WPP

Application & Development Security Lead

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1 month ago
London, United KingdomStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve secure software development standards, guardrails, and governance practices.
  • Partner with engineering and product teams to embed security into development lifecycles and delivery processes.
  • Improve visibility and management of vulnerabilities, insecure coding trends, dependency risks, and software security risks.
  • Strengthen governance of software supply chains, open-source dependencies, and SBOM practices.
  • Support secure CI/CD pipelines through code scanning, secrets detection, and release governance controls.
  • Help shape security practices for AI-enabled applications, including prompt injection resilience, agent controls, and data protection.
  • Provide reporting, insight, and challenge to ensure software security risks are understood, prioritized, and managed.
  • Drive continuous improvement in software security maturity across the organization.

Requirements

  • Experience in application security, software security, DevSecOps, software assurance, or technical security governance.
  • Strong understanding of Secure SDLC, application security, and modern software development practices.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD security, cloud-native environments, and software supply-chain risk.
  • Experience working closely with engineering teams to improve security outcomes.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Pragmatic ability to balance security, risk, and delivery.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is preferred.
  • Knowledge of SAST, DAST, SCA, or software security tools is preferred.
  • Experience with AI-enabled applications and emerging software security challenges is preferred.
  • CISSP, CSSLP, or equivalent security certification is preferred.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with teams generally in the office around four days per week, with accommodations or flexibility discussable during the interview process.
  • Opportunity to influence software security governance at global scale and work on challenging, stimulating projects.
  • Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on creativity, learning, belonging, and professional growth.
  • Opportunity to work alongside security and engineering professionals across a large global technology and creative ecosystem.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud

Categories

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