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You'll partner with engineering, SOC, and security teams to secure card and switch infrastructure, including third-party and ISO 8583 integrations.\nWe are seeking an Application Security Analyst to protect the applications powering our card issuance, card \u2028management, and switch/transaction processing platforms.\n\nWhat you will do\n\nPCI-DSS Compliance & Risk Management – Support control validation, evidence collection, and remediation tracking for PCI-DSS compliance, while reviewing third-party and vendor integrations (including ISO 8583 messaging and card network interfaces) for security risk.\nSecure Application Testing & Review – Conduct SAST, DAST, SCA, and manual secure code reviews, along with vulnerability assessments and penetration testing (web, API, mobile) across card management, switch, and POS/ATM integration systems.\nSecure SDLC & CI/CD Integration – Design and embed security checkpoints throughout the development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines to ensure security is built into application development from the start.\nMonitoring & Incident Response – Monitor application-layer security events, collaborate with SOC teams to investigate anomalies in card/switch transaction flows, and participate in incident response for application-level security incidents.\nReporting & Security Enablement – Document findings and produce risk assessment reports, partner with engineering teams to track remediation to closure, and contribute to secure coding training and awareness sessions for developers.\n\nRequirements\n\nBachelor's Degree in cyber/information security, computer science, information technology or any related discipline.\n3 - 5 years of relevant experience in application security, penetration testing, or software security engineering, with prior exposure to fintech, banking, card processing, or payment switch environments considered a strong advantage.\nCertifications: CompTIA Security+ (required or in progress); 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