Senior Application Security Analyst

Kemper Insurance is seeking a Senior Application Security Analyst to strengthen the security posture of applications, APIs, and software delivery practices. The role focuses on discovering security weaknesses, validating remediation, and partnering with development teams to improve secure engineering.

Location

• Chicago, IL 60601
• Dallas, TX (onsite)
• P&C-Butterfield Road-Downers Grove-IL-AAC

Compensation

USD 89,000 - 148,000 per year

Role Summary

The Senior Application Security Analyst will review designs and support threat modeling, evaluate security testing and application-related findings, and help teams prioritize and validate fixes. Additional scope includes strengthening software delivery-process controls and assessing risks tied to dependencies and AI-enabled applications.

Responsibilities

• Review application designs and support threat modeling activities.
• Evaluate code findings, dependency-related issues, and application-testing results.
• Prioritize security weaknesses by considering exploitability and business impact.
• Validate the effectiveness of remediation and improve delivery-process controls.
• Assess relevant risks in software dependencies and AI-enabled applications.

Requirements

• Relevant degree or an equivalent combination of professional experience, education, and demonstrated expertise.
• 5+ years in application security or software engineering, including 3+ years of hands-on application-security work.
• CSSLP, GWAPT, GWEB, OSWE, or comparable application-security credential.
• Experience in secure design, API security, security testing, and collaboration with developers.

Technologies

• CSSLP
• GWAPT
• GWEB
• OSWE

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401K

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant programming-language expertise and software supply-chain controls.
• CISSP or comparable security credential.