Application Security Engineer

Job description

Title: Application Security Engineer State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist III Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience: Pay Band: 6: Agency: Department of Taxation: Location: Main Street Center: Agency Website: https://www.tax.virginia.gov/work-with-us: Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties: The Virginia Department of Taxation is seeking an Application Security Engineer for the Office of Technology’s Application Security unit to help ensure the protection, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Virginia Tax information technology resources. The Application Security Engineer’s purpose is to champion security throughout the Software Development Life Cycle and serve as a key connection point between application and engineering teams and the broader joint security operations teams. The role focuses on proactively documenting, identifying, assessing, and helping mitigate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited, ensuring applications and environments are built and maintained with strong security controls. Responsibilities include reviewing system architectures, developing and maintaining system security plans, guiding teams on secure development practice...