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Senior Application Security Engineer

Job Title: Senior Application Security Engineer Location: London, UK Rate: £575 per day, Inside IR35 (dependent on experience) Duration: 6 months Tec Partners are working with a leading technology client, who are…

Inside IR35 IT
Pay rate £550 – £575/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 18 August 2026

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Job Title: Senior Application Security Engineer
Location: London, UK
Rate: £575 per day, Inside IR35 (dependent on experience)
Duration: 6 months

Tec Partners are working with a leading technology client, who are currently looking for an experienced Senior Application Security Engineer to work on a customer assignment, providing subject matter expertise across code review, penetration testing, and secure development lifecycle initiatives.

As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you will combine hands-on technical delivery with cross-team guidance, serving as the go-to expert on application security for internal development teams.

Key Responsibilities:

* Be an application security subject matter expert, guiding internal development teams

* Perform code reviews, penetration tests, and architectural reviews on existing and new applications

* Develop, implement, and communicate vulnerability mitigation strategies

* Handle externally reported vulnerabilities

* Drive the static and dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST) programme

* Advise development teams on secure SDLC best practices

What we are looking for:

* 5+ years' experience as an Information Security Researcher or Engineer

* 3+ years' experience manually auditing source code, or strong programming skills in Java, .NET, Python, or JavaScript frameworks

* Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, API security risks, and cloud-native application architecture

* Proven experience in application penetration testing and security code review

* Experience with SAST, DAST, IAST, and SCA tools and processes

* Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps principles

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Application Security Engineer to join a truly world-class business, which will give you access to incredible learning and development opportunities, and work on assignment with an equally exciting customer. If you are a Senior Application Security Engineer, or similar, with the skill set listed above, then get in touch right away to find out more!

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