Junior Software Security Engineer

Posted 10 January 2025
Salary Market related
LocationCork
Discipline Software EngineeringCybersecurity
Reference9869

Job description

Stelfox is partnering with a SaaS Product provider who deploy their B2B solutions across an international portfolio of financial services & Insurance organisation.

We are looking to add a Junior Application / Software Security Engineer to the team, in order to help safeguard applications and protect data from cyber threats. Ideally you will have a background in software development and security tooling.

Some of the tasks include:

  • Work closely with software development teams to integrate security into the SDLC,
  • Conduct security assessments and provide guidance on secure coding practices.
  • Develop & implement security policies and procedures
  • Perform penetration testing & vulnerability scanning.
  • Stay up to date with the latest trends and threats.
  • Work with third-party vendors to ensure security compliance.
  • Conduct threat modelling and risk analysis.

Preferred experience & qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or Masters in a IT Security / Cyber security related field
  • 12-18 years experience in a commercial software engineering / security engineering or similar role where you are getting exposed to security tooling and/or DevSecOps.
  • Good understanding of security principles.
  • Exposure with security tools, like some of the following - Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and Nessus, Falco, Trivy
  • Proficiency in programming languages / scripting such as Python, Typescript, Nodejs or others.
  • Experience with incident response and forensic analysis is preferred
  • Understanding of regulatory requirement is an advantage (GDPR, PCI-DSS etc).
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CEH or OSCP are also an advantage.

We are open to considering both recent graduates from a specific security degree or masters course along with some internship or commercial experience of between 6-18 months. OR junior engineers who already have 1-2 years industry experience.

Feel free to apply if you would like to be considered for this opportunity above.

Note - visa sponsorship and relocation assistance is not on offer for this position.

Please note:

We have a number of similar positions currently, and in the future, which we would like to discuss with you should you indicate your interest in this role. When we receive your application for this role, we will contact you to advise you of our process for other similar positions.

Stelfox is fully compliant with GDPR regulations and you can read more in our privacy policy here: https://www.stelfox.com/privacy-policy-gdpr/

Your shared data will not be disclosed or transferred to a third party data controller or data processor located outside the EEA unless we have obtained your express consent.

We look forward to working with you.