Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Senior Application Security Engineer
At a Glance
About This Role
Responsibilities
- Integrate security practices throughout the SDLC in partnership with engineering and DevOps teams
- Promote secure coding standards, tooling, and automation
- Design, implement, and maintain security controls within CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Ensure software integrity through code signing, artifact validation, and provenance
- Automate SAST, DAST, SCA, and container image scanning in the build and release pipelines
- Automated AI specific vulnerability scanning into CI/CD to catch insecure LLM orchestration patterns
- Identify and remediate misconfigurations and access control gaps in pipeline environments
- Design, deploy, and tune WAF rules and API security protections
- Conduct API risk assessments and promote secure API design patterns
- Perform secure code reviews and support automated security testing coverage across pipelines
- Triage, prioritize, and track vulnerabilities across source code, CI/CD pipelines, and deployed services
- Facilitate threat modeling for applications, APIs, and delivery pipelines
- Perform threat modeling on RAG architecture and autonomous agents
- Expand security automation around API discovery, dependency scanning, SBOM generation, and secrets detection
- Mentor engineering teams on secure coding and secure pipeline practices
- Support the Security Champions program
- Act as a trusted advisor to product, platform engineering, and DevOps teams, translating technical risks into business impact
- Partner with SOC/IR teams during software supply chain or pipeline-related security incidents
- Assess and guide the secure adoption of AI capabilities within enterprise applications
- Leverage AI-powered security tools to identify anomalies, code risks, and pipeline misconfigurations
Requirements
- 5–8+ years in Application Security, Product Security, or Secure Software Development
- Hands-on experience securing CI/CD pipelines and source repositories (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, etc.)
- Knowledge of supply chain security frameworks (SLSA, NIST SSDF)
- Experience with secrets management, artifact signing (Sigstore, Cosign), and build integrity
- Strong background in WAF tuning, API security, and vulnerability remediation
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, Go, JavaScript/Node.js)
- Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning tools
- Cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 (Web & API), CWE, and secure coding practices
- Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 for LLM Application and MITRE ATLAS
- Experience integrating SBOM generation and SCA into CI/CD workflows
- Knowledge of runtime protection tools (API security platforms, RASP, container EDR)
- Experience with GitOps, IaC scanning (Terraform, CloudFormation), and policy-as-code
- Background handling software supply chain or dependency poisoning incidents
- Relevant certifications: OSWE, CSSLP, GPCS, GWEB, GCSA
- Excellent communication and the ability to influence developers, DevOps engineers, and leadership
- Strong problem-solving skills with an automation-first mindset
- Collaborative and outcome-oriented, able to balance security with delivery velocity
Benefits & Perks
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an American multinational information technology company based in Spring, Texas. Established on November 1, 2015, as part of the separation from the original Hewlett-Packard Company, HPE focuses on providing enterprise solutions. The company serves around 55,000 organizations worldwide and is recognized as one of the leading enterprise technology firms. HPE offers a wide range of enterprise technology solutions, including servers, storage solutions, networking equipment, containerization software, and consulting services. The company specializes in digital transformation, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and AI-native solutions, helping businesses adapt to evolving IT demands. HPE's target customers include commercial enterprises, public sector organizations, and those needing advanced compute, networking, and storage solutions.
Security at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Security Philosophy
- HPE's AppSec philosophy centers on embedding security directly into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) through partnership with engineering and DevOps.
- The approach prioritizes developer enablement and automation, particularly within CI/CD pipelines.
- There is a strong emphasis on proactive risk management, including design and threat reviews, and a commitment to transparency through Board-level reporting of significant incidents.
- The philosophy also extends to emerging tech, with a focus on governing secure application architecture patterns for AI.
Security Team
HPE maintains a global security presence with a Cybersecurity Defense Center in Houston. Leadership includes a Deputy CISO (Antony Abraham) who oversees operational security. The AppSec team functions by partnering with engineering and DevOps to embed security into the SDLC. Specific reporting lines (e.g., 'reports to CISO') and exact team sizes are not publicly available. Active job postings for roles like 'Senior Application Security Engineer' and 'AppSec AI Security Architect' indicate ongoing recruitment for specialized security functions.
Key Initiatives
- Key initiatives at HPE include the operation of a Security Champions program to scale security expertise across development teams. The Product Security Response Team (PSRT) manages external vulnerability reports and collaborates with the security community.
- Technical initiatives focus on 'shifting left' by automating security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA) in build pipelines and implementing supply chain security measures like artifact signing and SBOM generation.
- Recent focus areas include securing AI applications and digital transformation projects.
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