Senior Security Engineer (Application Security)

TL;DR

Senior Security Engineer (Application Security): Strengthening and maturing application security practices across a fast-moving engineering organisation with an accent on embedding security into engineering workflows and the software delivery lifecycle. Focus on designing scalable security controls, implementing DevSecOps tooling, and mitigating modern application attack vectors.

Location: Hybrid Working (Location not specified)

Company

hirify.global is a fast-moving engineering organisation focused on building secure and scalable software applications.

What you will do

• Partner with engineering teams to embed security-by-design principles into applications, platforms, and workflows.
• Perform threat modelling exercises across new applications, services, APIs, and platform changes.
• Drive DevSecOps practices and integrate security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection) into CI/CD pipelines.
• Define and maintain secure development standards, reusable security patterns, and application security guardrails.
• Improve security across containerised applications, Kubernetes environments, and cloud-native platforms.
• Contribute to incident response, vulnerability management, and security investigations.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a dedicated or heavily security-focused engineering role.
• Strong background in application or product security engineering within modern software environments.
• Hands-on experience with security platforms such as Wiz, Prisma Cloud, and various secure code scanning tools.
• Deep understanding of Layer 7 security, API security, and OWASP Top 10 threats.
• Experience working with containerised applications and Kubernetes.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with flexible core hours between 10am – 4pm.
• 26 days paid holiday per year in addition to local public holidays.
• Comprehensive risk benefits including pension, life assurance (4x annual salary), and private medical insurance.
• Opportunities for personal growth, learning, and team-building activities.
• Inclusive and supportive team environment with a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.