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(DEV) Java developer - Application security

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Summary

Builds and automates application-security capabilities (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, vulnerability management) into enterprise apps and CI/CD pipelines using Python, with a focus on applying AI/LLM technology to vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation. Java is a plus.

Job Description – Senior Application Security Developer (Python & AI Security)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Application Security Developer with strong Python development expertise and hands-on experience in Application Security and AI/LLM Security.

This is a development-focused role for someone who can build, automate, and integrate security capabilities into enterprise applications and CI/CD pipelines, with a particular focus on leveraging AI to improve vulnerability detection, prioritization, analysis, and remediation.

Must-Have Requirements

  • Strong hands-on Python development experience, including API development, scripting, automation, and integration.
  • Strong experience with Application Security (AppSec) and secure software development practices.
  • Experience integrating and automating security tooling within CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
  • Experience applying AI/LLM technologies to Application Security, including:
    • AI-assisted SAST and SCA
    • Secrets scanning
    • Vulnerability prioritization
    • Exploitability and reachability analysis
    • Attack path analysis
    • Automated remediation
  • Hands-on knowledge of LLMs, AI agents and RAG architectures.
  • Understanding of prompt security, AI model security, AI guardrails, runtime protection, and model lifecycle security.
  • Experience developing or integrating AI-powered security tooling and capabilities.
  • Strong understanding of Cloud Security and modern cloud-native application architectures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop Python-based security applications, APIs, automation, and integrations.
  • Build and enhance AppSec capabilities across the software development lifecycle.
  • Integrate SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, and vulnerability management tooling into development workflows.
  • Develop AI-assisted capabilities for vulnerability analysis, prioritization, exploitability assessment, and remediation.
  • Build security controls and guardrails for LLM and AI-enabled applications.
  • Support the implementation of AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) and AI asset inventory capabilities.
  • Automate security processes and integrate security capabilities into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Contribute to AI security standards, ML SecOps practices, and secure AI development guidelines.

Good-to-Have

  • Java development experience.
  • Experience building scalable, self-service security platforms for development teams.
  • Experience with cloud-native security and containerized environments.
  • Experience building or integrating enterprise AI/LLM security solutions.

Experience integrating APIs for AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar) Ability to translate security requirements into automated AI workflows

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