Testing
• SAST
• DAST
• SCA
• API Security Testing
• Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Threat Modeling
• OWASP
• DevSecOps
• Security Test Automation
• CI/CD Security Integration

Desirable Skills

• AWS Secrets Manager
• AWS / Cloud Security
• Docker / Kubernetes Security
• REST / GraphQL API Security
• Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab CI/CD / Azure DevOps