Application Security Consultant

Ricoh; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ricoh in the United Kingdom is seeking an Application Security Consultant to act as a technical authority for engineering and product teams across Europe. You will lead security reviews, promote secure development, and embed security into the software lifecycle from design to deployment.

The role covers SAST/DAST/SCA, threat modelling, and collaboration with DevOps to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on reducing risk and strengthening Ricoh's security posture across products

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in application security and secure software development.
• Hands-on reviews of high-risk applications.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Lead application security reviews for high-risk products and services.
• Integrate security controls and automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (SAST/DAST/SCA).
• Provide secure design guidance and threat modelling for development teams.
• Shape secure AI development practices and educate engineers.

Skills

Application security

Secure development

SAST

DAST

SCA

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Threat modelling

Java

C

C++

Python

Tools

SAST tools

DAST tools

SCA tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

About Ricoh

A global leader in digital services, recognised for innovation, sustainability and a people-first culture. We feature in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, are listed in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies, and have been named one of Forbes' World's Best Employers 2025.

At Ricoh, we believe people do their best work when they feel valued and supported. We create inclusive workplaces where you can grow, contribute, and make a positive impact while helping to build a more sustainable future.

Find your place. Transform your future

Our purpose is centred on understanding and improving how people work. By focusing on real working experiences, we support individuals to develop their skills, realise their potential and do work that feels meaningful.

People transform when they Love What They Do

This belief sits at the heart of The Ricoh Promise. It guides how we recruit, how we support our people, and how we work together every day, creating an environment where you can grow, feel valued and make a difference.

When you join us, you are encouraged to share your ideas, challenge the way things are done, and work with others to build something better. If you are looking for a place where your voice is heard, your development is supported, and your work feels meaningful, you will feel at home at Ricoh.

We're looking for an Application Security Consultant to join our Cyber, Risk & Security team and play a key role in strengthening application security across Ricoh Europe.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of software engineering, cybersecurity and risk, helping our teams adopt a genuine shift-left approach and making security part of the development lifecycle from design through to deployment.

You’ll work across both our internal IT environment and customer-facing products and services, helping protect solutions that are used by thousands of people every day and supporting the security of products delivered to customers across Europe.

#Ricoh-Europe

What you will be doing

As our Application Security Consultant, you'll act as a technical authority and trusted advisor to engineering and product teams.

You’ll:

• Lead application security reviews for high-risk products and services.
• Conduct and oversee SAST, DAST, API security, fuzz testing and architecture-level assessments.
• Assess applications against the OWASP Top 10 and other relevant security standards.
• Identify vulnerabilities, understand their root causes and translate findings into practical remediation plans.
• Provide secure design and coding guidance throughout the development lifecycle.
• Help establish and evolve a pan-European Application Security capability within our Secure Development Centre of Excellence.
• Develop and promote consistent application security methodologies, standards and best practices.
• Support secure coding standards across technologies including Java, C, C++ and other relevant languages.
• Integrate security controls and automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, including SAST, DAST and SCA.
• Support threat modelling and vulnerability management across products and services.
• Work closely with developers, architects, DevOps teams and product owners to embed security into their everyday workflows.
• Deliver security awareness sessions, secure coding workshops and practical training for development teams.
• Help shape our approach to secure AI development, including risks around AI models, data handling and misuse.
• Monitor emerging application security threats and recommend improvements to our processes, tooling and development practices.

This is more than finding vulnerabilities

We're looking for someone who can go beyond identifying a security issue and explain why it matters, how it happened and what we can do differently next time.

You'll need to be comfortable challenging established practices while building strong relationships with engineering teams. Your ability to translate complex security concepts into practical, developer-friendly guidance will be just as important as your technical expertise.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence security practices across multiple teams and geographies, helping create a more consistent and mature approach to secure development across Ricoh Europe.

You will ideally have

You bring a strong software engineering and application security foundation, with:

• Extensive experience in application security, secure development or software engineering with a security focus.
• Hands-on experience conducting application security reviews.
• Strong knowledge of application security principles and common vulnerability classes.
• Experience with SAST, DAST and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools.
• Experience implementing security within CI/CD and DevSecOps environments.
• The ability to read and understand code in at least one major language such as Java, C, C++, C#, Python or similar.
• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycles and shift-left security practices.
• Experience with threat modelling, such as STRIDE or similar approaches.
• Understanding of application, API and web security.
• Experience interpreting security findings, identifying false positives and prioritising genuine risk.
• The ability to communicate technical vulnerabilities clearly and turn them into actionable recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence working with engineers, architects and product owners.
• An understanding of how technical vulnerabilities translate into business, regulatory, financial and reputational risk.

Desired:

• Experience with fuzz testing, advanced dynamic testing or manual code review.
• Experience securing APIs, microservices or distributed systems.
• Experience integrating SAST, DAST, SCA or secrets scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of secure architecture patterns across cloud-native, microservices or serverless environments.
• Awareness of AI security, including model, data and prompt/model manipulation risks.
• Experience delivering developer-focused security training or workshops.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as OWASP SAMM, ASVS, NIST CSF or NIST SSDF.
• Relevant application security, cloud security or offensive security certifications.
• Experience working across multiple teams, countries or business entities.

In return for your commitment, you can expect

At Ricoh, work should feel meaningful, supportive and fulfilling. The Ricoh Promise shapes your experience through four pillars that bring our culture to life.

Love to Connect

You become part of a global community built on openness, inclusion and genuine collaboration.

Across teams, countries and roles, you'll find people who listen, involve and encourage you - helping you feel valued and able to be yourself every day.

Love to Grow

Your development truly matters to us. With access to learning pathways, mentoring and career opportunities across functions and countries, you'll be supported to stretch your skills, explore new directions and stay future-ready in a changing world.

Love to Give Back

Purpose is part of how we work. You'll have opportunities to make a difference through volunteering, sustainability initiatives and community programmes that reflect our shared values and commitment to positive impact.

Love to Succeed

Success at Ricoh is something we pursue together. You'll benefit from fair rewards, flexible working, wellbeing resources and real recognition - including programmes such as the Imagine. Change. Awards, where colleagues celebrate each other's achievements.

We are an equal opportunities employer

We believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Our hiring decisions are based on skills, experience and potential, and we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment journey, please let us know and we will support you to bring your best self forward.