Senior Application Security Engineer / DevSecOps Engineer

Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience embedding application security into the SDLC.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure security controls and cloud security governance.
• Experience with KQL.
• Experience securing APIs, internet-facing services, Kubernetes, preferably AKS, and containerised environments.
• Experience with SAST, DAST, IAST and SCA.
• Knowledge of security automation, security-/policy-as-code and secure engineering practices.
• Familiarity with GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Terraform and Python.
• Understanding of cloud security governance.
• Experience with threat modelling in software engineering contexts.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and its relevance to secure engineering.
• Exposure to Agile working environments and DevSecOps practices.
• Ideally experience securing data platforms such as Databricks, Dagster or Snowflake.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities:

• Working with engineering and architecture teams to promote secure development.
• Implementing and maintaining application security testing solutions.
• Integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strengthening the security of GitHub Actions and similar CI/CD platforms.
• Providing guidance on secure API design and externally accessible systems.
• Supporting Azure cloud infrastructure, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Developing security-as-code and policy-as-code.
• Supporting the security of cloud-hosted data platforms.
• Automating security processes through infrastructure-as-code and scripting.
• Maintaining technical and security documentation.
• Supporting development teams with security tooling and best practices.
• Contributing to threat modelling and compliance activities.

Technologies:

• API
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Databricks
• DevSecOps
• GitHub
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Python
• Security
• Snowflake
• Terraform
• Architect
• DevOps

More:

We are a well-established health research organisation and charity supporting large-scale medical research. This is a full-time permanent role, predominantly remote/hybrid in London, offering benefits and a salary of £80,000, which may be negotiable for the right candidate. We are looking for a Senior Application Security Engineer to work closely with our engineering, architecture and cloud teams, helping us integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle and support the safe adoption of emerging technologies. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available.

last updated 34 week of 2026