IQVIA is seeking a Senior Application Security Developer to join our global Information Security organization. This is a senior hands-on engineering role responsible for designing, building, and scaling security-focused applications, integrations, and AI-powered solutions across the enterprise.
The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering expertise with architecture experience, cloud platforms, and modern AI development. You will help define engineering standards, drive secure development practices, and lead the creation of enterprise-scale automation and agent-based solutions used across global security teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop applications, automations, and integrations using Python and Node.js.
- Build enterprise-scale AI agents, agentic workflows, and reusable AI frameworks using AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, and related technologies.
- Design and implement integrations across security platforms, enterprise systems, and cloud services.
- Develop and maintain REST, SOAP, and MCP integrations.
- Lead infrastructure and deployment automation using Terraform, AWS CDK, and Ansible.
- Support CI/CD engineering, DevSecOps practices, and GitLab automation.
- Establish secure coding standards, engineering patterns, and development guardrails.
- Partner with Security, Architecture, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Data, and Development teams globally.
- Document solutions, architecture decisions, and technical standards.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Application Security, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, or related fields.
- Strong hands-on development experience with Python and Node.js.
- Experience designing and building applications from architecture through production deployment.
- Experience developing AI agents, agentic workflows, or AI-powered applications.
- Strong knowledge of AWS services, including AWS Bedrock, Terraform, AWS CDK, and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with REST APIs, SOAP services, enterprise integrations, and MCP concepts.
- Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD and secure deployment practices.
- Experience designing large-scale platforms, system architecture, and database integrations.
- Experience building enterprise solutions from scratch, not only consuming existing APIs.
- Strong understanding of secure software development and secure-by-design principles.
- Experience with Snowflake, enterprise data platforms, data warehouses, or data engineering concepts.
- Advanced English communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
- Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries.
- Experience defining engineering standards and leading technical delivery.
- AWS, Azure, CSSLP, or related certifications.
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com
IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Application Security, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, or related fields
- Strong hands-on development experience with Python and Node.js
- Experience designing and building applications from architecture through production deployment
- Experience developing AI agents, agentic workflows, or AI-powered applications
- Strong knowledge of AWS services, AWS Bedrock, Terraform, AWS CDK, and cloud-native architectures
- Experience with REST APIs, SOAP services, enterprise integrations, and MCP concepts
- Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD and secure deployment practices
- Experience designing large-scale platforms, system architecture, and database integrations
- Experience building enterprise solutions from scratch, not only consuming existing APIs
- Strong understanding of secure software development and secure-by-design principles
- Experience with Snowflake, enterprise data platforms, data warehouses, or data engineering concepts
- Advanced English communication skills
- Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures
- Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries
- Experience defining engineering standards and leading technical delivery
- AWS, Azure, CSSLP, or related certifications
IQVIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IQVIA and has not been reviewed or approved by IQVIA.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical/dental/vision plus programs like telemedicine, EAP resources, and additional insurance options. Feedback suggests the health offering is a meaningful part of the overall rewards package, though details can vary by location and plan design.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include an employer match structure that supports employee contributions through a defined formula. This adds steady long-term value to total rewards beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include vacation/paid time off, holidays, and flexibility themes, with some roles described as having discretionary or unlimited time-off models. This can make the package feel more attractive even when cash compensation is viewed as only mid-range.
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What We Do
IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 70,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.
