Lead Application Security Engineer

RGA Reinsurance Company • $126K — $188K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Minnesota, US
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; Master's degree or professional certification preferred.
  • 6+ years in application security, product security, or software engineering.
  • Experience with third-party penetration tests and translating results into actionable plans.
  • Strong hands-on skills with Terraform, Python, Bash, and CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
  • Experience running and configuring SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning tools.
  • Strong understanding of web and API vulnerabilities and remediation strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate external penetration tests, managing scoping, scheduling, and logistics.
  • Partner with application owners to triage security findings and prioritize remediation efforts.
  • Operate and maintain SAST and SCA tooling to improve effectiveness.
  • Run DAST scans and validate results with engineering teams.
  • Implement secrets scanning across codebases and develop prevention strategies.
  • Integrate security findings into ticketing and SDLC workflows with clear SLAs.
  • Create standards and guidance to facilitate faster remediation by application teams.

Benefits

  • Gain knowledge from a diverse team around the globe.
  • Enjoy a respectful and welcoming work environment.
  • Endless career potential with creative opportunities.
Full Job Description

The Lead Application Security Engineer will help reduce risk across our application portfolio by partnering with engineers and product teams, coordinating external penetration tests, and turning findings into prioritized, trackable remediation work.  This position will run and configure application security tooling—SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning—integrating results into engineering workflows and helping teams focus on the fixes that matter most. 

Principle Duties

  • Coordinate external penetration tests (scoping, scheduling, access, and logistics) across multiple application teams. 

  • Partner with application owners to triage findings, validate impact, and prioritize remediation based on risk and business context. 

  • Operate, tune, and maintain SAST and SCA tooling (rulesets, baselines, false-positive management, and integrations) to improve signal-to-noise. 

  • Run and configure DAST scanning and validate results with engineering teams, including safe testing practices and environment coordination. 

  • Implement and operate secrets scanning across source control and CI/CD, and partner on prevention patterns (rotation, vaulting, and developer guidance). 

  • Integrate findings into ticketing and SDLC workflows, define SLAs, and track remediation progress to closure with clear ownership. 

  • Create lightweight standards, guidance, and enablement so application teams can remediate faster without security becoming a blocker. 

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience - Required

  • Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) or professional industry certification - Preferred

Work Experience

  • 6+ years in application security, product security, or software engineering with a security focus.

  • Experience coordinating and/or consuming third-party penetration tests and translating results into actionable remediation plans. 

Skills and Abilities

  • Strong hands-on skill with Terraform, Python, Bash, and CI/CD (Jenkins or equivalent). 

  • Hands-on experience running and configuring SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning in CI/CD or adjacent workflows. 

  • Strong understanding of common web and API vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and practical remediation strategies. 

  • Comfort with Git-based workflows, build pipelines, and issue tracking; able to work with engineers where they are. 

  • Ability to communicate risk clearly and drive alignment on prioritization and timelines with application owners and stakeholders. 

  • Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge. Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines. Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions.

  • Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions. Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

  • Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously. Advanced investigative, analytical and problem solving skills.

  • Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects

  • Advanced skills in customer relationship management and change management. Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills

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Compensation Range:

$126,710.00 - $188,840.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

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