Application Security Lead

6 days ago


Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom Accurate Background Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Application Security Lead to join our team at Accurate Background. As a key member of our security team, you will be responsible for leading our application security efforts and ensuring the security of our cloud-hosted applications.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead Application Security Team
    • Manage and provide leadership to a team of security engineers, including hiring, training, and performance management.
  • Collaborate with Development and DevOps Teams
    • Collaborate with Development & DevOps engineers to evaluate and operationalize security tools integrated in development environments.
  • Identify and Inject Security Requirements
    • Collaborate with product managers, scrum masters, and application development to identify and inject security requirements into Acceptance Criteria of epics/stories.
  • Provide Subject Matter Expertise
    • Provide subject matter expertise on secure coding practices relating to SDLC, assist in building and rolling out related guidelines and standards.
  • Conduct Code Scanning and Reviews
    • Conduct code scanning, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), Software Composition Scanning (SCS), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and perform manual source code reviews for high-risk components.
  • Research and Monitor Emerging Threats
    • Research and monitor emerging threats and vulnerabilities, understand current industry and technology trends and opportunities, and assess their impact to applications and the business.
  • Drive Risk Management and Security Compliance
    • Drive Risk Management and Security Compliance within the AppSec environment.
  • Participate in Review Board
    • Participate in a review board to address false positives and provide application security governance.
  • Create Documentation
    • Create documentation for application security metrics, policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and training.
Requirements
  • High-Level Expertise in Application Development and Security
    • High level of expertise in Application development and security acquired through educational qualifications in computer science, Cyber Security, or related field and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
  • Proven Track Record in Cloud Security
    • A proven track record in providing expertise and guidance in developing cloud-hosted applications with focus on security on C#, Java, Python,.Net, MongoDB, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.
  • Strong Understanding of Computing Systems
    • Strong understanding of various computing systems including Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP).
  • Detailed Knowledge of Security Tools
    • Detailed knowledge of operating security tools such as SAST, SCA, and DAST and supporting teams to use them in the most effective ways.
  • Strong Working Knowledge of Information Technologies
    • Strong working knowledge of various information technologies including user authentication, authorization patterns, and components including knowledge of MFA mechanisms and configuration.
  • Data Analysis and Metrics Development
    • Data analysis, metrics development, and reporting.
  • Experience in Highly Outsourced Environment
    • Experience with working in a highly outsourced environment (both infrastructure outsourcing and security operations outsourcing).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Certifications
    • CISSP, ISO 27001, CASE, or relevant certifications.
  • Experience in Highly Outsourced Environment
    • Experience with working in a highly outsourced environment (both infrastructure outsourcing and security operations outsourcing).
  • Initiative and Accountability
    • Demonstrated ability to take initiative and accountability for achieving results.
  • Effective Communication Skills
    • Effective communication skills with technical and non-technical staff.
Working Conditions
  • Remote Position
    • This position is a remote position based in the United Kingdom with occasional travel required for team meetings, training, or conferences, etc.
  • Flexible Hours
    • The Application Security Manager may be required to work flexible hours to accommodate different time zones or urgent situations.


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