Senior Application Security Engineer - Automation - Fitch Group - Chicago, IL

Requisition ID: 49317








Business Unit: Fitch Group








Category: Information Technology








Location: Chicago, IL, US








Date Posted: Mar 31, 2026










Fitch Group is currently seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer - Automation based out of our Chicago office.

As a leading, global financial information services provider, Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights, robust data, and dynamic tools to champion more efficient, transparent financial markets. With over 100 years of experience and colleagues in over 30 countries, Fitch Group’s culture of credibility, independence, and transparency is embedded throughout its structure, which includes Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, and Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.


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We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join Fitch’s Application Security program with a strong focus on CI/CD-native security, automation, AI-assisted secure coding and deployment, and secure-by-default developer workflows. This role is ideal for an experienced application security engineer who exhibits AppSec expertise—secure design and architecture, vulnerability identification and remediation—enabling security to scale through automation rather than manual intervention.




The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience integrating security scans into modern CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or equivalent), building scripts and workflows that automa