Application Security Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Application Security Specialist to join our growing Cyber Security function.

About Admiral Money

Admiral Money is an exciting, new division of Admiral Group. We have the freedom and innovation of a small start up with the security of a large parent company, Admiral. 

The journey started when we launched unsecured personal loans in June 2017. We went on to be the first direct to consumer car finance provider in December 2017. Since then, we have gone from strength to strength and have some exciting plans for the future.

We’re looking for people who are keen to learn, excited about getting stuck in and are ready for a challenge to help us to achieve our aim of creating a special lending business for our customers.

About you

You will be responsible for working closely with our product and development teams across Admiral Money. You will be a critical part of improving our development processes and embedding a Secure by Design and DevSecOps culture. This will require identifying security requirements and risks in our development activities, supporting delivery of those improvements, and helping to provide assurance back to the business. You will continue to support our “shift left” ensuring we manage risk and embed security earlier into our agile development lifecycle and drive forward improvements to our CI/CD pipeline.

You will be an organised, enthusiastic self-starter, a problem solver and to top it off a great communicator, able work closely with our developers and other stakeholders. You will be someone that people can trust and turn to for expert knowledge, and advice on anything related to application security, passionate about the subject and able to upskill those around you.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for our development teams and other stakeholders, providing advice and guidance on security best practices
• Perform security reviews and assessments for products, technologies, and services
• Input into designs and architectures from a security perspective
• Create security guidance, documentation, and patterns for others to use in their work
• Design security controls/requirements for new solutions being developed
• Work alongside our cyber security and platform teams to embed security within the business
• Support the scaling and maturing of our security processes

Requirements

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge of web-based technologies
• Experience of using and securing AWS services
• Hands on experience with IT security (application security, threat modelling, cryptography etc).
• Degree level qualification in a related discipline or 3+ years industry experience

If you've got 3 of the 5 skills we're looking for, we still want to hear from you!

Desirable

• Experience working in the financial sector/financial products
• Experience of supporting a secure development programme or projects in this domain
• Experience of DevOps or software development
• Other Cloud Technology / Security Certifications

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

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