Application Security Technical Lead

  • Job Reference: 00001195-1
  • Date Posted: 6 February 2026
  • Location: Manchester Or Glasgow
  • Salary: On Application
  • Bonus/Benefits: To £90k base + bonus
  • Job Type & Industry: Industry / Employer Sector > Accountancy Practice, Industry / Employer Sector > Business & Management Consultancy, Industry / Employer Sector > Professional Services
  • Contract Type: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time
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Job Description

This leading banking group is seeking to expand its application security team with a technical lead who will design and deliver tools to help developers build secure software.

The role is split as follows:

60% software development, writing and maintaining APIs, glue code, wrappers etc to integrate AppSec tooling with other services in the bank

40% SAST, DAST, SCA , vulnerability scanning - being a practitioner of building secure pipelines.

To be successful, you will have strong software development experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java or Go. You will ideally have a good understanding of the software security landscape: CVEs, CWEs, and common software vulnerability types.

This is an opportunity to work for a global bank which offers excellent future progression prospects and a genuine opportunity to make an impact and drive positive change.

Salary £80-90k + (depending on experience) + bonus + benefits.

The role is based in either Manchester or Glasgow with hybrid working (2 days a week in the office).

No visa sponsorship is available at this time.

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