Senior Application Security Engineer

Are you ready to shape the future of data

Matillion is the company behind Maia the AI Data Automation platform.

In the AI economy demand for data is exploding. Manual data engineering cant keep up. Maia fixes that by combining 15 years of data expertise with agentic AI to eliminate the manual work that slows data teams down. Organisations like Cisco DocuSign and Slack are already using it to deliver real business impact faster.

We started in Manchester and now were global - with teams across the UK US and India.

We are driven curious energetic people who move fast think big and hold ourselves to a high standard. Were here to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves. And were looking for people who want to be part of it.

Role Purpose

Matillion is built around small development teams utilising a modern cloud-based technology stack to deliver products. The AppSec Engineer will work in an engineering capacity to product and engineering teams to ensure security is baked into the product from the design phase creating a SecDevOps workflow.

What you will be doing

Design

Establish and lead security champions programme across the development squads

Build functional and nonfunctional requirements for the application in conjunction with the product team

Input abuse case stories into the product backlog

Evangelise security across the product team ensuring security stories are prioritised against feature goals

Assess SDLC security gap risks and propose remedies

Consult

Instruct and guide developers on how to conduct Threat Modelling during application Design

Act as the single point of contact for security concerns arising from the development team providing advice on how to solve technical software issues

Lead the pentesting cadence around the core application set by conducting hacking exercises

Provide application code reviews against known development frameworks such as OWASP ASVS

Provide input into the design of functional and non-functional security controls such as customer authentication workflows

Run Security Champion sessions to keep developers aware of security developments

Engineer

Establish security into the CICD pipeline such as SAST/IAST/DAST

Automate and build nifty security tools to test Matillion applications

Integrate testing build failures and outputs to the development team to ensure passage to production is secure

Create security tests for code and assist developers in building security unit testing

Support

Responsive support to the development teams

Analysis of logs to identify issues and provide solutions

Innovation

Research projects including prototyping to explore future opportunities

Investigate new technologies

Optimise the infrastructure deployment process through use of automation in-house and open source solutions

Self-Development and Growth

Develop new skills by working with other members of the team

Work with the Team Lead to identify training goals

Lead and partake in technical discussions within the team

Actively identify and complete opportunities for self-training and external training

Drive the teams process of continual improvement

What we are looking for

Technical / Role Specific

Essential

A passion and drive to succeed in Application Security

Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle

Desirable

Security professional at heart borne froma software engineering background

Experience of working with the OWASP ASVS framework

Experience in Agile delivery environments

Greenfield experience setting up security technologies from scratch

Outgoing and able to build relationships with key stakeholders

Personal Capabilities Required e.g. skills attitude strengths

Can do attitude willing to take on a wide range of security issues

Keeps up to date with security developments

Keen to engage with the security community on a range of topics

Fast learner

71440 - 107160 a year

At Matillion we are committed to providing compensation in line with market standards based on the role job family job level and country. This roles estimated annual salaried pay range for this position is 71440 - 107160. The final salary will be based on your relevant skills experience and qualifications demonstrated in the hiring process.

More about Matillion

We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance with benefits including:

• Company Equity

• 30 days holiday bank holiday

• 5 days paid volunteering leave

• Private Health Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Pension

• Access to mental health support

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Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion age sex national origin disability status genetics sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 71440 - 107160