Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.
Application Engineer 3 (Implementation Consultant)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Join a Global Leader in Application Security
Black Duck Software helps organizations build secure, high-quality software while accelerating innovation. As a recognized leader in application security, Black Duck provides industry-leading SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable organizations to identify and remediate vulnerabilities across the software development lifecycle.
We are seeking an Application Engineer 3 (Implementation Consultant) to join our Professional Services team in Japan. This role is ideal for a technically curious and customer-focused professional who enjoys solving problems, collaborating with customers, and helping organizations successfully adopt security solutions.
About the Role
As an Application Engineer 3, you will work alongside customers and senior consultants to implement and optimize Black Duck solutions within their development environments. You will contribute to project delivery, support technical integrations, and help customers achieve their security and compliance objectives.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to deepen your expertise in application security, DevSecOps, and customer-facing consulting while working with leading organizations across Japan.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Solution Implementation
- Assist in the deployment and configuration of Black Duck solutions in customer environments
- Support implementation projects under the guidance of senior consultants and project leads
- Help customers integrate Black Duck products into their SDLC and DevOps workflows
Technical Consulting
- Gather and document customer requirements
- Troubleshoot technical issues and provide implementation support
- Conduct product demonstrations, workshops, and knowledge-transfer sessions
Customer Success
- Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders
- Provide best practices and recommendations to improve adoption and operational efficiency
- Support customers during onboarding and post-implementation activities
Internal Collaboration
- Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Support, and Product teams to ensure customer success
- Contribute technical feedback and implementation insights to internal teams
- Maintain accurate project documentation and status updates
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering, implementation consulting, technical support, or related technical roles
- Understanding of software development methodologies and application lifecycle management
- Experience with one or more programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, or C/C++
- Familiarity with scripting technologies such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Basic understanding of application security concepts and secure development practices
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and development workflows
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills in both Japanese and English
- Ability to work effectively in a customer-facing environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing enterprise software solutions
- Familiarity with DevOps platforms and source control systems such as Git
- Exposure to application security testing, vulnerability management, or software quality tools
- Experience working with SaaS-based applications and cloud technologies
- Consulting, professional services, or technical support experience
- Security-related training or certifications are a plus
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- Equivalent practical experience will also be considered
Additional Information
- Ability to travel up to approximately 25%
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams is preferred
Why Join Black Duck?
At Black Duck, you'll have the opportunity to work with world-class customers, develop expertise in one of the fastest-growing areas of cybersecurity, and collaborate with talented professionals dedicated to helping organizations build secure software.
Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering, implementation consulting, technical support, or related technical roles
- Understanding of software development methodologies and application lifecycle management
- Experience with one or more programming languages, including Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, or C/C++
- Familiarity with scripting technologies such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Basic understanding of application security concepts and secure development practices
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and development workflows
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills in both Japanese and English
- Ability to work effectively in a customer-facing environment
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience implementing enterprise software solutions
- Familiarity with DevOps platforms and source control systems such as Git
- Exposure to application security testing, vulnerability management, or software quality tools
- Experience working with SaaS-based applications and cloud technologies
- Consulting, professional services, or technical support experience
- Security-related training or certifications
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams
Black Duck Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Black Duck and has not been reviewed or approved by Black Duck.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage provide multiple plan choices with transparent costs, with carrier updates noted for 2026. Vision via VSP and dental plan options offer defined tiers and network access.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company matching alongside an employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback. These features support longer‑term savings and wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Exempt employees use a manager‑approved, no‑cap time‑off model, while non‑exempt employees accrue flexible time off alongside sick time. Paid leaves include parental and family care leave, with additional protections under applicable leave laws.
Black Duck Insights
What We Do
Organizations worldwide use Black Duck Software’s industry-leading products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, compliance and operational risk. Black Duck is headquartered in Burlington, MA, and has offices in San Jose, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Vancouver, Seoul & Beijing
Why Work With Us
We pride ourselves on cultivating an environment of collaboration, creativity, and fun! We know where you work can influence how you work, which is why our collaborative office space focuses on community and continuous learning. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude even got us named a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe!
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