Job Title:Application Security Engineer
Experience: 5 Years
Department:Technology Information Security
Location:Chennai (Hybrid 3 days from office)
Reporting To:Application Security Architect
Working Hours:Full Time (9 hours/day)
About Lebara
Lebara is a global telecommunications company operating across Europe and several international markets under the MVNO model. Established in 2001 Lebara has evolved to serve over 4.7 million customers with affordable mobile solutions combining reliable networks with excellent customer service.
We are on a transformation journey moving from consolidation to rapid growth with innovation and customer experience at the heart of our strategy.
Role Summary
The Application Security Engineer will play a key role in securing Lebaras applications and services by integrating security standards into the software development lifecycle conducting vulnerability assessments penetration testing and providing expert security guidance across technology teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Integrate security tools standards and practices into the product lifecycle (PLC).
- Performvulnerability assessments and penetration testingfor infrastructure applications services and mobile apps.
- Providemanual penetration testingand gap analysis.
- Support incident response architecture reviews and vendor due diligence.
- Manage penetration testing services (in-house and external).
- Develop and maintain security improvement projects for application frameworks and perimeter defenses.
- Produce and present application security metrics and reports for stakeholders.
- Collaborate with developers and architects to drive secure coding practices and SSDLC adoption.
Skills & Experience
Must-Have Skills:
- Knowledge ofOWASP Top 10 SANS 25 MITRE ATT&CK.
- Strong understanding ofSSDLC SOA REST APIs and API Gateways.
- Pen testing experience acrossIaaS SaaS PaaS containers and cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Hands-on with penetration testing & vulnerability tools (Burp Suite Rapid7 InsightVM OpenVAS Kali Linux Metasploit Nmap BloodHound etc.).
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python Bash PowerShell).
- Experience inWindows/Linux OS security web servers (Apache/Unix).
- Strong knowledge ofrisk scoring systems (EPSS CVSS)and compliance standards (CIS Benchmark NIST).
Preferred Skills:
- Red Teaming experience (defense evasion lateral movement privilege escalation).
- Familiarity with external attack surface management.
- Security certifications (CISSP OSCP CEH CSSLP).
- Basic coding experience (JavaScript or Java).
Required Experience:
Manager