Application Security Specialist

1 day ago


Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Tesco Partners Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Application Security Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our cybersecurity team, you will be responsible for identifying and mitigating security risks, developing and implementing security processes, and ensuring the security of our systems and data.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems engineering or administration and a passion for security. You will work closely with our software and systems engineering teams to ensure that security is integrated into every stage of the development lifecycle.

The estimated annual salary for this position is £85,000 - £120,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits include 25 days of paid holiday, plus bank holidays, and a pension scheme.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify and mitigate security risks, develop and implement security processes, and ensure the security of our systems and data
  • Work closely with software and systems engineering teams to ensure security is integrated into every stage of the development lifecycle
  • Develop and deliver training on core application security products to both security and engineering teams
  • Write and deliver easy-to-consume wiki content on application security products for the business
  • Promote security best practices across the business
  • Build automation and monitoring to enforce security policies and detect threats
  • Build safe-by-default guardrails for engineers to use

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Proficient in at least one scripting or programming language: Python, JavaScript, Java
  • Experience of supporting, administering, and building cloud infrastructure (preferably Azure)
  • Proven experience operating & administrating Linux distributions, including RHEL, Ubuntu, and CentOS
  • Understanding of common Application Security Tooling (SCA/SAST/DAST/IaC Security)
  • Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, Mitre Top 25, and CVSS frameworks, mapping to business risk


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