Job Type: Temporary Category: Information Technology Location: Multiple locations Date Advertised: 13-JAN-25 Job Reference: ASIC/180388667 Job Title: Application Security Engineer Business Unit: Division: Summary: 2 Year Fixed Term Contract  EL2 Role. Salary : $144,386 - $185,637 + 15.4% Super + Beneifts  Role Based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide  A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to ASIC's vision for a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians. We value what you will bring. We value those with sharp, analytical minds and are open to challenging the way things are done.    The team   Cyber Security provides a wide range of services including security architecture & design, incident response and cyber assurance for ASIC.  We make use of the latest security technology with an increasing focus on automation and analytics to secure and support ASIC on its journey to be a 'best in class regulator supporting the Australian financial markets.  As well as tenured Security professionals we welcome applications for The Application Security Engineer from:  Software engineers enthusiastic to pursue a career in Cyber Security   Penetration testers eager to transition their skills into shaping the future of software security. The role   Working closely with application development teams to help design secure solutions and integrate security into their software development practices.  Providing the application development, support, and engineering teams with timely guidance on securing applications, apis, middleware, and the development pipeline   Educating developers on secure coding approaches and the use of the ASIC application security testing tools suite   Leading threat modelling and application architecture review sessions to identify, assess, and address security threats at various stages of the design & development process.  Coordinating and performing application security testing activities, including penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and application security assessments.  Collaborating with the development and engineering teams to perform application and cloud infrastructure secure code reviews.  Assisting the IT teams with the analysis and remediation of security vulnerabilities, design flaws, and security weaknesses in application code, configurations & product architecture   Assessing and quantifying the vulnerabilities and cyber risks of third-party software and components, and maintaining up-to-date software component registers (sboms)  About you  A experienced application security professional or a Software Engineer/Penetration Tester eager to transition their skills into a new career Securing applications based on modern software architecture patterns such as microservices, single-page application, and serverless  Secure coding practices to avoid common security vulnerabilities such as those in the owasp top ten: sqli, xss, and csrf  Security testing frameworks and platforms such as owasp asvs and snyk  Securing applications in cloud and containerised environments  Securing ci/cd automation pipelines  Securing apis  Developing threat models and facilitating threat modelling workshops with developers and solution architects  Performing penetration testing and application vulnerability scanning  Using sast, sca, dast and iast application security testing tools  Experience in at least one of the following programming and scripting languages - java, .net, python, and javascript  Experience in one or more of the following web technologies – node.js, reactjs, angularjs, json   About ASIC   ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world. ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system. Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms. Through Moneysmart, we aim to improve the skills and knowledge of Australians and provide information and tools to help them in their decision making. A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to achieving ASIC's vision for a fair, strong, and efficient financial system for all Australians. ASIC is committed to a providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply as well as applicants from all backgrounds and with different abilities To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen, and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment which is issued ASIC's Security team.  View the position description for more information or click ‘apply' to start your application.   Applications for this role will close 11:59pm on 23rd January