Senior Application Security Engineer / DevSecOps E

Additional Resources; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London office

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Additional Resources in London is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer / DevSecOps to embed security across the SDLC, working with engineering, architecture and cloud teams to build secure software.

The role requires hands-on expertise with Azure, KQL, CI/CD, Kubernetes, API security, SCA/IAST, and security-as-code. It offers remote/hybrid work, a salary around £80,000 DOE, and a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience embedding application security into the SDLC.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure security controls and cloud security governance.
• Experience with KQL.

Responsibilities

• Working with engineering and architecture teams to promote secure development.
• Implementing and maintaining application security testing solutions.
• Integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strengthening the security of GitHub Actions and similar CI/CD platforms.
• Providing guidance on secure API design and externally accessible systems.
• Supporting Azure cloud infrastructure, including AKS.
• Developing security-as-code and policy-as-code.
• Supporting the security of cloud-hosted data platforms.
• Automating security processes through infrastructure-as-code and scripting.
• Maintaining technical and security documentation.
• Supporting development teams with security tooling and best practices.
• Contributing to threat modelling and compliance activities.

Skills

Azure security

KQL

CI/CD

Kubernetes

API security

SAST/DAST/IAST

security automation

security-as-code

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Python

Threat modelling

ISO 27001

Agile DevSecOps

Databricks/Azure data platforms

Tools

Terraform

Python

GitHub Actions

Job description

Senior Application Security Engineer / DevSecOps E

Do you have a background in Application Security, DevSecOps or Product Security, with hands-on experience embedding application security into the SDLC? If so, this could be an opportunity worth considering.Join a well-established health research organisation and charity supporting large-scale medical research. You will work closely with engineering, architecture and cloud teams to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle.

Microsoft Azure and KQL experience are essential, alongside relevant experience in CI/CD, Kubernetes, API security, security-as-code and security automation. This is a hands-on application security role focused on secure design, application security testing and supporting development teams to build secure applications.

This is a full-time permanent role predominantly remote / hybrid in London offerings benefits and a salary of £80,000 which can be negotiable for right candidate. Please only apply if you have right to work in the UK as Visa sponsorship is not available.

You will be responsible for:

• Working with engineering and architecture teams to promote secure development.
• Implementing and maintaining application security testing solutions.
• Integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strengthening the security of GitHub Actions and similar CI/CD platforms.
• Providing guidance on secure API design and externally accessible systems.
• Supporting Azure cloud infrastructure, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Developing security-as-code and policy-as-code.
• Supporting the security of cloud-hosted data platforms.
• Automating security processes through infrastructure-as-code and scripting.
• Maintaining technical and security documentation.
• Supporting development teams with security tooling and best practices.
• Contributing to threat modelling and compliance activities.

Applications are welcomed from candidates with the required experience from backgrounds including:

• Application Security Engineer
• DevSecOps Engineer
• Product Security Engineer
• Security Engineer - Application Security
• Security Engineer - Product Security
• DevOps Security Engineer
• Application Security Consultant
• Security Engineer - DevSecOps
• Secure Software Engineer
• Application Security Specialist
• Application Security Architect

What we are looking for:

• Hands-on experience embedding application security into the SDLC.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure security controls and cloud security governance.
• Experience with KQL.
• Experience securing APIs, internet-facing services, Kubernetes, preferably AKS, and containerised environments.
• Experience with SAST, DAST, IAST and SCA.
• Knowledge of security automation, security-/policy-as-code and secure engineering practices.
• Familiarity with GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Terraform and Python.
• Understanding of cloud security governance.
• Experience with threat modelling in software engineering contexts.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and its relevance to secure engineering.
• Exposure to Agile working environments and DevSecOps practices
• Ideally experience securing data platforms such as Databricks, Dagster or Snowflake
• Eligible to work in the UK.

What the role offers:

• £80,000 DOE, negotiable
• Predominantly remote / hybrid working
• London office
• Full-time permanent position
• Excellent benefits package