How will you make an impact?
- Integrating security practices into the DevOps lifecycle
- Automating security measures and processes
- Assist the Development, Engineering & Product teams within Squads in assessing and improving security of the applications
- Work with developers and support personnel to identify security vulnerabilities and raise issues where appropriate
- Monitor progress of projects and security incident triage
- Participate in feature planning sessions, release activities, development and project meetings
- Understanding and maintaining software security for features built by defining security plans and approaches ensuring comprehensive security testing is completed
- Working closely with the Product team to fully understand the business requirements to ensure security plans are fit for purpose and are fully scoped with timelines for completion
- Ensure that all documentation such as written security plans and scripts are all completed
- Staying abreast with the latest, state-of-the-art security tools and automation platforms/techniques
- Ensure delivery of high standards, documentation, and service levels
How Will You Experience Success With Us
- 3-5 years’ experience in DevSecOps or related roles
- Knowledge and working experience of security frameworks and tools - OWASP, Snyk, etc.
- Good team player and able to work on own initiative
- Proven experience in mentoring other team members
- Proven ability of establishing strong, effective working relationships at all levels
- Strong organization, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Strong sense of urgency and dedicated work ethic
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and to prioritize under pressure
- Knowledge of development, security, and quality assurance best practices and methodologies
- Ability to receive and relay information through written and verbal communication
- Ability to think outside the box e.g. Edge cases
Desirable Skills
- Wiz
- Amazon Web Services
- DevOps Automation: Azure DevOps, GitHub, etc
- Proven experience with the following technologies: Angular, JavaScript, Typescript, SCSS, HTML5, Unit Testing, TDD, Web Pack, C#, MVC, Python, Yaml, REST web services, and SQL/T-SQL
- Security tools: WIZ, Snyk, KICS, Qodana
- Linters and formatters: ESLint, dprint, Biome, semantic versioning, conventional commits
- Familiarity with DataDog or Site 24x7 is a bonus
- Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, AWS Cloud Security
- Familiarity with Amazon AWS Policy, Configuration, WAF, GuardDuty and Security Management tools
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar certification
Your journey with us
Our aim is to provide you a transparent interview process from the moment you apply for the role. It’s important for us that you get to know us to ensure the role aligns to your future career objectives.
We provide all candidates with open-door access to key people across the business so they can discuss opportunities, get a feel for our culture, and better understand how they can make an impact and be part of Watchfinder’s exciting trajectory.
Interview Process
Intro Call with Talent Team: An introductory call with our in-house talent team to learn more about your skills and experience in more detail.
1st Stage: Interview with our CIO to learn more about your skills, experience, and motivation for the role at Watchfinder. If successful after this stage, you will be sent a brief to prepare for the next stage.
Final Stage: Present the brief that you were provided before your interview to our CIO, Development Team Leader and HR Business Partner for Technology.
Our Benefits & Incentives
As well as a competitive salary we also offer a great benefits package:
Private healthcare and dental
Competitive pension scheme
Holiday scheme – Increasing annual leave
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistant programme
Income Protection
Life Assurance
Why work for Watchfinder?
If personal growth and development is high on your priority list, then Watchfinder is the place for you. We’ve had numerous success stories throughout the business of our staff furthering and developing their careers, proving to be integral contributors to the company.
To be part of this exciting journey, apply now!
