HealthHero

Digital Healthcare

ApplicationSecurityEngineer

London, United Kingdom; Bristol, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Application Security Engineer at HealthHero. Skills: Application Security, DevSecOps, Secure Software Development, CI/CD Security Integration, Vulnerability Management. Own security across the software development lifecycle. Embed automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines”

Industry & Context.

Digital Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Provide remediation guidance for application vulnerabilities; Triage, patch and track application vulnerabilities through to remediation; Manage dependency vulnerabilities and upgrade cycles

Eligibility Requirements

12 month fixed term contract, with a view to becoming permanent, requirement to work in the office for a minimum of two days per week, unable to offer a sponsor licence to candidates who require sponsorship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years in application security, DevSecOps, and secure software development, Hands-on experience with CI/CD security integration (GitLab CI or similar), Familiarity with SAST/DAST tooling and dependency scanning, Understanding of common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10) and remediation, Previous experience working as a back end or full stack developer, Knowledge of GDPR and data protection legislation, able to translate security requirements for developers

Nice to Have

Development background with security focus, Familiarity with SIEM platforms (Snowbit, Splunk, Sentinel), Experience with CSPM tooling (Wiz, Prisma Cloud, or similar), Penetration testing or bug bounty experience, Experience in regulated environments (healthcare, financial services), Familiarity with threat modelling frameworks (STRIDE, PASTA)

What You'll Do.

Own security across the software development lifecycle

Embed automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines

Enable development teams to ship secure code quickly

Implement and maintain security testing in GitLab CI pipelines

Configure and tune SAST

and secrets detection

Build automated security gates that balance rigour with delivery velocity

Enable self-serve security tooling for development teams

Contribute code and patches to security tooling and configurations

Define and enforce secure coding standards

Conduct security-focused code reviews and threat modelling for new features

Provide remediation guidance for application vulnerabilities

Train and support developers on secure coding practices

patch and track application vulnerabilities through to remediation

Manage dependency vulnerabilities and upgrade cycles

Report on application security posture to senior leadership

Embed GDPR and healthcare regulatory requirements into development processes

Support DCB0129 clinical safety compliance for software changes

Support customer security due diligence and audits

Support ISO27001: 2022 ISMS controls and audit process

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Works closely with UK and France engineering teams; Enable development teams to ship secure code quickly; Provide remediation guidance for application vulnerabilities; Train and support developers on secure coding practices

Communication Scope

able to translate security requirements for developers; Report on application security posture to senior leadership

Process & Methodology

Triage, patch and track application vulnerabilities through to remediation, Manage dependency vulnerabilities and upgrade cycles

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