{"id":475,"date":"2021-03-01T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/?p=475"},"modified":"2025-12-26T00:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:58:15","slug":"become-an-application-security-engineer-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/01\/become-an-application-security-engineer-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Become an Application Security Engineer in 2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A quick search on LinkedIn for Application Security jobs in the United States will yield over 73,000 results.<\/p>\n

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Linkedin Search Result for Application |Security Engr.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A further check on indeed.com on remote job roles for Application security yielded over 9,000 vacancies<\/p>\n

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Indeed Job Search<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

A further search on Jooble - (a world leader in job websites that gather vacancies from more than 71 countries) for application security<\/a> engineer jobs posted in the last 7 days , https:\/\/jooble.org\/SearchResult?date=3&ukw=application%20security%20engineer<\/a> \u00a0 yielded 170,601 vacancies.\u00a0 A wider search on Application Security Specialist yielded more.\u00a0 https:\/\/jooble.org\/jobs-application-security-specialist<\/a><\/p>\n

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Due to the short supply of individuals with these in-demand skills, Application Security Engineers earn more money than Application Developers ( i.e Software Developers) and are in high demand, but the job requires additional training in security.<\/p>\n

CertNexus, with its mission to closing the emerging tech global skills gap is teaming up with Moat Academy to bridge this huge gap.<\/p>\n

At Moat Academy Secure Coding Boot<\/a> camp, we equip individuals with programming experience with the much needed security skills to improve their ability to design and develop highly protected applications with confidence and further enable their transitioning to Application Security Engineers.<\/p>\n

The training encompasses all you need to gain an entry into the Application Security Engineering role and be great at it. We cover the following:<\/p>\n

\u25aa Identifying and eliminating vulnerabilities in software projects using Security by Design approach.
\n\u25aa Leveraging the OWASP Top Ten best practices to protect users and data.
\n\u25aa Going beyond OWASP Top Ten and applying Risk-based approach to elicit security requirements.
\n\u25aa Applying Static\/ Dynamic Security Testing or Penetration testing
\n\u25aa Maintaining Security in Post-development phase. It also includes forensic investigation to find evidences after a breach;
\n\u25aa And, a veritable certification (Cyber Secure Coder by CertNexus) that is tenable anywhere in the world<\/a> as you transition into your new career.
\nAre you a software developer that want more from your career than you presently have? Then, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n

Apply on https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/ and set up yourself for the global stage.<\/p>\n

Training will be delivered by subject matter experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Abiola Ilupeju<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Dr. Nhamo Mtetwa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Dimas Surya<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Commencement Date<\/strong>: April 10, 2021
\nDuration<\/strong>: 4 Saturdays, 9am \u2013 5pm
\nPre-requisite<\/strong>: Programming experience required
\nMode of Delivery<\/strong>: Blended Learning (onsite or online)
\nAs a Participant, you also have the option to take the training both onsite and online; however, you must apply as either an onsite or online participant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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