Application Security Lead — Shift-Left & CoE

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

Job summary

Secure Source is seeking an Application Security Specialist to embed security expertise across Europe’s products and services. The role focuses on advancing security capability, leading reviews on high-risk systems, and promoting secure development practices across engineering teams.

You will act as a technical authority on application security, helping reduce vulnerability risk and improve outcomes for both internal IT and customer-facing solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of application security principles and practices.
• Experience with static and dynamic testing and software composition analysis.
• Familiarity with secure development frameworks and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead application security reviews for high-risk products and services.
• Coordinate with Product Security Development Specialists to define scope and priority.
• Define and promote consistent application security methodologies and practices.
• Deliver application security training for development teams.
• Integrate SAST, DAST, and SCA into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor vulnerabilities and provide remediation guidance.

Skills

Application security

SAST/DAST

OWASP Top 10

CI/CD security

Secure coding practices

Threat modeling

AI security considerations

Job description

Secure Source is seeking an Application Security Specialist to embed security expertise across Europe’s products and services. The role focuses on advancing security capability, leading reviews on high-risk systems, and promoting secure development practices across engineering teams.

You will act as a technical authority on application security, helping reduce vulnerability risk and improve outcomes for both internal IT and customer-facing solutions.