Senior Security Engineer (Application Security)

ABOUT TEKION: Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe. JOB INTRODUCTION As part of our world-class engineering team at Tekion, we are expanding our Application Security Engineering function. Our development teams work across a variety of modern technology stacks in a fast-moving environment, making security both a challenge and an opportunity to innovate. We prioritize guardrails over roadblocks in our security culture, empowering developers to move fast while ensuring security is built in, scalable, and resilient. This role will partner closely with engineering teams to integrate security into all phases of the SDLC — from design through deployment. Leads application security initiatives across Tekion’s products and engineering ecosystem. Drives secure-by-design principles, threat modeling, DevSecOps integration, vulnerability reduction, developer enablement, and scalable application security controls across web, mobile, APIs, and cloud-connected systems. KEY ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES Secure SDLC & Security Engineering - Drive integration of security across all phases of the software development lifecycle, from de