Application Security AI Engineer

Application Security AI Engineer

Posted Today by Sunrise Systems, Inc.

Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Remote

Summary: Seeking an Application Security AI Engineer to enhance application security through the management of SAST, DAST, and SCA vulnerability triage, along with the implementation of AI-powered security solutions. The role involves evaluating threat intelligence, securing software supply chains, and collaborating with development teams to mitigate risks. This position is remote and is offered on a 12-month contract basis with potential for extension. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in application security and vulnerability management.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Triage and validate SAST, DAST, and SCA vulnerabilities
  • Analyze threat intelligence alerts and critical security events
  • Assess exploitability, perform false-positive analysis, and provide remediation guidance
  • Test and implement AI-enabled security tools for vulnerability detection and automation
  • Strengthen software supply chain security, including SBOM, open-source dependencies, and malicious package detection
  • Secure developer tools, IDEs, plugins, package managers, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate with development and security teams to prioritize and remediate risks

Key Skills:

  • 3+ years of experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA/Open Source Scanning
  • Experience with application security, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence
  • Hands-on experience with scripting, APIs, automation, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with AI-powered security tools, coding assistants, or AI governance
  • Strong understanding of software supply chain security and developer tooling
  • Excellent communication and risk assessment skills

Salary (Rate): £72.80 hourly

City: undetermined

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:
Title: Application Security AI Engineer Job ID: 26-03150 Location: Remote Duration: 12 Months on W2 contract (Possible Extension)

Must-Have Skills:
  • 3+ years of SAST, DAST, and SCA (Open Source) Code Scanning
  • Application Security & Vulnerability Management
  • Software Supply Chain Security
  • AI Security Tools & Automation
  • CI/CD, APIs, and Security Integrations

Job Summary:

Seeking an Application Security AI Engineer to support application security by managing SAST, DAST, and SCA vulnerability triage, threat intelligence escalations, and critical patch events. The role will also evaluate and implement AI-powered security solutions to strengthen software supply chain security and secure developer environments.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Triage and validate SAST, DAST, and SCA vulnerabilities
  • Analyze threat intelligence alerts and critical security events
  • Assess exploitability, perform false-positive analysis, and provide remediation guidance
  • Test and implement AI-enabled security tools for vulnerability detection and automation
  • Strengthen software supply chain security, including SBOM, open-source dependencies, and malicious package detection
  • Secure developer tools, IDEs, plugins, package managers, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate with development and security teams to prioritize and remediate risks

Required Qualifications:
  • 3+ years of experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA/Open Source Scanning
  • Experience with application security, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence
  • Hands-on experience with scripting, APIs, automation, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with AI-powered security tools, coding assistants, or AI governance
  • Strong understanding of software supply chain security and developer tooling
  • Excellent communication and risk assessment skills

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this position is $92.30 per hour.

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate].

Benefits:

Sunrise offers ACA compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees. We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations.