Senior DevSecOps / Security Engineer – Application & Cloud (Ecommerce)

Application & Ecommerce Security

• Lead application security initiatives across Thorne's ecommerce platforms, mobile applications, APIs, and cloud-native services.
• Identify, assess, and remediate application vulnerabilities in Java-based applications, including Spring Boot services, microservices, and APIs, while addressing OWASP Top 10 risks and ecommerce-specific threats.
• Secure critical customer-facing functionality, including checkout, payment processing, subscription services, authentication, and customer data protection.
• Perform secure code reviews, threat modeling, and architecture assessments to ensure new applications and features are designed with security from the outset.

API & Cloud Security

• Design and implement secure REST and GraphQL APIs by enforcing authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and secure token management using modern standards such as OAuth2 and JWT.
• Secure AWS-hosted application environments, including EKS/ECS, EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, and RDS, by implementing cloud security best practices for identity, networking, secrets management, and data protection.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure teams to ensure application-layer cloud security aligns with enterprise security architecture, governance, and operational standards.

DevSecOps & Security Automation

• Embed security throughout the software development lifecycle by integrating SAST, DAST, Software Composition Analysis (SCA), secrets scanning, and other automated security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Secure build and deployment processes while establishing automated policy enforcement and secure coding standards.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code security practices using Terraform and other cloud automation tools.

Threat Detection & Incident Response

• Implement and optimize runtime security controls, including Web Application Firewalls (WAF), bot mitigation, rate limiting, and application-layer monitoring for ecommerce environments.
• Partner with Infrastructure and Security Operations teams to improve detection, monitoring, and response capabilities for application attacks, API abuse, and emerging threats.
• Investigate, prioritize, and remediate security findings identified through penetration testing, purple team exercises, vulnerability assessments, and assumed breach scenarios.

Security Leadership & Collaboration

• Translate security assessments and vulnerability findings into prioritized engineering initiatives based on business risk and customer impact.
• Partner with Engineering, Ecommerce, Infrastructure, Product, and external security partners to drive adoption of secure development practices and continuous security improvements.
• Serve as a trusted security advisor by promoting secure-by-design principles, mentoring engineering teams, and helping build a security-first engineering culture.

Application & Ecommerce Security

• Identify, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities across Java-based applications, including Spring Boot services, APIs, and microservices.
• Protect customer-facing ecommerce platforms by mitigating OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and ecommerce-specific threats, including injection attacks (SQL/NoSQL), cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF), authentication

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in DevSecOps, Security Engineering, DevOps, Application Security, or a related cybersecurity role.
• Experience securing Java-based web applications, including Spring Boot, microservices, and distributed application architectures.
• Experience designing and implementing security controls within AWS cloud environments.
• Experience supporting ecommerce platforms or other high-availability, customer-facing applications is preferred.
• Professional security certifications such as AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, CSSLP, or comparable certifications are preferred.

• Deep understanding of secure software development principles, OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, and modern application security best practices.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps controls within CI/CD pipelines, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and secrets management.
• Strong knowledge of API security, including OAuth2, JWT, authentication, authorization, and rate-limiting strategies.
• Experience securing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred) and cloud-native application environments.
• Familiarity with AWS security services, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), bot mitigation technologies (e.g., Cloudflare), and endpoint security solutions such as CrowdStrike.
• Experience securing containerized environments, including Kubernetes and Amazon EKS, is preferred.
• Familiarity with emerging security considerations related to AI-enabled applications and large language models (LLMs) is a plus.

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to lead security initiatives from assessment through remediation and continuous improvement.
• Ability to balance security, performance, and business objectives while enabling rapid software delivery.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to addressing complex security challenges.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across Engineering, Ecommerce, Infrastructure, Product, and external security partners.
• Self-motivated and execution-focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for continuous learning and staying current with evolving cybersecurity threats, technologies, and industry best practices.

• Competitive compensation
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company- paid life insurance
• 401k plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Monthly allowance of Thorne supplements
• Paid time off, volunteer time off and holiday leave
• Training, professional development, and career growth opportunities