Application Security Engineer - FinTech...

Job Description Application Security Engineer – FinTech Our client is a growing FinTech, building cutting edge trading platforms for hedge funds and investment managers around the world. In London, they’re looking for an Application Security Engineer, with strong Penetration Testing experience, to join them. This is an initial 6 month contract, hybrid working (3 days a week in the office), outside IR35 and paying ~£550 – £600 per day. This hire is part of a security -focused transformation and you’ll be responsible for identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities, and risk, within their applications. You’ll focus on building security tools, penetration testing and performing security assessments, whilst updating internal security processes and documentation in the process. Required: – Strong experience as an App Sec Engineer – Extensive experience of Penetration Testing – Hands-on experience with tools such as Burp Suite and Metasploit – Capable of designing Security policies, procedures and best practices – The ability to investigate and respond to Security related incidents within applications, and work closely with Dev teams throughout – API Testing experience (with the likes of REST and Postman) would be ideal