Application Security Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
158K-214K Annually
Expert/Leader
Aerospace • Information Technology • Professional Services • Security • Software
The Role
The Application Security Engineer develops and maintains engineering and security documentation, plans, assessments, technical reports, and project deliverables. The role manages security risk assessments, coordinates remediation with stakeholders and vendors, updates security policies, protects information system assets, and supports cloud-native data infrastructure. Responsibilities include container security across AWS or Azure services, quality assurance, and communicating findings to technical teams and management within FAA programs.
Summary Generated by Built In

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Documentations, Government Contracts, Risk Assessments, Technical Reports

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.


We are currently seeking an Application Security Engineer  to join our team at our Egg Harbor Twp, NJ facility. In this role you will be supporting one or more of our FAA programs. TFM2 provides modernization and life cycle support of Information Technology infrastructure that host national implementation of the FAA's Traffic Flow Management (TFM) functionality. It also focuses on long term engineering services and the development of new functional enhancements that increase the capability of Traffic Flow Management.


HOW A PROJECT APPLICATION SECURITY ENGINEER SR PRINCIPAL WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:


  • Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects
  • Prepare plans and assessments, such as management engineering plans, integrated support plans, meeting presentations and implementation plans
  • Research and documents analysis in technical reports and presents findings and recommendations to meet program requirements  
  • Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information system assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction
  • Plan, execute and track security risk assessment process adherence, interfacing with stakeholders from other functional areas and coordinating with vendor resources to assist with remediation
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of our data infrastructure, using open-source technologies and cloud-native services
  • Regularly review and update security policies to address emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and evolving business requirements
  • Ensures quality assurance of project deliverables

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree( in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field)    
Required Experience:
  • Ten (10) plus years of related experience
Security Clearance Level:
  • Must be clearable for a position of Public Trust and standard background investigation check
Work Location:
  • Remote/Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written; demonstrated ability to speak professionally and to raise issues to teams and senior management
  • Experience with IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management,  GitHub, Eclipse, Docker, and/or Ansible
  • Experience with Cloud security
  • Proficient in Government contracting, engineering and design standards, planning tools (i.e. work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, critical path analyses, PERT charts, etc.), budgeting, scheduling, and technical report development.
  • Solid understanding of containers and container security with hands on experience with AWS or Azure container services, Docker, and/or Kubernetes
  • Demonstrates ability to work independently
  • Demonstrated strength in solving complex problems

The likely salary range for this position is $158,199 - $214,032. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 



Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field
  • Ten or more years of related experience
  • Must be clearable for a Public Trust position and pass a standard background investigation
  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including presenting issues to teams and senior management
  • Experience with IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management, GitHub, Eclipse, Docker, and/or Ansible
  • Experience with cloud security
  • Understanding of containers and container security, with hands-on AWS or Azure container services, Docker, and/or Kubernetes experience
  • Proficiency in government contracting, engineering and design standards, planning tools, budgeting, scheduling, and technical report development
  • Ability to work independently
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems

General Dynamics Information Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about General Dynamics Information Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by General Dynamics Information Technology.

  • Affordable Benefits — Pay and benefits are described as good or okay in multiple places, and the overall package is often portrayed as acceptable even when base pay is not viewed as top-tier.
  • Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision plan options are presented as comprehensive, with additional protections like disability and life insurance contributing to a well-rounded health and protection offering.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match is consistently highlighted as part of the total rewards package, supporting longer-term financial planning.

General Dynamics Information Technology Insights

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