Principal Engineer – Application Security Platform – HIRING ASAP
Start date: ASAPDuration: 12-month contractLocation: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €450 - €480 per day
Summary
Join a newly formed Application Security Platform Squad, with the opportunity to shape both the team and platform from the ground up. The squad’s mission is to strengthen security across hundreds of customer-facing web applications by improving vulnerability scanning, developer tooling, and security-first practices. You’ll lead the design and delivery of scalable security solutions integrated into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows, including centralized scanning, policy management, and security profiling.
Key Skills
8+ years building enterprise applications using Java, Python, or Go
Experience with frameworks/tools such as Spring, Maven, Git, Jenkins, AWS CDK/CFT
Strong Kubernetes and cloud experience (AWS preferred)
Proven technical leadership, mentoring, and Agile delivery experience
Hands‑on CI/CD, automation, testing, and scalable system design expertise
Knowledge of AppSec tools/concepts (SAST, SCA, DAST, WAF, secret scanning) is a plus
Front‑end experience with Angular, React, JavaScript/TypeScript beneficial
Responsibilities
Build and maintain application security scanning tools within CI/CD pipelines
Improve automation, testing, release velocity, and platform reliability
Drive engineering excellence and a security‑first culture
Collaborate across teams, communicate technical designs clearly, and mentor engineers
Own end‑to‑end delivery across development, quality, and DevSecOps
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