Application Security Engineer

Application Security Engineer1 2-Month Fixed-Term Contract Edinburgh - £85K We're looking for an experienced Application Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a hands-on role Embedded within product and engineering teams, helping to ensure security is built into products and services from the outset.

You'll work closely with software engineers, architects and product leaders to identify risks early, influence technical decisions and enable secure delivery without slowing innovation. If you enjoy solving complex security challenges, collaborating with development teams and translating security requirements into practical solutions, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing As the dedicated Application Security Engineer supporting a portfolio of customer-facing and enterprise platforms,

you will

Partner with engineering, architecture and product teams to understand systems, data flows, business priorities and security requirements. Lead threat modelling activities and security design reviews to identify risks during solution design and development.

Provide pragmatic guidance on secure application architecture, secure coding practices and security controls across applications, APIs, cloud services and integrations. Support the adoption of Secure by Design principles throughout the software development lifecycle.

Collaborate with development teams to embed security tooling and automated controls within CI/CD pipelines. Assess and prioritise security vulnerabilities, helping teams understand risk and implement effective remediation plans.

Coordinate penetration testing activities and support remediation, validation and risk management processes. Perform security assessments of SaaS solutions, third-party vendors and external integrations. Work closely with Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management and Security Operations teams to manage cross-functional security risks.

Represent application security interests within project and governance forums, providing balanced, risk-based security advice. Contribute to the continuous improvement of application security standards, frameworks and operational processes.

Maintain clear documentation of security assessments, risks, decisions and recommendations. About You You're a collaborative security professional who understands that effective security is achieved through partnership, influence and practical problem-solving.

Rather than simply identifying issues, you work alongside engineering teams to find solutions that balance security, delivery and business outcomes. You'll have experience in several of the following areas: Application Security Product Security Secure by Design<...

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