Spain
SENIOR APPLICATION SECURITY SPECIALIST
Industry:
IT & Telecommunications
Career level:
Senior
Employment type:
Full time
Job location:
Gibraltar, La Linea
Salary offered
Negotiable
Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Experience:
5-10 years
Languages:
English, Spanish
Driving license:
No
Job role
As a Senior Application Security Specialist, your duties would include:
Performing and developing web application security testing (Penetration tests)
Identifying application security risks and requirements for new projects and system developments
Working with the architecture and development groups to review code for security vulnerabilities and embed/improve security threat modelling and secure coding in the development lifecycle
Providing technical advice to ensure that security standards are met
Perform/overseeing security testing and manage remediation of identified vulnerabilities
Supporting the InfoSec team in the promotion of information security best practice and embedding information security within the development streams
Providing reports on application security KPI’s to the Cyber Security Manager
The ideal candidate would have the following skills & experience:
At least 5 years of experience and In-depth knowledge of application security vulnerabilities, secured design, security testing techniques, and the OWASP framework
In depth understanding of secured web application and web services development in at least two of the following: PHP, .Net, JAVA
Understanding of various CMS platforms such as Drupal, Joomla and WordPress
Experience of web application and agile development methodologies
Understanding of web servers and HTTP protocol running on Windows and Linux servers
Knowledge of technical security architectural principles and creating application threat models
Strong communication (verbal/written) and influencing skills, with an ability to manage internal and external relationships up to senior levels of management.
Ideally one of the following certifications:
SANS GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)\Certified Ethical Hacker by the International Council of ECommerce Consultants (EC-Council.)
GIAC Certified Web Application Defender
GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester
Benefits
Medical insurance
Company background
Our client, a leader in the online gaming and sports-betting industry is currently seeking a talented Senior Application Security Specialist to join their Gibraltar or Athens-based team. This role aims to provide application security services into the software development lifecycle including secure design, coding techniques and reviews, education & awareness, process and tools, security testing support and guidance.
