Application Security Engineer

Company: Barclay Simpson Corporate Governance Recruitment
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will strengthen the security of software across the engineering and DevSecOps lifecycle for a leading UK financial services organisation. You will perform secure code reviews, SAST/DAST scanning, vulnerability assessments, and embed security practices within CI/CD. The role includes pre-release manual pen-testing and threat modelling to mitigate risk. It is a hybrid position based in London, Manchester, or Glasgow, with in-office presence about once a week. A competitive salary and bonus potential accompany the opportunity to influence security across key applications.

Pay / Benefits

  • hybrid working model
  • bonus potential

Responsibilities

  • Secure code reviews and SAST/DAST scanning
  • Vulnerability assessments and risk mitigation across CI/CD pipelines
  • Embed security practices throughout the CI/CD lifecycle
  • Pre-release manual penetration testing
  • Threat modelling and security design reviews

Key requirements

  • Strong application security experience including OWASP Top 10
  • Experience with Veracode or similar scanning tools
  • DevSecOps/CI-CD security practices
  • Cloud security experience across Azure and/or AWS
  • Kali Linux experience and manual penetration testing skills
  • OWASP Top 10
  • Veracode or similar scanning tools
  • SAST/DAST
  • DevSecOps/CI/CD
  • Cloud security (Azure and/or AWS)
  • Kali Linux

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Posted: October 6th, 2026