Enterprise DAST & Application Security Lead

Methodius IT Recruitment; Ulster; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Contributory Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Methodius IT Recruitment is assisting a global financial services organisation in recruiting an experienced Application Security Lead to roll out DAST across a large-scale enterprise. You will combine deep security expertise with programme leadership to drive adoption across the SDLC.

Based in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, this hybrid role offers exposure to senior security and engineering stakeholders, with a focus on governance, metrics, and remediation.

Qualifications

• Experience in Application Security, Penetration Testing, or AppSec Engineering.
• Hands-on with DAST tools, authenticated scanning, policy tuning.
• Deep understanding of web and API security (OWASP WSTG).
• Experience integrating security testing into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Knowledge of CI/CD platforms: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps.
• Ability to analyse findings and communicate risk effectively.
• Strong stakeholder management and programme delivery experience.
• Python scripting or security automation experience.
• API security testing (REST, GraphQL, SOAP, OpenAPI).
• Familiarity with SAST, SCA, ServiceNow, Vault, CyberArk.
• Certifications such as OSCP, BSCP, HTB CPTS.
• Experience in financial services or regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead and SME for DAST within the DevSecOps ecosystem.
• Evaluate, select, and implement enterprise DAST solutions for web apps and APIs.
• Define scanning standards, methodologies, and CI/CD integration requirements.
• Support engineering teams with DAST onboarding, configuration, and optimisation.
• Review and validate findings, prioritising remediation based on risk.
• Establish programme governance, reporting, metrics, and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with development, DevOps, and security teams to drive remediation.
• Ensure DAST complements existing penetration testing and app security activities.
• Provide regular technical and executive-level reporting on programme performance and risk.

Skills

Application Security

Penetration Testing

DAST Tools

CI/CD Security

DevSecOps

Web & API Security

Policy Tuning

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Security Automation

Python Scripting

API Testing

SAST

SCA

Certifications

Regulated Industry

Education

OSCP Certification

BSCP

HTB CPTS

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

OpenAPI

Job description

Methodius IT Recruitment is assisting a global financial services organisation in recruiting an experienced Application Security Lead to roll out DAST across a large-scale enterprise. You will combine deep security expertise with programme leadership to drive adoption across the SDLC.

Based in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, this hybrid role offers exposure to senior security and engineering stakeholders, with a focus on governance, metrics, and remediation.