Role Title: Application Security Specialist
Duration: contract to run until 30/11/2026
Location: Knutsford, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite
Rate: up to £517.78 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Role purpose / summary
We are looking for an Application Security Specialist to assess and strengthen the security of applications across development, deployment, and operations.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct security reviews, threat modelling, and vulnerability assessments.
Support secure coding practices and provide guidance to development teams.
Operate security scanning tools (SAST/DAST/IAST).
Validate remediation of vulnerabilities and track risk reductions.
Contribute to secure design standards and best practices.
Work with DevOps to embed security into CI/CD pipelines.
Required Skills
Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and secure development principles.
Experience with scanning tools (e.g., SonarQube, Veracode, Fortify).
Understanding of cloud security and API/application architecture.
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply