Application Security Specialist
Posted Today by FDM Group
£85,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Summary: FDM is seeking a Mobile Security Specialist for a hybrid role in Bristol, focusing on enhancing the security of mobile applications within the finance and consultancy sector. The position is initially a 6-month contract with potential for extension, involving collaboration with other security specialists to improve the mobile security framework. Key responsibilities include conducting security assessments, promoting secure development practices, and providing consultancy to engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of application security principles and relevant mobile technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the design, delivery and continuous improvement of the organisation's mobile security framework.
- Partner with Mobile Security Specialists to strengthen and evolve security capabilities across the mobile platform.
- Conduct mobile application penetration testing and security assessments to identify vulnerabilities.
- Perform security reviews, threat analysis and risk assessments to evaluate emerging threats.
- Promote and implement application hardening techniques and mobile security standards.
- Develop, maintain and enhance security tooling and testing capabilities.
- Provide security consultancy and guidance to engineering teams.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement of mobile security services.
Key Skills:
- Understanding of application security principles and common cyber security threats.
- Knowledge of OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) and Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG).
- Familiarity with mobile application architecture and secure coding principles.
- Understanding of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing methodologies.
- Basic scripting or programming experience.
- Exposure to mobile technologies such as Android and iOS.
- Experience with security tools like Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP.
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies.
- Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related discipline (desirable).
- Industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £85,000.00 yearly
City: City Of Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Mobile Security Specialist to work for our client within the finance and consultancy sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Bristol. Working alongside a Mobile Security Specialist and a Senior Mobile Security Specialist you will be working together, strengthening, delivering, and evolving the security of the client's mobile platform.
Responsibilities:
- Support the design, delivery and continuous improvement of the organisation's mobile security framework, ensuring a scalable, adaptable and proactive approach to protecting mobile applications.
- Partner with Mobile Security Specialists to strengthen and evolve security capabilities across the mobile platform, enabling engineering teams to develop and operate securely.
- Conduct mobile application penetration testing and security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend remediation activities.
- Perform security reviews, threat analysis and risk assessments to evaluate emerging threats and enhance the security posture of mobile applications.
- Promote and implement application hardening techniques, secure development practices and mobile security standards across the organisation.
- Develop, maintain and enhance security tooling, testing capabilities and automation to improve security assurance and operational efficiency.
- Provide security consultancy, guidance and assurance to engineering teams, supporting the delivery of secure mobile applications throughout the development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement of mobile security services, including testing, assurance and security controls.
About You
Understanding of application security principles and common cyber security threats. Knowledge of OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) and Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG). [mas.owasp.org], [owasp.org] Familiarity with: Mobile application architecture Secure coding principles Authentication and authorisation mechanisms Cryptography fundamentals API security concepts Understanding of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing methodologies. Basic scripting or programming experience. Mobile Technologies: exposure to one or more of the following: Android Kotlin Java Android SDK Android Studio Android Keystore iOS Swift Objective-C Xcode iOS Keychain Secure Enclave Security Tooling Exposure- experience with, or awareness of, tools such as: Burp Suite OWASP ZAP MobSF (Mobile Security Framework) Frida Objection JADX APKTool SonarQube SAST, DAST and SCA platforms DevOps & Automation- familiarity with: Git GitHub / GitLab / Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines Automated security testing Agile delivery methodologies Desirable: Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline. Industry certifications such as: CompTIA Security+ eJPT Burp Suite Certified Practitioner GIAC certifications Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Experience developing or testing mobile applications. Exposure to cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP. Knowledge of regulatory and security frameworks relevant to financial services.
About Us
FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Why join us
Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field Annual leave and work-place pension