Position Summary/About the role

Title: Application Security Consultant
Location: 2 Broadway - MTA Headquarters (*PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE CONSULTANT TO WORK ONSITE*)
Duration: 12 months (37.50 hrs./week)

The Application Security Consultant role is an on-premises position. The consultant will provide specialized security expertise to support product teams, product owners, infrastructure, and cybersecurity leadership. This role strengthens application security across the SDLC and DevOps through assessments, secure architecture reviews, tooling optimization, and operational governance. The consultant will also play a key role in onboarding, configuring, tuning, and monitoring protections across Akamai and Cloudflare WAF platforms, ensuring consistent security coverage across high value, cloud hosted, and externally facing applications.
Additionally, the consultant is expected to perform technical assessments, enabling development teams through tooling and coaching, and helping establish repeatable processes, metrics, and governance.

Technical Skills:
1. 5+ years Hands on experience with Cloudflare WAF (policies, rulesets, firewall rules, bot management, DNS, DDoS, logpush).
2. 4+ Hands on experience with Akamai WAF (KSD/Property Manager, Bot Manager, Edge DNS, log staging/testing).
3. Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10, application security principles, secure development practices.
4. 5+ Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA tools such as Checkmarx, BurpSuite, Fortify, or equivalents.
5. Experience analyzing HTTP traffic, headers, payloads, and attack vectors (XSS, SQLi, RCE, deserialization, CSRF, SSRF, etc.).
6. Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, SaaS) and modern application architectures.
7. Experience integrating or consuming security telemetry from WAFs, scanners, SIEM/SOAR, and cloud logs to build dashboards and metrics.

About CVC

Compu-Vision Consulting, Inc. is a leading provider of consulting and workforce solutions across IT, healthcare, engineering, life sciences, and professional services. Since 1998, we have supported organizations nationwide with scalable, cost-effective services that drive innovation and operational excellence. Backed by an experienced professionals and strong industry expertise, Compu-Vision is a trusted partner helping mission-driven organizations navigating complex and evolving needs. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to quality, accountability, and measurable impact across industries.

Equal Opportunity Employer Note

Compu-Vision Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital or family status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.