Also called: AppSec Engineer, Product Security Engineer
Works with software teams to find and fix security bugs in code before it ships.
You review code for a new payment feature, catch a flaw that would let someone see other people's orders, and teach the developers how to avoid it. You also run tools that scan code automatically.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in CS; software development background.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Cybersecurity.
Growing much faster than average (about 21% over 10 years). Within BLS information security analysts.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI code scanners find and auto-fix many security bugs; threat modeling and working with dev teams stay human.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, AP CS Principles, Debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1212.
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