Application Security Engineer

Levy Global; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Levy Global in Amsterdam seeks an experienced Application Security professional to lead secure coding reviews and risk assessments across projects. You will advise development teams, translate complex risks into business terms, and guide security architecture decisions.

This role requires hands-on use of SAST, DAST and SCA tools, strong collaboration skills, and a proactive, ownership-driven approach to security initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Application Security, cybersecurity, cloud security and security architecture.
• Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST and SCA tools.
• Ability to translate complex risks into actionable business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth secure code reviews and assessments to identify vulnerabilities and mitigations.
• Develop threat models and security architecture recommendations during reviews.
• Utilize SAST, DAST, and SCA tools to identify and validate findings.
• Collaborate with development teams to prioritize findings and promote secure coding practices.
• Deliver timely assessments to reduce enterprise security risks.

Skills

Application security

Secure coding

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Security architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

SAST tools

DAST tools

SCA tools

Job description

You are an experienced Application Security professional with strong knowledge of secure coding, cybersecurity principles, cloud security, and application security architecture. You are comfortable working independently, advising development teams, and translating complex technical risks into clear, actionable business recommendations.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO

• Perform in-depth secure code reviews and application security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate mitigations.


• Develop threat models and provide security architecture recommendations during application reviews and projects.


• Use and manage application security testing tools, including SAST, DAST, and SCA, to identify and validate security findings.


• Work closely with development teams to prioritise findings, support remediation, and promote secure coding standards and best practices.


• Contribute to reducing enterprise security risks by delivering timely assessments and actionable security recommendations.

AN IDEAL PROFILE WOULD BE

• Strong experience in Application Security, cybersecurity, cloud security, and security architecture.


• Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA tools and secure code review practices.


• Ability to conduct complex security assessments and translate technical findings into clear recommendations for technical and business stakeholders.


• Strong stakeholder management, advisory, communication, and collaboration skills.


• High degree of ownership, independence, accountability, and a structured approach to managing security initiatives.

ABOUT US:

Levy is an international IT staffing organization providing recruitment and project resourcing services to companies ranging from start-ups to well established global players across the UK, Holland, Germany, Belgium, and the USA. By partnering with our clients, we provide tailored interim and permanent IT staffing solutions to help them deliver their initiatives across applications and infrastructure, touching areas such as Digital, Data, Cloud, Cybersecurity and ERP.