Forcepoint · Los Angeles
Software Engineering
Who is Forcepoint?
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!
A Senior AppSec Engineer partners closely with engineering and product teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), proactively identify risks, and ensure secure design, development, and deployment of products.
This role is based in the Forcepoint Israel office in Tel Aviv and follows a hybrid work model, with a minimum of two days per week working from the office.
Key Responsibilities
1. Secure SDLC & Design (Shift-left)
Lead threat modeling and secure design (SxD) activities
Define and enforce secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP Top 10)
Partner with engineering during architecture and design phases
2. Security Testing & Validation
Perform:
Code reviews (manual and tool-assisted)
Static analysis (SAST)
Dynamic testing (DAST)
Penetration testing
Identify, triage, and validate vulnerabilities
Support remediation and verify fixes
3. DevSecOps, Automation & AI Enablement
Integrate security tools into CI/CD pipelines
Automate scanning, reporting, and ticketing workflows
Build tooling to scale AppSec across products
Leverage AI/ML capabilities to enhance vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation workflows
4. Risk Assessment & Vulnerability Management
Assess risk, exploitability, and impact
Prioritize vulnerabilities and track remediation
Maintain security posture visibility across products
5. Engineering Partnership, Mentorship & Enablement
Work closely with developers to:
Explain security findings to both technical and non-technical audience
Recommend practical and effective fixes
Provide security guidance balancing usability and security, without impacting delivery
Deliver training and security awareness
Provide technical mentorship to engineers and junior AppSec team members
6. Security Advocacy & Communication
Act as a security champion across R&D
Communicate risk clearly to:
Engineers
Product managers
Leadership
Qualifications & Skills
Core Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Security, or equivalent experience
5+ years in:
Application security
Software engineering with a security focus
Technical Skills
Strong knowledge of:
Web/application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
Secure coding practices
APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures
Hands-on experience in threat modeling and architecture reviews
Prior software development experience
Strong coding skills, preferably, C++ and Java, ability to read, write, and review code effectively
Hands-on experience with:
ASPM, SAST, DAST, and SCA tools
CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines
Advanced experience applying AI (e.g., code generation, analysis and exploitation) across secure SDLC and AppSec practices, including evaluating and mitigating security risks such as insecure code suggestions, data leakage, and supply chain exposure.
Communication & Collaboration
Strong ability to:
Explain security issues in developer-friendly terms
Influence engineering decisions
Collaborate cross-functionally across R&D and product teams
Nice-to-have
Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CSSLP, OSCP)
Experience with cloud-native stack and Windows internal
Experience applying AI/automation in security workflows
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC2, ISO27001)
Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
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