Job Summary

We are looking for a VV Security Engineer to perform baseline security Verification Validation of web applications and APIs. The role sits between Security-focused QA and Application Security and is intended for someone who can independently perform structured security validation without requiring hardcore penetration testing expertise. The engineer will work closely with QA, Development and Product Security teams to validate security controls, identify common security weaknesses, document findings and escalate advanced security issues when required.

Responsibilities

- VV Security Testing Perform security validation for application features and APIs as part of the VV lifecycle. Understand feature functionality, user roles and expected security controls before testing. Validate security requirements across authentication, authorization, input validation, business logic, APIs, sessions, file handling and security headers. Verify security controls at the backend/API level, not only through the UI. Identify, reproduce and document security weaknesses.

- Web API Security Testing Perform baseline testing for: Authentication: login, password reset, authentication enforcement and bypass scenarios.

Authorization Access Control: RBAC, horizontal/vertical access control, IDOR, object ownership, user/site/device/tenant access and restricted APIs.

Input Validation: mandatory fields, null/empty values, datatype, length, boundaries, IDs, dates, enums and unexpected parameters.

Business Logic: workflow bypass, date/quantity restrictions, duplicate requests, invalid state transitions and frontend-only restrictions.

Session Management: logout, expiry, token/session reuse and privilege changes.

REST APIs: request/response validation, HTTP methods, headers, JSON bodies, authorization and parameter manipulation.

File Security: upload/download validation, file types, MIME types, size restrictions and access control.

Security Headers: CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options,



Referrer-Policy and other project-required headers.

Error Handling Information Disclosure: stack traces, internal paths, sensitive data, tokens, credentials and other unintended information exposure.

- Reporting Collaboration Create clear and reproducible security findings. Capture request/response evidence and screenshots. Explain security/business impact and remediation. Assign severity/CVSS where required. Track findings through Jira or equivalent systems. Perform security retesting after fixes. Work with developers and QA to explain security issues clearly.

Qualifications

- Required Technical Skills

- Application Security Understanding of: OWASP fundamentals

- Authentication

- Authorization

- Broken Access Control / IDOR

- Input Validation

- XSS

- SQL Injection fundamentals

- Path Traversal

- CSRF/CORS fundamentals

- Session Management

- Business Logic vulnerabilities

- File Upload/Download security

- Security Headers

- Information Disclosure

- API Security

- REST APIs

- HTTP methods and status codes

- JSON request/response structures

- Headers and cookies

- Bearer tokens

- JWT fundamentals

- API authentication and authorization

- Backend validation

- Tools

- Burp Suite

- Proxy

- HTTP History

- Repeater

- Decoder

- Request/response analysis

- Basic request manipulation

- Experience

- Typically, 5-7 years in: Application Security

- Security VV Web/API Security Testing

- Education

- Bachelors degree in: Computer Science

- Key Competencies
- The ideal candidate demonstrates: Solid application-security fundamentals. Good QA/testing mindset. Analytical and curious approach. Ability to understand application workflows. Strong API/request analysis skills. Ability to distinguish functional bugs from security vulnerabilities.

Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.

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