Selecting the Right Application Security Engineers
Hiring is one of the toughest challenges any company can face, either large enterprises or new startups. There is a great deal of know-how kind of experience when hiring a Application Security Engineer, not all companies have the right processes that can warrant best hires.
At SupportFinity, we streamlined our processes and in-house standards to make sure of having one of the top world-class hiring processes. The magic mix of skills ingredients is what separates a great hire from a not-so-good one. We came to this conclusion through consulting top technical and HR experts in addition to our years of work and exposure with most sophisticated projects across almost all tech verticals and areas of expertise. So you get one of the best recruitment processes to hire a Application Security Engineer.
As we have created and crafted a unique method of teams’ customization, we have also perfected our signature model of matching the right skills for our customers to hire either one Application Security Engineer or a team of Application Security Engineers. We have a long lasting belief in the power of data analytics in creating unmatchable results, thus, we apply our analytical models on our hiring process same as we do in our business model.
Application Security Engineer Job Description Template
Application Security Engineer
AKA: Web Application Security Expert
- The Application Security Engineer performs application and environment security testing, evaluation, and hardening.
- The Application Security Engineer conducts automated static and dynamic code analysis with report creation and delivery.
- The Application Security Engineer coordinates penetration testing and remediation efforts with application development and systems support teams.
- The Application Security Engineer develops internal automation and integrations with implemented security services.
- The Application Security Engineer collaborates with development teams to effectively maintain security in the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines following industry best practices.
- Develops internal compliance documentation.
- Works with teams across a worldwide organization and support them adopting and implementing software security practices and tools.
- Designs and develops highly flexible common security components and APIs that enable the build of custom solutions that will be used across our company.
- Experience working in Information Security.
- Experience with static and/or dynamic code analysis and scanning tools.
- Experience with enterprise level software development, including secure coding practices and enterprise cloud architectures.
- Understanding of enterprise web application design and API delivery methods.
- Understanding of penetration testing, common vulnerability analysis techniques and information security threat vectors.
- Working knowledge of modern web technologies including cloud based APIs and protocols and relevant attacks and defenses.
- A passion and knowledge base for exploring and experimenting with the latest application development technologies and security technologies.
- Solid interpersonal skills capable of building strong relationships across functions.
We know that communication starts from speaking common languages, thus we put this aspect as a first factor in our selection process, we do not proceed with hiring for Application Security Engineer before making sure that the candidate passes the language ability tests first.
The ability of self-explanation ( writing – speaking )
The ability of describing problems structurally and technically ( writing & speaking)
The ability of explaining ideas, situations and problems ( reading, writing & speaking)
This part mainly measures the logical, numerical and analytical aptitude of each candidate, top ones are the only ones we select for next stages.
We have a set of interview tests that measure the agreeability levels of each candidate for
Application Security Engineer, we do so as we believe that likability of any person starts from the ability
to achieve high levels of agreeability without compromising critical thinking.
We also measure the creativity side of the Application Security Engineer you look for, where we see when and how each
candidate can apply out-of-the-box and innovative ways of fixing problems or creating new solutions.
Some people can do well when working on their own, some others cannot!
Knowing this matters a lot when hiring a Application Security Engineer with regard to the team size needed.
Remote work needs a special level of team work skills, so we make sure that your Application Security Engineer can adapt and work well with your team
and be quickly part of it if needed.
We care about hiring someone who can deliver, create and perform the way you expect
with passion and enthusiasm.
We assess our people’s technical abilities on the merits of achievements more
than anything else.
Hiring the right Application Security Engineer is an uneasy decision, we consider
measing the actual technical skills of each candidate.
Having a great resume
is just the start for us, we select candidates know what they say
they know!
We conduct advanced technical tests to make sure we cover the needed knowledge your
Application Security Engineer needs to have to excel for your business.
We weigh academic qualifications as well, we also request our full time employees to submit their education evidence as a major hiring rule to follow. We believe having the right academic qualifications can make a great difference, especially in advanced science based areas like electronic design, engineering planning...etc.
One important metric for us is the ability of your Application Security Engineer to learn new skills, so we make sure that we select people who are only dynamic and willing to learn new ones.
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