Senior Product Security Engineer

What you'll be doing

  • Define and own the product security roadmap, aligning with business goals and influencing engineering leadership to embed security.
  • Establish and manage the application security vulnerability process, including triage, prioritisation, remediation tracking, and reporting key metrics.
  • Conduct threat modelling for web, mobile, and API services, identifying risks and implementing countermeasures.
  • Assess application and API security via code reviews, SAST/DAST testing, and manage third-party penetration tests.
  • Enhance security of iOS and Android apps and their APIs, focusing on authentication, authorisation, secure data storage, and protection against abuse.
  • Implement, maintain, and automate security tools supporting development and operations, including vulnerability scanning and posture management.
  • Provide training and mentoring to build secure coding and deployment knowledge, and help develop a security champions programme.
  • Ensure alignment with security frameworks and standards such as OWASP, NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, and PCI DSS, supporting compliance and audit efforts.

Requirements

  • Significant experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risks across application design, code, and deployed products.
  • Proven ability to shape and deliver a product or application security roadmap, influencing engineering leaders and using metrics to demonstrate risk reduction.
  • Experience securing mobile applications and APIs, including knowledge of authentication and authorisation protocols like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.
  • Hands-on experience with security testing tools such as SAST, DAST, vulnerability scanning, and mobile/API security testing tools.
  • Practical expertise in threat modelling, security reviews, and managing third-party penetration tests collaboratively with engineering teams.
  • Strong knowledge of secure coding practices and embedding security in software development workflows, including automation in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity with industry standards and frameworks including OWASP (with Mobile Application Security Verification Standard and API Security Top 10), PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR.

Nice to haves

  • Experience setting up or growing a security champions programme.
  • Experience running risk assessments or working knowledge of regulatory compliance standards.

Perks and benefits

  • Private healthcare and dental insurance.
  • Generous work from abroad policy (28 days).
  • 2-for-1 share purchase plans.
  • Electric Vehicle (EV) Scheme to reduce carbon emissions.
  • Extra festive time off and excellent family-friendly benefits.
  • Clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days.
  • Hybrid working model requiring minimum 60% office presence over 12 weeks.
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