Application Security Engineer

Required Skills:

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Hands-on experience in enterprise scale implementations of automated Application Security Testing (SAST, SCA, IAST, etc)
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Knowledgeable in CI/CD practices as well as tools that implement them
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Ability to review application security testing findings and provide remediation guidance
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Deep understanding of common as well as emerging vulnerabilities and how they manifest in different types of applications (web applications, thick clients, APIs, etc)
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Familiarity with OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25, NIST and ASVS
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Familiarity with popular development languages such as Java
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Familiarity with Agile, DevOps and SecDevOps



Personal Skills and Capabilities:

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Ability to work independently on the task at hand
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Ability to work well under pressure
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Stakeholder (technical) relationship management
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Critical thinker
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Practical application of lessons learned into the team's practices
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Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences

About Us:



LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and ︁︀​︂︃︃​︁︂︁​︆︄data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.



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Role Description:

Enable the Group to operate and expand an Application Security Programme and reduce application-level vulnerabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

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Enable teams to consume Application Security offerings
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Review scan results to eliminate false positives
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Work closely with software product teams to consult them on identified vulnerabilities and mitigation plans
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Contribute to Application Security education programme
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Automate recurrent tasks and embed security standard methodologies into Agile and DevOps processes
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Contribute to technical and non-technical documentation to drive and ensure team's success
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Evangelise Application Security as an enabler
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Contribute to secure coding best practises
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Where needed, write custom scanning rules that enable the tools to capture LSEG product specific issues

Required Skills:

*

Hands-on experience in enterprise scale implementations of automated Application Security Testing (SAST, SCA, IAST, etc)
*

Knowledgeable in CI/CD practices as well as tools that implement them
*

Ability to review application security testing findings and provide remediation guidance
*

Deep understanding of common as well as emerging vulnerabilities and how they manifest in different types of applications (web applications, thick clients, APIs, etc)
*

Familiarity with OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25, NIST and ASVS
*

Familiarity with popular development languages such as Java
*

Familiarity with Agile, DevOps and SecDevOps

Personal Skills and Capabilities:

*

Ability to work independently on the task at hand
*

Ability to work well under pressure
*

Stakeholder (technical) relationship management
*

Critical thinker
*

Practical application of lessons learned into the team's practices
*

Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee's potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

* 25 days' holiday per year
* 1 additional day off for your Birthday
* Annual wellness allowance
* Share Purchase Plan
* Medical Health Insurance
* Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
* Dental Coverage
* Life insurance
* Pillar 3 Private Pension
* Meal Vouchers
* Flexible Benefits
* Bookster
* Volunteering Events

We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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About Us:



LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.



Proud to share LSEG in Romania is Great Place to Work certified (Sept '24 - Sept '25). Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from the Romanian colleagues' video: Bucharest, Romania | Where We Work | LSEG