Hire Application Security Engineers Who Fix Vulnerabilities, Not Just Flag Them
Hire an application security engineer from Entrans and get someone who works inside your sprints, not next to them. Our AppSec engineers run threat models, review code, tune SAST and DAST, and close findings in your own pipeline. The result is fewer bugs in production, cleaner audits, and a release schedule that keeps moving.
Why Market Leaders Choose Entrans Application Security Engineers
Most security vendors hand you a PDF of findings and walk away. Entrans gives you an engineer who sits in your backlog, owns the fix, and proves it closed. We have run that model across 200+ enterprise transformations.
1. Engineers Who Ship the Fix
Our AppSec engineers do not stop at the finding. They write the patch, add the regression test, and push it through your review process. Remediation stays with one owner from triage to merge.
2. Senior, Vetted, and Certified
Every engineer we place holds hands-on credentials such as OSCP, CSSLP, or AWS Security Specialty. All come from a bench of 500+ domain-trained professionals. You interview them before you commit, so nobody lands on your team unvetted.
3. Security That Lives in Your Pipeline
We wire SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning into your CI/CD, then tune the rules until the noise drops. Developers see findings in the pull request, where a fix is cheapest. Our DevOps and quality engineering teams use the same approach on enterprise release pipelines.
4. Deep Enterprise Integration Experience
Applications rarely stand alone. Our engineers also secure the identity layer, the APIs, and the cloud services around your app. That work draws on the same cybersecurity and compliance practice we run for banks, hospitals, and fintechs.
5. Coverage That Scales Up or Down
Start with one engineer for a release hardening push. Add a second when an audit lands. You can also hire an expert application security engineer part time and keep steady coverage without adding full-time headcount.
Hire Application Security Engineers From Entrans Who Are Certified and Experienced
Here is what our engineers actually do once they join your team. Each of these is day-to-day work, not a brochure line.
1. Threat Modeling and Secure Design Review
Before a feature gets built, our engineers map trust boundaries and abuse cases using STRIDE. Design flaws caught at this stage cost a fraction of what they cost after launch.
2. Secure Code Review and SAST Triage
They read the code, not just the scanner output. Expect manual review of authentication, authorization, and data handling paths. Older codebases get the same attention. We often pair that review with application modernization work, so the fix lands in a rebuild instead of a patch. Rule tuning comes with it, so false positives drop and developers stop ignoring alerts.
3. API and Application Penetration Testing
Our engineers run DAST and manual testing against your web apps, mobile backends, and APIs. Every finding comes with a reproduction path, a CVSS score, and a fix your team can act on.
4. Dependency and Supply Chain Security
They manage software composition analysis, keep an SBOM current, and rank CVEs by real exploitability instead of raw count. Patch work gets sequenced so it does not stall the roadmap.
5. DevSecOps Pipeline Automation
Security gates go into your build, with thresholds you set up front. Secrets scanning, container image checks, and infrastructure-as-code policy run on every commit. Mid-migration, we match those gates to the guardrails our enterprise cloud engineering practice puts in place.
6. Compliance and Audit Evidence
SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and HIPAA all ask for proof, not intent. Our engineers produce the control evidence, remediation records, and documentation your auditor asks for.
Schedule Interviews With Application Security Engineers and Onboard Them Within 48 to 72 Hours
Application Security Engineering Technology Expertise
Testing and Code Analysis
Secure SDLC and DevSecOps
Application, API, and Identity Security
Cloud, Container, and Compliance Frameworks
Our Customer Success Stories
Engineering a Scalable IAM Platform for a Global Cybersecurity Company
Technical Stack: Zero-trust architecture | Modular microservices | Single Sign-On | Attribute-Based Access Control | Identity-as-a-Service | Embedded compliance monitoring
Industry: Cybersecurity
A global cybersecurity company was stuck on a legacy IAM stack. It had no modern authentication and no flexible policy control. That left security gaps and blocked entry into regulated markets. Our team rebuilt the IAM platform on zero-trust principles, with modular microservices, SSO, attribute-based access control, and federated identity. Compliance monitoring for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR went into the platform itself, not on top of it. The client reached 99.9% uptime and onboarded enterprise customers 80% faster.
