Application Security Engineer (Artificial Intelligence)

SGI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 129,150 - 147,600; Full time

Job summary

Source Group International Ltd in London is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to join a project building an AI-powered security platform that scans internal codebases for vulnerabilities. You will work with Engineering and DevSecOps teams to integrate AI-driven security into the SDLC.

The role focuses on automated vulnerability detection, secure by design, and collaboration to remediate security issues across CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Application Security / DevSecOps.
• Experience with SAST, SCA, DAST and secure code review.
• Good understanding of OWASP Top 10 and secure coding principles.
• Experience with CI/CD and modern software development practices.
• Knowledge of one or more programming languages (Python, Java, Go, JavaScript or C#).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy AI-driven application security solutions.
• Integrate automated code scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform secure code reviews and vulnerability assessments.
• Work with development teams to remediate security issues.
• Support threat modelling and secure SDLC initiatives.
• Evaluate and optimise AI/LLM tools for application security.

Skills

Application Security / DevSecOps

CI/CD practices

Threat modelling

Secure SDLC

Programming languages

Cloud platforms

Tools

SAST

SCA

DAST

OpenAI

LangChain

Job description

Application Security Engineer - AI (Contract) London (Hybrid) | Financial Services/Investment Management

Overview Our client is looking for an experienced Application Security Engineer to join a high-profile project focused on building and deploying an AI-powered security platform to scan internal codebases for vulnerabilities. Working closely with Engineering and DevSecOps teams, you'll help integrate AI-driven security capabilities into the software development lifecycle to improve automated vulnerability detection and remediation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy AI-driven application security solutions.
• Integrate automated code scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform secure code reviews and vulnerability assessments.
• Work with development teams to remediate security issues.
• Support threat modelling and secure SDLC initiatives.
• Evaluate and optimise AI/LLM tools for application security.

Required Skills

• Strong background in Application Security / DevSecOps.
• Experience with SAST, SCA, DAST and secure code review.
• Good understanding of OWASP Top 10 and secure coding principles.
• Experience with CI/CD and modern software development practices.
• Knowledge of one or more programming languages (Python, Java, Go, JavaScript or C#).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).

Desirable

• Experience with AI/LLMs applied to security.
• Familiarity with tools such as OpenAI, LangChain or similar AI frameworks.
• Previous experience in financial services or enterprise environments.

Contract: Initial 6-month contract (likely extension)
Location: Hybrid – London
Rate:circa £700-800 per day


We believe in equal opportunity for all and actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Source Group International Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy