Application Security Consultant
V Group Inc. · New York, New York, United States
FULL TIME
Job Description
Direct Client: Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityJob Title: Application Security ConsultantLocation: 2 Broadway NYC NY (10004)Duration: 12+ MonthsPosition Type: ContractHours Per Week: 37.5 HrInterview Mode: Webcam or In PersonCeipal ID: MTA_SECU896_SBRequirement ID: 5896-1
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The Application Security Consultant role is an on-premises position. The consultant will provide specialized security expertise to support product teams, product owners, infrastructure, and cybersecurity leadership. This role strengthens application security across the SDLC and DevOps through assessments, secure architecture reviews, tooling optimization, and operational governance. The consultant will also play a key role in onboarding, configuring, tuning, and monitoring protections across Akamai and Cloudflare WAF platforms, ensuring consistent security coverage across high‑value, cloud‑hosted, and externally facing applications.Additionally, the consultant is expected to perform technical assessments, enabling development teams through tooling and coaching, and helping establish repeatable processes, metrics, and governance.
Technical Skills:1. 5+ years Hands‑on experience with Cloudflare WAF (policies, rulesets, firewall rules, bot management, DNS, DDoS, logpush).2. 4+ Hands‑on experience with Akamai WAF (KSD/Property Manager, Bot Manager, Edge DNS, log staging/testing).3. Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10, application security principles, secure development practices.4. 5+ Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA tools such as Checkmarx, BurpSuite, Fortify, or equivalents.5. Experience analyzing HTTP traffic, headers, payloads, and attack vectors (XSS, SQLi, RCE, deserialization, CSRF, SSRF, etc.).6. Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, SaaS) and modern application architectures.7. Experience integrating or consuming security telemetry from WAFs, scanners, SIEM/SOAR, and cloud logs to build dashboards and metrics.
V Group Inc. is an IT Services company which supplies IT staffing, project management, and delivery services in software, network, help desk and all IT areas. Our primary focus is the public sector including state and federal contracts. We have multiple awards/ contracts with the following states: AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, and WA. If you are considering applying for a position with V Group, or in partnering with us on a position, please feel free to contact me for any questions you may have regarding our services and the advantages we can offer you as a consultant. xzbcwsv
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Ensure all your application information is up to date and in order before applying for this opportunity.
*PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE CONSULTANT TO WORK ONSITE*
The Application Security Consultant role is an on-premises position. The consultant will provide specialized security expertise to support product teams, product owners, infrastructure, and cybersecurity leadership. This role strengthens application security across the SDLC and DevOps through assessments, secure architecture reviews, tooling optimization, and operational governance. The consultant will also play a key role in onboarding, configuring, tuning, and monitoring protections across Akamai and Cloudflare WAF platforms, ensuring consistent security coverage across high‑value, cloud‑hosted, and externally facing applications.Additionally, the consultant is expected to perform technical assessments, enabling development teams through tooling and coaching, and helping establish repeatable processes, metrics, and governance.
Technical Skills:1. 5+ years Hands‑on experience with Cloudflare WAF (policies, rulesets, firewall rules, bot management, DNS, DDoS, logpush).2. 4+ Hands‑on experience with Akamai WAF (KSD/Property Manager, Bot Manager, Edge DNS, log staging/testing).3. Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10, application security principles, secure development practices.4. 5+ Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA tools such as Checkmarx, BurpSuite, Fortify, or equivalents.5. Experience analyzing HTTP traffic, headers, payloads, and attack vectors (XSS, SQLi, RCE, deserialization, CSRF, SSRF, etc.).6. Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, SaaS) and modern application architectures.7. Experience integrating or consuming security telemetry from WAFs, scanners, SIEM/SOAR, and cloud logs to build dashboards and metrics.
V Group Inc. is an IT Services company which supplies IT staffing, project management, and delivery services in software, network, help desk and all IT areas. Our primary focus is the public sector including state and federal contracts. We have multiple awards/ contracts with the following states: AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, and WA. If you are considering applying for a position with V Group, or in partnering with us on a position, please feel free to contact me for any questions you may have regarding our services and the advantages we can offer you as a consultant. xzbcwsv
Please share my contact information with others working in Information Technology.
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Details
| Company | V Group Inc. |
| Location | New York, New York, United States |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | general |
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