Application Developer & Security Engineer (AWS)

Application Developer & Security Engineer (AWS) Location: Dublin (3 days per week required in the office) DGH Recruitment are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading global client in the financial services industry who are looking for an Application Developer & Security Engineer to join the team on a permanent basis. They are looking for an individual that speaks the language of developers, thrives within a purple team space and has a passion for automation. The role will work alongside engineering and IT teams to enhance application security, API's and infrastructure by implementing preventative controls and identifying risks through testing. Responsibilities: - Act as a security champion to foster the secure by design approach - Support the identification and analysis of web application security vulnerabilities - Oversee daily management of application security platforms to maintain coverage, compliance and remediation of findings - Conduct threat modelling and review application architectures - Implement application security controls and proactive measures to prevent security incidents - Implement and manage SAST / SCA tooling across application repositories to identify source code risks - Scale automated DAST solutions across applications to maximise testing coverage - Carry out penetration testing on internally developed applications Required Skills / Experience: - Experienced in application security focussing on red, blue or purple team activities - Experienced in software development or experience contributing to Open-Source projects - Experienced with DAST tools such as Burp Suite, OWASP Zap or similar - Experience with SAST/SCA tools such as Snyk, Veracode, Checkmarx or similar - Proficient in one or more of the following languages - Python, JavaScript, .NET or Java - Demonstrated experience with development tools including GitLab/GitHub, Datadog, Jira, Docker, and various IDEs Desirable Skills / Experience: - Experience with cloud services, particularly AWS services like WAF, Cognito etc - Experience working with Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes and Containers - Experience with auth mechanisms like Open ID Connect, OAuth and identity providers Application Developer & Security Engineer (AWS)