Application Security Engineer at Insight Global
Atlanta, GA
$50–$60/hrfrom the description
Jul 22, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on triaging and remediating vulnerabilities surfaced by application security scanning tools, with an initial focus on WordPress, PHP, and related web technologies before expanding to broader frontend and API security work. Day-to-day responsibilities include secure code review, plugin assessment and patching, and supporting PCI-DSS payment page compliance. It suits engineers who have moved from software development into application security.
Mid level · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 7–25
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $134,382 (middle half $104,315–$168,301). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
This role sits at the intersection of application security and software development — the posting explicitly targets developers who have transitioned into AppSec. SOC 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) was chosen because the primary day-to-day work is security analysis and remediation (vulnerability review, secure code review, penetration testing findings, PCI-DSS compliance); 15-1252 (Software Developers) is a credible runner-up given the heavy hands-on coding emphasis.
The engagement is staffed through Insight Global and includes benefits starting day one, indicating a W2 contract arrangement rather than a direct hire.
React and Angular appear together in the 'Nice to have' / broader context section of the posting (frontend frameworks listed as preferred experience); they are captured as a single preferred skill with Angular as an alternative since the posting treats them as interchangeable examples of modern frontend frameworks.
AWS and GCP are listed under 'Knowledge of cloud environments such as AWS and/or GCP' in the preferred/nice-to-have section — captured as a single preferred skill with GCP as an alternative.
Ruby is explicitly flagged as 'helpful' (not required) in the preferred section.
No overall years-of-experience requirement is stated in the posting.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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