Senior Application Security Consultant

ABOUT KALLES GROUP: Everyone deserves to be secure. Our mission at Kalles Group is to help secure the future for companies of all shapes and sizes. While our expertise spans multiple disciplines, our method remains consistent: building trust and relationship with people -- whether you are a client, a consultant, or--in this case--a candidate. No matter what role you come from--whether you're an executive or just starting your career-you can expect our highest level of attention and respect. We want to find the right fit for each role, but we also want you to find the right fit for your career. We believe the best way to show you what our team is like is to treat you like you're already a part of it . We hope you'll consider joining our team of experienced professionals who are building their careers at Kalles Group—and having fun while doing it. WHAT YOU WILL DO: As a Senior Application Security Consultant , you will help our client strengthen application security by leading comprehensive security assessments across internally developed and third-party applications. Working closely with software engineers, architects, product teams, and security professionals, you will identify security risks early in the development lifecycle and help teams build secure solutions by design. This role blends technical expertise with collaboration and innovation. You will establish and evolve security assessment methodologies, leverage automation and AI-enabled capabilities to improve assessment efficiency, and provide actionable guidance that enables engineering teams to reduce risk while maintaining development velocity. You will also contribute to secure design standards, threat modeling activities, and continuous improvement initiatives that elevate application security across the organization. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform comprehensive security assessments for internally developed and third-party applications Partner with engineering, product, and architecture teams to identify security risks during application design and development Conduct secure design reviews and provide security approval recommendations for new and existing solutions Develop and enhance standardized security assessment methodologies, frameworks, and best practices Utilize AI-enabled tools and automation to improve assessment efficiency, threat modeling, compliance validation, and software supply chain analysis Document assessment findings and deliver practical, risk-based remediation recommendations Validate remediation efforts and verify that identified security issues have been successfully addressed Develop reusable secure design patterns and security guidance for engineering teams Monitor emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and evolving application security practices Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the organization's application security program ABOUT YOU: Your values: Integrity: You believe in doing the right thing, even when it's uncomfortable, seemingly inefficient, or costly. Purposefulness: You have a desire to serve others with your skillset and an openness to continuous learning and growth. Ownership: You stick to your commitments, follow up with action, and seek clarity in communication & expectations. YOUR EXPERIENCE: Required Qualifications 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity with significant hands-on experience performing application security assessments Strong understanding of secure software development practices, secure design principles, and vulnerability management Experience performing threat modeling and secure architecture reviews Hands-on experience with application security testing technologies including SAST, DAST, SCA , and related security platforms Experience assessing cloud-native applications running in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform Knowledge of APIs, modern application architectures, and secu…