Application Security Engineer

Elite Talent

📍 Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq On-Site ⏳ 1w ago
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Job Description

Department: Information Security Department - Security Engineering Unit
Location: Iraq - Baghdad
Reports To: Information Security Officer
Grade: G3 Specialist
Contract Type: Full-time, project-duration contract

Position Purpose

Embed security throughout the digital platform development lifecycle for a national digital transformation project serving a government entity - from requirements through deployment. Review code and integrations, and issue the security approval outcome for every release.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define security requirements for each component and integration.
  • Facilitate threat modeling for new components with developers.
  • Establish and train teams on secure coding standards for .NET, ABP, and React.
  • Define and implement SAST, SCA, container image scanning, and secrets detection in build pipelines.
  • Set