Python Django Senior Application Security Engineer Hybrid - US
Energy SolutionsChicago, Illinois
Full Time
Posted November 20, 2025
$119k - $147k
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Job Description
A Senior Application Security Engineer responsible for managing and enhancing the security of internal applications through risk assessment, secure coding practices, security architecture reviews, and ensuring compliance with security standards, primarily focusing on Django Python applications within a remote-friendly environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage security and risk for internally developed applications.
- Contribute to and prioritize the application security roadmap.
- Review code and conduct pull request reviews focused on security.
- Perform static application security testing (SAST) scans and drive remediation.
- Develop reference security implementations in Django Python.
- Translate security standards and requirements into technical stories and controls.
- Design and document secure architecture patterns and threat models.
- Oversee security tasks throughout the Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure security compliance and best practices.
- Recommend and implement application security improvements based on standards and frameworks.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years experience in application security experience.
- Practice and implementation with Django Python with a clear application-security focus, including production experience and impact, not just theory.
- Engineering background in software or DevOps SRE with the ability to read, modify code, review pull requests, and build proof of concepts (PoCs).
- Experience with GitHub security, including reviewing static code scans, triaging findings, eliminating noise, and driving remediation with owners.
- Experience embedding secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) into Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines, including pre-commit hooks, pipeline gates, and policy-as-code.
- Practical knowledge of SOC 2 and familiarity with NIST 800-53, with the ability to translate requirements into technical tasks and evidence.
- Ability to operate across code, application, and DevOps containers, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) basics, secrets management, logging, and monitoring.
- Clear, persuasive verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Ability to read, review, and make recommendations on secure Django Python patterns, including authentication, input validation, secrets handling, rate limiting, and geo-based access.
- Ability to serve as a steward for static application security testing (SAST) scanning, triage findings, and drive remediation.
- Experience mapping SOC 2 and NIST standards to engineering work, translating requirements into stories, controls, and automated evidence in CI/CD.
- Experience reviewing architecture and code changes for security impact and ensuring compliance with company security policies and standards.
- Ability to manage and maintain all security-related tickets, including recommendations, testing, and validation.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of 119,100 - 147,400 USD annually, with a target compensation of 119,000 to 131,600 USD based on experience and qualifications
Generous retirement package
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Pre-tax contribution plans
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
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