Application Security Engineer in Edinburgh

Energy Jobline ZR; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to support risk and remediation activities during a significant technology transformation. The role requires collaboration with security and technology teams, focusing on secure design principles and hands-on engineering solutions. Candidates should have experience in security roles and proficiency in automation tools. A salary of £90,000 plus benefits is offered.

Benefits

Great benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role, in both responsibility and scale.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation tools.
• Strong understanding of shift left and security principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide security input into solution design.
• Automate tooling for security fixes across repositories.
• Conduct threat modelling and pen testing.
• Lead hands-on security engineering solutions when needed.

Skills

Python

Jenkins

Powershell

Bash

GitHub Actions

Education

CISSP

SANS

Crest/CHECK

Job description

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Job Description

Application Security Engineer

Bristol or Edinburgh - minimum of 3 days per week on site.
£90,000 + great benefits

An impressive financial services business is looking to hire an Application Security Engineer to support this team with the risk and remediation activities. This business is going through a big technology transformation programme that is estimated to take 3 -5 years. The successful Application Security Engineer will be part of this journey and have great technical exposure and the ability to rapidly progress. Working closely in one of transformation projects, the successful Application Security Engineer will work closely with the wider security and technology teams to define the strategy and roadmap of technology changes moving forward.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide security input into solution design to ensure that security principles are incorporated at both the platform and software level
• Automate tooling to run security fixes over a variety of repo's
• Ensure that security requirement input is provided across the programme to ensure that the new technology is secure by design
• Support the teams to interpret security requirements of the project
• Conduct threat modelling and pen testing to identify threats and establish controls
• Support wider teams with security advice and guidance in both a verbal and written format
• Lead delivery of hands‑on security engineering solutions when needed

Your Background

The ideal Application Security Engineer will have:

• Experience in a similar role, in both responsibility and scale
• Proficiency with one of the following: Python, Jenkins, Powershell, Bash, GitHub Actions
• Relevant professional certifications for example:
  • CISSP
  • SANS
  • Crest/CHECK
  • Strong understanding of shift left
  • Proven experience with working with development teams on security related topics
  • Either hands‑on secure software development or applications security testing
  • Likely come from a pen testing, SRE, or Software Development Background

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