Application Security Engineer & Vulnerability Researcher ( m/w/d)

Job Description

In a fast evolving environment of distributed application development (Java / mobile), we are looking for a Medior Application Security Engineer to join a dedicated Application Security & Vulnerability Management team.

This role is key in strengthening application security practices across development teams and supporting secure software delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Application Security & Developer Support:

• Manage requests from development teams regarding application security tools
• Perform code reviews using SAST tools
• Analyze third-party libraries using SCA tools
• Support development teams in adopting secure coding and SecDevOps practices
• Deliver training sessions on secure development (e.g., common vulnerabilities)
• Coach teams on security tools usage

Tools & Infrastructure Management:

• Maintain and manage the infrastructure for automated code analysis
• Ensure compliance with security policies and standards
• Monitor and follow up on security evaluations
• Keep secure development guidelines up to date
• Review and track vulnerabilities and defects

Reporting & Continuous Improvement:

• Build and maintain reports on application vulnerabilities
• Contribute to improving security processes and detection mechanisms
• Act as a SME in application security initiatives

Advisory Role:

• Support developers in resolving security risks and incidents
• Provide recommendations and practical solutions to improve application security

Qualifications

• You have experience in the development of applications  and are up to date with the current evolutions in the domain of application development
• You have strong interest in application security and your ambition is to be become an expert in this domain in the next 3-5 years.
• You have a very good understanding of Software development lifecycle in an Agile environment and you understand DevOps
• You have a good understanding of  software development lifecycle and the security checks to be applied at different stages
• You are up-to-date on the recent developments in the area of software development: from programming languages and technologies to the standard tools and platforms. (Jenkins, Gitlab, Maven, Docker…)
• You see application security as the field of in which you want to grow your expertise.
• You have an interest in penetration testing and first experience in it
• You are already knowledgeable with respect to network security.
• You understand the difficulties related to mobile application development & testing.
• You are fluent in French, English & Dutch 

Additional Information

Experience in high security environments (e.g.