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    "description": "<h2>Overview</h2>\n<p>Edgewater is currently seeking an <strong>Application Security Engineer</strong> who will be a hands-on subject matter expert in Microsoft Azure cloud technologies, application security, security architectures, security tools, and methodologies. The Application Security Engineer will support our federal customer in Washington DC. This is a hands-on technical role that will provide the right candidate with an exciting opportunity to develop the federal customer’s application security program, working with developers and the organization to meet the strategic security goals of the agency.  </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>This is a remote position but requires the candidate to work at the federal site in Washington DC at least two days a month so candidates local to the Washington, DC area strongly preferred.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Due to the contract and nature of the work, US Citizenship is required to obtain a Department of Energy security clearance. </strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2>Responsibilities</h2>\n<p> </p>\n<ul>\n <li>Drive the strategic maturation of the agency’s Application Security (AppSec) program by defining security standards, scaling automation, and embedding secure development practices across all product lifecycles.</li>\n <li>Perform SAST assessments using Veracode and GitHub Advanced 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