Application Security Engineer at Vestwell · New York, NY · Joined
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Application Security Engineer
Vestwell · New York, NY · Just now · 0 applicants
NewHybridFull-timeMiddle
Pay
$140k–$150kListed
Workplace
Hybrid
Job type
Full-time
Level
Middle
Source: jobright · Posted by joined-scrapper
About the role
Vestwell seeks an Application Security Engineer to secure its applications and identity integrations by analyzing vulnerabilities, strengthening secure development practices, and supporting OIDC identity capabilities in partnership with engineering, platform, infrastructure, and product teams.
What you’ll do
Analyze vulnerabilities in applications and identity integrations
Strengthen secure development practices
Support OIDC identity capabilities with engineering, platform, infrastructure, and product teams
Review code across APIs, web applications, and background jobs
Explain security findings and risk to technical teammates
Propose and implement proportional security controls
What you’ll need
2-4 years of professional experience in application security, product security, software engineering, or a closely related discipline
Experience securing Node.js and TypeScript applications
Working knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect concepts and common implementation pitfalls
Solid understanding of authentication and authorization concepts including RBAC, least privilege, claims, scopes, permissions, sessions, and tokens
Familiarity with web and API security risks including OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, broken access control, SSRF, injection, XSS, CSRF, and misconfiguration
Basic understanding of secure token handling, JWT validation, JWKS, signing algorithms, and token storage considerations
Original job description
Vestwell is a financial technology company that provides savings products and services. The Application Security Engineer secures Vestwell’s applications and identity integrations by analyzing vulnerabilities, strengthening secure development practices, and supporting OIDC identity capabilities in partnership with engineering, platform, infrastructure, and…