Application Engineer 4

Application Engineer 4 (Implementation Consultant) 

Location: Tokyo

Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

Application Engineer 4 (Implementation Consultant)

Join a global leader in the application security space

Black Duck is a rapidly growing organization recognized as a leader in application security. We are seeking a skilled Technical Consultant to join our Services team in Japan and play a key role in helping customers implement and maximize the value of our solutions.

If you are passionate about technology and motivated to help organizations build secure, high-quality software, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

About the Role

In this position, you will work closely with customers to successfully implement Black Duck solutions and support their adoption. You will act as both a technical expert and trusted advisor, guiding customers to achieve their security, quality, and compliance goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design:
  Engage with customers to understand business requirements and design solutions addressing application security, quality, and compliance needs
• Implementation Delivery:
  Lead end-to-end project delivery, from planning through execution and completion
• Integration Development:
  Support integration of Black Duck solutions into customer SDLC and DevOps environments
• Customer Advisory:
  Serve as a trusted technical advisor, providing best practices in software security and testing
• Stakeholder Collaboration:
  Partner with internal account teams to ensure visibility into project progress and customer success
• Account Growth Support:
  Identify opportunities to expand solution adoption within existing customer environments
• Secure Development Enablement:
  Advise customers on improving secure development processes and operational efficiency

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of application security concepts and vulnerabilities
• Experience in software development (e.g., Java, C/C++, C#, or similar)
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
• Experience working with CI/CD and DevOps tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
• Experience working in collaborative, customer-facing environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering technical consulting or professional services
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH, CSSLP)
• Experience with SaaS and on-premise deployments
• Knowledge of security testing and network protocols
• Proven success in customer engagement and relationship building

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  (Master’s degree or equivalent experience is a plus)

Additional Information

• Ability to travel (up to approximately 40%, as required)
• Experience working with global or distributed teams is highly valued

Why Join Black Duck

You will have the opportunity to work with leading global organizations, contribute to cutting-edge application security initiatives, and be part of a collaborative, high-performing team focused on delivering customer success.

Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.