Information Security Specialist Technical Lead

Bet365; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company in Manchester seeks an experienced Information Security Specialist Technical Lead. In this role, you will oversee application security, ensuring that applications are developed securely and vulnerabilities are efficiently managed. You will also design the application security testing strategy and collaborate with various departments. A strong understanding of secure development lifecycles and experience in leading application security initiatives are crucial for this position. The company embraces AI to enhance security processes, making this a dynamic opportunity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading application security initiatives.
• Strong understanding of secure development lifecycles.
• Experience with penetration testing and security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the security of applications through best practices.
• Design application security testing strategy and secure coding guidelines.
• Collaborate with departments to mitigate application-based vulnerabilities.

Job description

As an Information Security Specialist Technical Lead, you will lead the team on securing our applications through best practice development lifecycle controls, penetration testing and tooling.

The Application Security team deal with the security of closed sourced, open source and proprietary applications. It is the team's mission to ensure applications are developed and implemented in a secure manner and any risks are found and remediated efficiently.

The role is part of the broader Information Security team that utilise enterprise and bespoke tooling to identify and mitigate threats, safeguarding the Business. In this role, you will structure and design our application security testing strategy, tooling and secure coding guidelines.

You will work alongside departments across the Business to ensure application-based vulnerabilities are understood and mitigated. It is paramount to possess an understanding of secure development lifecycles and the assessment of code.

We utilise AI to enhance our existing security processes and practices, embracing the advantages it brings. You will play a key lead role in our journey to leverage this powerful technology in strengthening our application security.