Ardent

Web Developer Security Engineer

Washington, D.C

Sponsorship not specified$53k-$800kDetected 1 day ago

JavaScriptC#HTMLCSSAWSDockerCI/CDRESTCybersecuritySIEMDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseFirewallCommunication

About the role

Support vulnerability management activities throughout the software development lifecycle, including threat modeling, security assessments, remediation validation, and risk reduction efforts.
Integrate security controls into web applications, APIs, and supporting services using secure-by-design principles.
Support implementation of secure communication protocols, data protection mechanisms, and application security controls.
Support incident response activities related to web application security events and investigations.
Develop automation scripts and processes to improve threat detection, security monitoring, and compliance reporting.
Maintain documentation related to findings, remediation activities, security controls, and operational procedures.
Support compliance with federal cybersecurity frameworks including NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and FedRAMP requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve application security posture and support continuous security enhancements.
Support implementation of DevSecOps practices and security controls throughout CI/CD pipelines.
If you want to build something meaningful, while enjoying the kind of flexibility and support that you need to do your best work - Ardent is where your next mission begins.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting Application Security, Web Application Security, Secure Software Development, DevSecOps, or related disciplines.
Experience supporting secure software development and vulnerability remediation activities.
Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, secure coding standards, and web application security best practices.
Experience performing log analysis, security monitoring, and investigation of web application security events.
Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining Web Application Firewalls (WAFs).
Experience supporting File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) solutions and security monitoring technologies.
Familiarity with security testing tools and technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, NDR, or similar platforms.
Experience implementing DevSecOps principles and integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Experience supporting federal government environments.
Experience supporting NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and security authorization activities.
Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and secure application design.
Experience implementing advanced DevSecOps practices and automated security controls.
Experience with AWS cloud security and container security technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.
We highly encourage all Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.
Ardent is an equal opportunity employer.

We will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gend

At Ardent, we hire people who want more than a job - they want to serve a mission that matters.

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