Security Engineering

Application Security Engineer

Ensuring application security across all stages of the SDLC

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54 skills

268 requirements

106 mandatory

13 domains

Awareness 54 Working 85 Advanced 104 Expert 25

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All domains Programming Fundamentals 7 Backend Development 1 Database Management 1 API & Integration 6 Cloud & Infrastructure 5 DevOps & CI/CD 1 Testing & QA 3 Security 18 AI-Assisted Development 4 Architecture & System Design 1 Observability & Monitoring 4 Version Control & Collaboration 2 Documentation 1

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Programming Fundamentals

7 skills · 35 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Algorithms & Data Structures
Algorithms & Complexity	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Data Structures	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
OOP & Design Patterns
OOP & SOLID Principles	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Design Patterns	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Concurrency & Parallelism
Multithreading	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Async Programming	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Clean Code & Refactoring
Code Quality & Refactoring	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

Backend Development

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Caching
Redis	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

Database Management

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Relational Databases
PostgreSQL	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

API & Integration

6 skills · 30 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
REST API
REST API Design	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
GraphQL
GraphQL Design	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
API Gateway & Service Communication
Webhooks & Integrations	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
API Management
API Documentation	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
API Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Rate Limiting & Throttling	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Expert

Cloud & Infrastructure

5 skills · 23 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Containerization
Docker	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Container Security
Container Security Scanning	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Expert
Kubernetes & Orchestration
Kubernetes Core	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Cloud Providers
AWS	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Networking
Network Fundamentals	Awareness	Working	Advanced	—	—

DevOps & CI/CD

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
CI/CD
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

Testing & QA

3 skills · 15 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Unit Testing
Unit Testing	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Integration Testing
Integration Testing	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Specialized Testing
Security Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert

Security

18 skills · 90 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Application Security
OWASP & Application Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
SAST/DAST	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Secure Coding Practices	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Threat Modeling	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Dependency Vulnerability Scanning	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Infrastructure Security
Secrets Management	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Network Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Cloud Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Kubernetes Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Authentication & Authorization
JWT / OAuth2 / OIDC	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
RBAC / ABAC Authorization	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Compliance
GDPR / 152-FZ Compliance	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
SOC2 Compliance	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
PCI DSS	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Supply Chain Security
Supply Chain Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Incident Response
Incident Response Process	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Digital Forensics Basics	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert
Vulnerability Management	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert

AI-Assisted Development

4 skills · 20 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
AI Coding Assistants
GitHub Copilot	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Cursor IDE	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
ChatGPT / Claude	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Prompt Engineering
Prompt Engineering for Code	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

Architecture & System Design

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
System Design
System Design Fundamentals	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

Observability & Monitoring

4 skills · 20 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Logging
Structured Logging	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
ELK Stack	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Expert
Metrics & Monitoring
Prometheus & Grafana	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Distributed Tracing
OpenTelemetry	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

Version Control & Collaboration

2 skills · 10 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Git & Workflows
Git Advanced	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced
Code Review
Code Review	Awareness	Working	Working	Advanced	Advanced

Documentation

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Technical Documentation
Runbook & Playbook Writing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Advanced	Expert

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