Staff Application Security Engineer

Publicis Groupe


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 13 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

How youll Make an Impact

The Security Engineer plays a critical role in strengthening the security of Epsilons software applications by embedding security into the development lifecycle and advancing AI-enabled engineering practices. You will provide strategic oversight on secure coding drive effective use of application security platforms and leverage AI to scale security outcomes accelerate delivery and improve code quality across Product and Engineering teams. Rather than executing testing directly you will guide teams in interpreting results prioritizing remediation and using AI responsibly validating outputs and aligning them to Epsilons security standards.

Success in this role requires more than technical expertise. You will be a visible confident security advocate who clearly articulates risk provides actionable recommendations and influences outcomes. Through strong relationships and effective communication you will make security understood adopted and sustained not just enforced while positioning AI as a force multiplier for both engineering productivity and product security maturity.

Responsibilities

What youll Achieve

In this role you will measurably improve the security posture of Epsilons software applications by driving consistent risk-based application security practices across teams and leveraging AI to scale and enhance security outcomes. Through oversight guidance and clear recommendations you will help reduce vulnerabilities align practices with security policies and evolve how application security is understood and applied across the organization. By incorporating AI-assisted approaches into engineering workflows you will help teams accelerate remediation strengthen code quality and embed security earlier in the development lifecycle.

You will empower development teams through education coaching and ongoing engagement helping them understand not only what security actions are required but why they matter and how to make informed decisions. By continuously evolving application security platforms integrating AI-driven capabilities and building trusted influential partnerships with engineering teams you will help establish a proactive security-first development culture that prioritizes resilience integrity and long-term sustainability of Epsilons applications.

What Youll Do

  • Provide oversight and strategic direction for Epsilons application security platforms ensuring they are effectively configured adopted and used by Product and Engineering teams (Veracode SonarQube Wiz experience is a plus).
  • Guide and review the analysis of application security findings working with embedded Security Champions and engineering teams to interpret results prioritize risk and recommend remediation strategies.
  • Partner closely with Product Engineering and embedded Security Champions to ensure application security expectations are understood consistently applied and aligned with Epsilons security policies and standards.
  • Integrate AI into Application Security to Enable Secure-by-Design Engineering Drive the adoption of AI-enabled development practices that embed application security directly into the software development lifecycle. Guide teams in using AI tools to generate review and remediate code securely ensuring outputs are governed validated and aligned with enterprise security standards. Expand application security beyond traditional tooling by positioning AI as a scalable mechanism to improve security coverage consistency and engineering productivity.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering teams by providing clear guidance risk context and actionable recommendationstranslating complex security risks and requirements into practical businessrelevant decisions rather than executing security testing directly.
  • Communicate with confidence and clarity across technical and nontechnical audiences effectively influencing outcomes by articulating security risks tradeoffs and recommendations in a way that drives understanding and action.
  • Produce and deliver monthly KPIbased reporting that highlights trends risk posture adoption metrics and actionable insights for both technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
  • Educate coach and enable development teams and embedded Security Champions on secure coding expectations application security platforms and Epsilon security policies.
  • Drive the onboarding of new teams and applications into application security platforms ensuring consistent implementation accountability and longterm adoption.
  • Build and maintain strong trustbased relationships across Product Engineering and Security to influence outcomes reinforce shared ownership and continuously mature application security practices.

Qualifications

Who you Are

What Youll Bring with you

  • Ability to Influence and Collaborate
    You have the interpersonal strength to engage teams challenge assumptions constructively and build credibility as a trusted security partner rather than a blocker.
  • Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
    You possess strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving enabling you to effectively assess vulnerabilities and recommend practical risk-based solutions.
  • Organizational Discipline
    You bring a personal framework for consistency accuracy and repeatable deliverables ensuring dependable execution and clear outcomes.
  • Educational Background
    A bachelors or masters degree in computer science or related field & at least 5 years of hands-on experience in application security or cybersecurity provides a solid foundation for understanding modern security challenges.
  • App Sec Experience Experience with application testing (e.g. SAST DAST MAST RAST IAST). Direct experience in application vulnerability management processes. Strong understanding of threat modeling.
  • Technology Proficiency
    Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook Excel Word PowerPoint) supports clear documentation reporting and executive-ready communication.
  • Effective Use of AI to Enhance Engineering Productivity
    You leverage AI-assisted tools and workflows to accelerate development improve code quality and embed security into the engineering lifecycle. You understand how to guide AI outputs validate results and apply them responsibly enabling teams to scale secure development practices reduce manual effort and deliver solutions more efficiently.
  • Scripting and Infrastructure Experience
    Strong knowledge of Bash scripting and tools such as Ansible and Terraform demonstrates your ability to automate and manage security at scale in cloud-based environments.
  • Developer Mindset
    Prior experience as a software developer and familiarity with cybersecurity concepts allow you to communicate effectively with engineering teams and deliver practical developer-friendly security guidance.

Additional Information

When You Join Us Well Create Something EPIC Together
Epsilon is a global data technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades weve provided marketers from the worlds leading brands the data technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid owned and earned channels.

Epsilons comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400 billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9000 employees around the world.

Our pillars arent just words. Theyre how we show up every day.

  • People centricity: We focus on employee well-being in an environment where colleagues truly care about each other.
  • Collaboration: We work together support one another and collectively achieve goals.
  • Growth: There are endless opportunities for growth through learning development and career advancement.
  • Innovation: We drive progress through cutting-edge solutions and forward-thinking approaches.
  • Flexibility: Weve created a balance between work and personal life and we encourage adaptability to solve problems creatively.

Our values guide us to create value for our clients our people and consumers.

  • Act with integrity
  • Work together to win together
  • Innovate with purpose
  • Respect all voices
  • Empower with accountability

These pillars and values are our foundationshaping our culture guiding our decisions and uniting us in common purpose.

Because You Matter

As an Epsilon employee you deserve perks and benefits that put you your family and your finances first. Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings including but not limited to the following:

  • Time to Recharge: Flexible time off (FTO) 15 paid holidays
  • Time to Recover: Paid sick time
  • Family Well-Being: Parental/new child leave childcare & elder care assistance adoption assistance
  • Extra Perks: Comprehensive health coverage 401(k) tuition assistance commuter benefits professional development employee recognition charitable donation matching health coaching and counseling

Epsilon benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms.

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Epsilons policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race age sex or gender (including pregnancy) marital status national origin ancestry citizenship status mental or physical disability religion creed color sexual orientation gender identity or expression (including transgender status) veteran status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to to request an accommodation.

For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas: Epsilon will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919 commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply.

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Compensation Range: USD $100000.00 - USD $197000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law compensation will be determined based on the skills qualifications and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles the Company will offer medical coverage dental vision disability 401k and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/20/2026.

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Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Steve King, CEO, Publicis Media is powered by its five global brands, Starcom, Zenith, Spark ... View more

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