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About The Role:

About Holland & BarrettHolland & Barrett is on a mission to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone. As part of our digital transformation, we are looking for aSenior Application Security Engineerto join ourH&B&Meteam, playing a key role in embedding security within our technology landscape. If youre passionate about application security and want to drive innovation within a forward-thinking environment, we want to hear from you!

The Role:

As aSenior Application Security Engineer, you will help define and execute Holland & Barretts application security strategy. You will work closely with development, product, and security teams to implement best practices, promote security-by-design principles, and ensure our software development lifecycle (SDLC) remains secure and efficient.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and implement the H&B application security strategy, ensuring security is embedded from the earliest stages of product development.
  • Establish a secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) to enable development teams to deliver faster while maintaining software integrity, authenticity, and third-party library security.
  • Conduct risk assessments, threat modelling, attack trees, and code and architecture reviews in collaboration with development teams, using findings to drive security improvements.
  • Develop and maintain security standards and guidelines, including reusable infrastructure and application code artefacts for development teams.
  • Provide expert guidance and support to development teams on secure coding practices and mitigating security risks.

Essential Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience in application security, with at least 3+ years in software development.
  • Deep understanding of secure coding practices, threat modelling, vulnerability management, encryption, authentication, and access control.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, and API Security (authentication and authorization).
  • Strong knowledge of security in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, GoLang, or Rust.
  • Experience working in Agile environments (SCRUM) and managing multiple security projects.

Desired Requirements:

  • Ability to work independently, take initiative, and uphold high security standards.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical teams effectively.

If youre an experiencedApplication Security Engineerlooking for your next challenge, apply today and help shape the future of security at Holland & Barrett!

What We Offer:

  • Pension company contribution = 3%
  • Incentive scheme up to 10% of annual salary, based on company performance.
  • Your wellbeing is paramount so you can get away and take 33 Days Holiday per year.
  • Private Medical Care (Self after 1 year)
  • Learning and Development opportunity with Holland & Barrett is a great base for career development long term.
  • Career progression.
  • Refer and Earn Scheme - as were growing you can earn money by referring people to join us from your network.
  • Epic Extras gives you access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers.
  • Stay healthy with Discounted Products - from day one youll get a 25% discount (on top of other promotions) when you shop at H&B on anything that you buy.
  • We all need a little help sometimes, so we offer Free 24/7 Confidential Advice & Colleague Welfare.
  • Mental Health First Aiders - we have lots of qualified Mental Health First Aiders because its all about your health & wellbeing.
  • Stay active in the Onsite Gym at our Nuneaton Hub!
  • We have colleague Reward and Recognition Schemes, so your hard work and loyalty wont go unnoticed.
  • And many more!

Were passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and were committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.

Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).

Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Information Technology
  • Industries: Computer and Network Security

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