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Staff Application Security Engineer

Permanent

Enso Recruitment is delighted to be partnered exclusively with one of Belfast’s most exciting start-ups that is hiring for a Staff Application Security Engineer.

Our client is on a mission to improve the way software assets and packages are managed and their Cloud-Native approach truly sets them aside from the competition. You will join an experienced team of who are utilising the best technologies to create a world leading continuous packaging platform.

The Tech

You can expect to see technologies such as Python, Django, Chef, Ruby, Docker, Packer, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Memcached, Nodejs, AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, CloudFront, Fargate, Lambda), etc. plus others for packaging, integrations, tooling, and platform support services.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and support application security reviews and threat modeling, including code review and dynamic testing.
• Own and perform application security vulnerability management.
• Support the bug bounty program.
• Facilitate and support the preparation of security releases.
• Support and consult with product and development teams in the area of application security.
• Assist in creation of security training.
• Assist in development of automated security testing to validate that secure coding best practices are being used.

The Requirements

• Familiarity with common security libraries, security controls, and common security flaws.
• Basic development or scripting experience and skills. Ruby and Ruby on Rails is preferred.
• Experience with OWASP, static/dynamic analysis, and common security tools.
• A basic understanding of network and web related protocols (such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, protocols).
• Experience working with developers.
• Excellent and professional communication skills (written and verbal) with an ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience identifying security issues through code review.

The Package

• Extremely competitive salary
• Share options
• 35 days annual leave (incl. public holidays), plus 10 days full sick pay
• Flexible working
• Private health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Income protection
• Great pension contributions
• Budget for getting setup
• Extra perks, like free conference days, or support for additional self-learning (e.g. AWS certs)

Hit Apply Now to be considered for this fantastic position!