Application Security Engineer

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Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.

It has set an aspiration to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.

Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 56 countries and 194 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Role Overview:

We are seeking an Application Security Engineer with a strong software development background combined with cybersecurity and application security expertise. The ideal candidate will work closely with development and engineering teams to define application security strategy, identify vulnerabilities early, and reduce security risk throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement Application Security (AppSec) strategy and security best practices.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks within applications and APIs.
• Conduct or support secure code reviews, threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and application security testing.
• Work directly with developers to remediate security vulnerabilities.
• Integrate security controls into the SDLC/DevSecOps process.
• Evaluate application architecture from a security perspective and recommend appropriate controls.
• Support SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, and dependency vulnerability management.
• Promote secure coding practices based on standards such as OWASP Top 10 and OWASP ASVS.
• Partner with development, architecture, DevOps, and cybersecurity teams to reduce application-level risk.

Key Skills Required

• Strong previous software development/coding experience, such as Java, .NET/C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar.
• Strong Application Security and Cybersecurity knowledge.
• Secure coding and code-review experience.
• OWASP Top 10, vulnerability management, and threat modeling.
• SAST / DAST / SCA security tooling.
• API and web application security.
• Authentication and authorization concepts such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, RBAC.
• DevSecOps / CI/CD security integration.
• Ability to translate security risks into practical fixes for developers.

Salary Range - CA$ 100,000 - CA$ 120,000 Per Year

TCS does not use artificial intelligence tools for candidate screening or evaluation. This post is for a current vacancy. The hiring process includes an initial screening, followed by a technical evaluation and managerial discussion.

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Thank you for your interest in TCS. Candidates that meet the qualifications for this position will be contacted within a 2-week period. We invite you to continue to apply for other opportunities that match your profile.