Application Security Engineer, Fellow

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Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work‑life balance and diversity and inclusion.

From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that has worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We are always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people.

We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer‑obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog h.

We are looking for a talented and trustworthy application security engineer. Primary responsibilities include acting as a subject matter expert, performing App Sec testing activities, coordinating vendor pen testing with development teams, and coaching developers. To ensure success, you should have advanced knowledge of computer and internet security systems, advanced level web application penetration testing skills, and the ability to automate processes, reporting, and governance activities.

Candidates must have the skills necessary to identify security flaws and provide actionable recommendations on how to improve security and protect information systems and data.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

• Lead the effort to build an effective API Security program
• Work with key stakeholders on gateway and cloud teams to develop a process to build a comprehensive inventory of APIs, endpoints, routes, etc.
• Enhance current App Sec processes and routines to include technical controls to enforce compliance and governance requirements across the API ecosystem.
• Perform penetration testing against products and systems, including web applications, web services, and mobile devices.
• Work closely with engineering to design, test, and maintain App Sec processes implementation
• Collaborate with Dev Sec Ops  to implement, maintain, and improve shift‑left scanning processes
• Assist with coordination of vendor pen testing services with internal development teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop remediation strategies.
• Demonstrating practical/working exploitation of security flaws.
• Develop and enhance processes to automate the delivery of application security metrics.
• Review security scan output for false positives. Assist developers with remediation.
• Serve as an application security subject matter expert for all areas.
• Participate in threat modeling exercises.
• Effectively communicate vulnerability details, risks, and potential impacts to application owners, developers, stakeholders, and partners.
• Act as a mentor for junior team members/interns.
• Design, implement, and support security‑focused tools and services.
• Develop tools that improve security testing, reporting, and monitoring.
• Other duties as assigned.

Principal Expectations.

• Identify, research, and evaluate current vulnerabilities, provide remediation and configuration guidance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop remediation strategies.
• Ability to interact with company personnel at all levels and across all business units to comprehend business imperatives. A strong customer/client focus, with the ability to manage expectations appropriately, to provide a superior customer/client experience and build long‑term relationships.
• Competent to work independently at an…