We are looking for a Junior Security Engineer to help build secure and reliable systems. This role is ideal for someone with a foundational understanding of security principles and some hands-on coding experience. You'll work alongside experienced engineers and gain exposure to modern technologies and real-world security practices.
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Role: DevSecOps Security Engineer – Junior
Location: Remote
Position Summary
We are looking for a Junior Security Engineer who is eager to learn, grow, and help build secure and reliable systems. This role is ideal for someone with a foundational understanding of security principles, some hands‑on coding experience, and a strong interest in developing skills across application, cloud, data, and network security. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers and gain exposure to modern technologies and real‑world security practices.
What You'll Do
- Help develop and maintain engineering and data security policies and standards.
- Contribute to security awareness efforts across the organization.
- Support Engineering and Business teams in applying secure engineering practices.
- Assist with application security reviews and participate in security discussions.
- Learn how to integrate security into each stage of the software development lifecycle.
- Assist in configuring and analyzing security tools across cloud and on‑prem environments.
- Support security testing, vulnerability analysis, and documentation.
- Participate in an on‑call rotation with guidance and mentorship.
- Help develop incident response procedures and learn recovery strategies.
- All roles will have an on-call rotation and need to be available for incident management.
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Required Qualifications
- 1–2 years of experience developing or deploying security technologies (internships and academic projects count).
- Familiarity with modern software development practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience using vulnerability scanning tools (SAST, SCA, mobile scanning, API scanning) and handling basic remediation.
- Foundational understanding of public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and core network security concepts.
- Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, Security‑as‑Code, or Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools.
- Experience with at least one programming or scripting language (Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, Shell, PowerShell, etc.).
- Interest in data protection, encryption, and privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).
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Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with cloud architecture concepts.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals and software‑defined networking (SDN).
- Ability to read or create basic network, sequence, or data flow diagrams.
- Awareness of the OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS).
- Experience collaborating with remote or distributed teams.
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, NIST, or CSA.
- Exposure to security tools like GitHub Advanced Security, CodeQL, Checkmarx, or Snyk.
- Interest in building resilient, fault‑tolerant systems in cloud environments.
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience is required.
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