Staff Application Security Engineer

Censys

Remote regions

US Canada

Salary range

$172,000–$216,000/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

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What You'll Do:

  • Own and drive the AppSec/DevSecOps program roadmap across engineering, defining strategy for embedding security into the SDLC through shift-left practices and automation.
  • Design, build, and maintain DevSecOps tooling in Kubernetes and GCP, including support for AI/ML workloads.
  • Lead integration of security into CI/CD pipelines, implementing code scanning, secret detection, and infrastructure policy enforcement.

What You'll Bring:

  • 10+ years of experience in Security Engineering, DevSecOps, or SRE, with a track record of leading security initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Deep expertise securing Kubernetes environments, including container images, network policies, and supply chain protections.
  • Strong experience with Application Security tooling integrated into CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.

What Sets You Apart:

  • Experience building or scaling an AppSec or DevSecOps program from early maturity, including paved roads and adoption measurement.
  • Familiarity with commercial security platforms like Orca Security or Aikido Security.
  • Experience securing ML toolchains and familiarity with AI-specific threats such as data leakage and model inversion.

Censys

Censys provides real-time internet intelligence and threat insights to global governments and over 50% of the Fortune 500. We are a security company with a culture of innovation and trust, and we serve leading threat intelligence providers worldwide.

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