Building Security Into the CI/CD Pipeline for a Leading IAM Solution
Technical Stack: Amazon EKS | AWS CloudFormation | AWS CodePipeline | AWS CodeBuild | AWS IAM | AWS KMS | Amazon CloudWatch | AWS X-Ray
Industry: SaaS and Cybersecurity
This client had to ship fast without loosening security standards. The old release process could not keep up. Entrans built security into their CI/CD pipeline on Amazon EKS, using CloudFormation for infrastructure as code and CodePipeline for release automation. Every build now runs security scanning and compliance checks before it reaches production. Deployment incidents dropped 75%, and release cycles went from weeks to hours.
Designed for Enterprise Speed and Control
Hiring a security engineer through a traditional recruiting cycle takes six to twelve weeks. Ours takes days, and you keep full control of who joins.
1. Share Your Requirements
Tell us your stack, your compliance obligations, and the gap you need covered. A 20-minute call is usually enough to scope the role.
2. Get Curated Profiles (Within 24 to 48 Hours)
You receive a short list of matched engineers, not a resume dump. Each profile shows real project work, tooling depth, and certifications.
3. Evaluate and Interview
Interview whoever you want. Run a live secure code review or a threat modeling session if that tells you more than a conversation does.
4. Onboard and Kickoff (Within 48 to 72 Hours)
We handle contracts, NDAs, and access setup. Your engineer joins your standups and starts on a first scoped deliverable in week one.
5. Continuous Support and Scaling
Add engineers before an audit and scale back after. A delivery manager stays on the account, and we replace anyone who is not the right fit.
Our Hiring Models
Dedicated Application Security Engineers
A full-time engineer embedded in your team, owning application security across the software lifecycle. This is the right model when you need to hire an application security manager or a senior owner for the whole program.
Team Augmentation
Add an application security engineer for hire to the developers you already have. Good when your team can build but needs security depth for a release, a migration, or an audit.
Project-Based Engagement
Scoped work with a fixed outcome, such as a penetration test, a secure code review, or SOC 2 readiness. Useful when you want an application security specialist for hire without a long commitment.
Industries Where Our Application Security Engineers Deliver Impact
Our team serves global clients in banking and financial services, healthcare, fintech, manufacturing, retail, and real estate. Each sector answers to a different rulebook. Our engineers match the control set to the rules you actually face. A payments flow gets PCI DSS. Patient data gets HIPAA. A factory system gets network segmentation and tighter access control.
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What does an application security engineer do?
An application security engineer keeps vulnerabilities out of software before it ships. The work covers threat modeling, secure code review, SAST and DAST testing, dependency and supply chain checks, and building security gates into CI/CD. A general security engineer protects networks and infrastructure. An AppSec engineer works inside the code and the development process itself.
How much does it cost to hire an application security engineer?
US salary benchmarks for application security engineers run roughly $118,000 to $200,000 a year. Industry estimates put the all-in first-year cost of a direct hire between $165,000 and $320,000 once you count recruiting, benefits, and payroll taxes. Hiring through a staff augmentation partner strips out most of that overhead. Entrans quotes a monthly rate based on seniority and engagement length, with no recruiting fee.
Is DevSecOps the same as application security?
No. Application security is the discipline of finding and fixing flaws in software. DevSecOps is how you deliver it, by automating security checks inside the build and release pipeline so issues surface at commit time. A strong AppSec engineer does both: the manual review that tools miss, and the automation that catches the rest early.
Should I hire a dedicated application security engineer or use short-term consultants?
Consultants fit a one-time need, such as a penetration test before a funding round or an audit. A dedicated engineer fits when security has to keep pace with an active roadmap. Someone has to own remediation, tune the tooling, and coach your developers over time. Many clients start with a scoped project, then move to a dedicated engagement once the backlog is clear.
How do you protect our source code and intellectual property?
Every engagement starts with an NDA and a signed IP assignment, so all work product belongs to you. Our engineers work inside your repositories under the least-privilege access you grant. They follow your review and branching rules. Entrans is ISO certified, and we support restricted access models such as VDI or client-managed devices when your policy requires it.
