Applications Security Testing Engineer

The State Compensation Insurance Fund is California’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance. They are seeking an Applications Security Testing Engineer to provide expertise in security testing, perform QA testing, and work closely with management and QA teams to ensure effective application security controls. Responsibilities Provide expertise in all technical aspects of security testing and understand the manual testing scope Perform functional and non-functional QA testing Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies based on project needs and industry trends Write and document test scripts Provide test estimates for proposed projects Constantly look for opportunities to improve testing processes Establish and document testing standards, scenarios, cases and data Encourage innovation of process and creative testing methodologies Work closely with management to determine feasibility of product features Work with the QA testing and information security teams to ensure the effectiveness of application security controls Filing defects accurately with detailed information that aids in defect resolution Responsible for assuring that output from the software development process includes adequate identification and interpretation of product requirements, such as a) traceability requirements, b) test requirements, c) usability requirements, etc Promote high quality, scalability and timely completion of testing timelines Provide management with status of testing activities Mentor and provide knowledge transfer to QA team members Skills Provide expertise in all technical aspects of security testing and understand the manual testing scope Perform functional and non-functional QA testing Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies based on project needs and industry trends Write and document test scripts Provide test estimates for proposed projects Constantly look for opportunities to improve testing processes Establish and document testing standards, scenarios, cases and data Encourage innovation of process and creative testing methodologies Work closely with management to determine feasibility of product features Work with the QA testing and information security teams to ensure the effectiveness of application security controls Filing defects accurately with detailed information that aids in defect resolution Responsible for assuring that output from the software development process includes adequate identification and interpretation of product requirements, such as a) traceability requirements, b) test requirements, c) usability requirements, etc Promote high quality, scalability and timely completion of testing timelines Provide management with status of testing activities Mentor and provide knowledge transfer to QA team members Company Overview State Compensation Insurance Fund is a non-profit organization that provides workers compensation insurance. It was founded in 1914, and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship State Compensation Insurance Fund has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 3 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.