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Senior Application Security Engineer

Portugal, LisbonFull-time2026-09-30 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · Portugal

Core

Leading application security strategy and implementation for cloud-native banking core and payments technology to protect against security risks and vulnerabilities.

Role type

Senior Application Security Engineer (IC)

Builds

Secure cloud-native banking products and services

Domain

Fintech / Cloud Security

Required skills

Web application penetration testing, DevSecOps, security tooling automation, distributed systems security, cloud and containers security, threat modeling, security design reviews, coding in Python/Go/Java

Preferred skills

Professional security certifications (CISSP, OSCP), data privacy regulations (GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS), security community contributions

Technologies

AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Burp Proxy, Static code analysers, Web/Network Scanners

Responsibilities

Drive strategic planning for product security posture, produce production-grade application security designs, perform vulnerability assessments and security testing, conduct threat modeling and design reviews, provide SME on security throughout SDLC, liaise with dev teams for code reviews and education, contribute to security tooling selection.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC