{"id":532,"date":"2021-10-24T20:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T20:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/?p=532"},"modified":"2025-12-26T00:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:57:39","slug":"become-an-application-security-engineer-before-the-end-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/24\/become-an-application-security-engineer-before-the-end-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Become an Application Security Engineer Before the End of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"module-2 text-container\">More than half of the top 10 largest companies in the world (by market capitalization) are data-centric: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Tencent, Alibaba. The world economy has shifted from oil and gas to data-economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"module-3 text-container\">As so much is being invested to capture and derive more value from <a  href=\"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/11\/the-art-of-seo-driven-websites-crafting-websites-for-visibility-in-the-digital-age\/\" title=\"data\" alt=\"data\">data<\/a>, companies are finding ways to protect these data, one of the ways they do this is through application security, no wonder the demand for <a  href=\"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/11\/the-rising-global-demand-for-software-engineers-what-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"Application Security\" alt=\"Application Security\">Application Security<\/a> Engineers has sky-rocketed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"module-4 text-container\">A quick search of Application Security Engineer Jobs in United States on LinkedIn shows an alarming 15,000 + job vacancies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img title=\" \"loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/linked-1024x514.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"758\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/linked-1024x514.png 1024w, https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/linked-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/linked-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/linked.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linkedin Search Results<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><b>The remote jobs posted <\/b>within the last 14 days for Application security Engineers on Indeed are over 8,000 vacancies.<\/p>\n<p>All over the world including Nigeria, companies are actively recruiting <a  href=\"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/23\/discover-how-nathaniel-went-from-learner-to-pro\/\" title=\"Application\" alt=\"Application\">Application<\/a> Security Engineers and there is a serious shortage of these professionals globally.<\/p>\n<p>According to Atlas VPN team report, the fastest-growing cybersecurity skill in 2021 is Application Development Security. It has been predicted that the demand for this competence is determined to rise by 164% in five years.<\/p>\n<p>An Application Security Engineer ensures that every step of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) follows security best practices. They are also responsible for adhering to secure coding principles and aid in testing the application against security risks\/parameters before release, thus assuring that application security vulnerabilities are mitigated.<\/p>\n<p>At Moat Academy Secure Coding Boot Camp you can become an Application Security Engineer by applying on https:\/\/moatacademy.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"module-10 text-container\"><strong>Commencement Date :<\/strong> November 27,2021<br \/>\n<strong>Duration :<\/strong> 4 weeks ( workshop holds on Saturdays only , 9am to 5pm)<br \/>\n<strong>Certification :<\/strong> Certnexus Cyber Secure Coder<br \/>\n<strong>Pre-requisite:<\/strong> Programming experience required ( <em>if you are without programming experience, our <a href=\"https:\/\/moatacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Stack Development Boot Camp<\/a> is a good place to start<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"module-10 text-container\"><br \/>\n<\/span>https:\/\/moatacademy.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than half of the top 10 largest companies in the world (by market capitalization) are data-centric: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Tencent, Alibaba. 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