Accenture
Application Security Engineer
$110K–$224K
Washington, DC +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 6+ years in software engineering and application/infrastructure security.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must have US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship. US citizenship and eligibility to obtain a Public Trust clearance are required.
About the job
Leads application security engineering and integrates security into development workflows, pipelines, and web and AI applications.
What you'll do
- Lead the AppSec scrum team, prioritize security work, and coordinate across security, development, and operations.
- Test vulnerabilities, conduct threat modeling, and provide actionable remediation guidance for web and AI applications.
- Build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines, integrate security tools, and manage secure software supply-chain practices, including SBOMs and artifact verification.
What they ask for
- 6+ years in software engineering and application/infrastructure security, including hands-on production coding.
- Proven experience securing CI/CD pipelines.
- Foundational understanding of one or more build systems: Gradle, Maven, or Docker/Kubernetes.
- Experience with SBOM formats (CycloneDX, SPDX) and strong understanding of AppSec principles, SSDF, threat modeling, and secrets management.
Nice to have
- Experience with artifact signing (Sigstore/Cosign).
Pay
$109,500 — $224,200 USD (base pay)
Tools
GitLab, Jenkins, Snyk, Nexus, JFrog, Gradle, Maven, Docker/Kubernetes
AI focus
Tests and triages vulnerabilities in AI applications, secures AI agents and pipelines, and uses AI tools to improve team workflows.
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