Application Security Engineer

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MANTECH seeks a motived, career and customer-oriented Applicion Security (AppSec) Engineer to join our team in Hanover, MD.

The Applicion Security (AppSec) Engineer will leverage their strong technical background and knowledge to support software assurance and security initiives for a mission-critical organizion within the Intelligence Community, focusing on secure and reliable da disseminion through rigorous source code analysis.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Utilizing, fine-tuning, and evaluing the suitability of automed Software Assurance (SwA) tools for specific customer environments to maximize detection and minimize false positives.
• Interpreting SwA tool results to detect vulnerabilities, triage findings, and drive secure coding practices across the development lifecycle.
• Developing and executing test methodologies, custom scoring criteria, and specific test cases to support and optimize SwA tool analysis.
• Performing software security assessments and interfacing with clients and developers to recommend effective remediion stregies for identified code vulnerabilities.
• Creing technical documention, comprehensive vulnerability test reports, and risk assessments for leadership.
• Researching and assessing emerging SwA tools and methodologies to continually enhance the team's software security analysis capabilities.

Minimum Qualificions:

• 15+ years of professional experience (or 13+ years with a Bachelor’s degree, or 11+ years with a Master’s degree) in Systems Security Engineering, Software Programming, or Computer Science.
• Strong, hands-on experience in C/C++ or C#, with the ability to read/analyze Java.

Preferred Qualificions:

• Experience with technology tools including Klocwork, CodeSonar, Fortify, CodePeer, IDA Pro, or Fortran-Lint.
• Experience with low-level architectures (x86_64, PowerPC, MIPS), assembly language (ASM), or legacy languages like Ada.
• Experience with Rust and/or the ability to learn.

Clearance Requirements:

• An active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
   

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stionary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communices with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentions.
• Must be able to exchange accure informion in these situions.

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