Application Security Engineer, Hook, £500 per day
Application Security Engineer
Location: Hook
Pay Rate: £500 per day (LTD/UMB)
Contract duration: 24 weeks
Your new company A leading telecommunication service provider has a job requirement for a Principle Security Architect to join their growing team in Hook. Our client are in the business of connecting and improving the digital fabric of the UK and Ireland. They have invested billions into expanding their network so they can connect millions more homes and businesses to it. Project Lightning is giving more people the opportunity to enjoy our award-winning ultrafast services. This includes the UK's fastest widely-available broadband speeds. However, this particular job will be working on internal Cyber Security projects.
Your new job in Hook
You will be a key member of the Global Security Architecture & Engineering team within the Global Security function of Technology Operations; responsible for Application security design, architecture, engineering and testing within a project capacity with a view to ensuring the company is in line with security & compliance requirements. Drive and implement solutions for reducing technical risks and a reduction in security vulnerabilities by developing and working with both in-house and outsourced Development teams to introduce and maintain Secure Software Development Programs.
* Responsible for Security implementation of GDO projects across T&I, delivering high quality services and creative solutions across all application development platforms
* Perform design reviews of new applications, products, and services to identify potential risks and recommend appropriate mitigations.
* Perform security assessments/penetration testing of applications
* Carry out code review of high-risk application code
* Perform post incident root-cause analysis and develop and implement strategies to prevent recurrence
* Create technical security standards for relevant technologies
* Assist with development and delivery of Liberty Global's application security strategy
You may also be involved in the testing of web-based applications such as HTML, Java and Python and you'll then be required to feedback to developers what issues you've come across and how best to fix them. You will not be required to re-code yourself but you will be required to give expert advise on how to tackle problems.
What you'll need to succeed
To be a successful Application Security Engineer based in Hook some of the Specific skills and accountabilities you will need are:
Preferred education/ qualifications:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent or able to demonstrate a similar level of ability from industrial experience.
* OSCP, SANS or equivalent desirable
* Minimum of 5 years' experience in a network security environment.
Specific Knowledge & Experience:
* Minimum 5 years' hands-on experience of application security. This could either be as an AppSec specialist within a security team, or as a developer with significant experience of securing and defending applications against real-world threats
* Experienced at identify security flaws in applications via architectural assessment and threat modelling
* Programming knowledge in one or more of the following: PHP, Python, Objective C and Swift,C#, .net, Java, javascript, perl
* In-depth knowledge of security aspects of at least two of the following: o Modern web applications and related technologies (Angular, React, Jquery, Spring, etc).
o Android and IOS mobile applications
o APIs and micro services
What you'll get in return
So…what's in it for you? Well, you get the opportunity to work on a high profile project for a globally recognised Telecommunication service provider, on a generous rate. Furthermore, you can enhance your skills and be directly involved in a high profile project.
What you need to do now If you feel this is something that you would be interested in, please apply and get in touch with our recruiter Jheryl Lawrence
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