Senior Information Security Specialist

bet365; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gambling company in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Senior Information Security Specialist to enhance application security. In this role, you will secure applications through development lifecycle controls, perform penetration testing, and work closely with software development teams to mitigate vulnerabilities. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of Secure Development Lifecycles and experience in risk remediation, with a passion for leveraging AI to improve security processes.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Secure Development Lifecycles.
• Experience in conducting penetration tests.
• Ability to identify and mitigate application-based vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Secure the Company's applications through best practice development lifecycle controls.
• Perform penetration tests to assess security measures.
• Work with Software Development teams to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Skills

Secure Development Lifecycles

Penetration Testing

Risk Remediation

Application Security

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Information Security Specialist, you will focus on securing the Company's applications through best practice development lifecycle controls and perform penetration tests to assess the effectiveness of security measures.

The Information Security department deal with the security of closed sourced, open source and proprietary applications. The team ensure applications are developed and implemented in a secure manner, as well as being responsible for identifying and remediating risks efficiently through penetration testing.

Utilising your knowledge of Secure Development Lifecycles and code assessment, you will work with the Software Development teams to understand and mitigate application-based vulnerabilities.

This role is based within the wider Information Security department, with engineers and analysts of varying backgrounds. Collectively, the team utilise enterprise and bespoke tooling to identify, mitigate threats, and safeguard the Business.

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

Responsibilities

• Secure the Company's applications through best practice development lifecycle controls and perform penetration tests to assess the effectiveness of security measures.
• Contribute to the Information Security department's work across closed source, open source, and proprietary applications to ensure secure development and implementation.
• Identify and remediate risks efficiently through penetration testing.
• Apply knowledge of Secure Development Lifecycles and code assessment to understand and mitigate application-based vulnerabilities in collaboration with Software Development teams.
• Work within the Information Security team to leverage enterprise and bespoke tooling to identify threats and safeguard the Business, in a diverse engineering and analyst environment.
• Support the journey to leverage AI to strengthen application security and enhance security processes and practices.