Technical Application Specialist- Security
Posted Today by Dabster
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary: We are looking for experienced Technical Application Specialists – Security (L3) to ensure secure deployment and management of applications in cloud and on-prem environments. The role involves expertise in application security, cloud security controls, and network protection technologies. Candidates will support security governance, audits, and compliance activities while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Strong skills in managing and securing application environments are essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and secure application environments using technologies such as Akamai, Cloud Armor (GCP), GKE, and cloud-native load balancers.
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot network security components, including routing, switching, IP protocols, DNS, and DDoS mitigation solutions.
- Implement and enforce application-level and infrastructure-level security controls.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application migration and onboarding into secure cloud platforms.
- Conduct regular security audits, compliance assessments, and provide remediation recommendations.
- Support incident response activities, root-cause analysis, and proactive threat mitigation.
- Optimize application performance and security posture through configuration tuning and best practices.
- Maintain clear documentation of architecture, configurations, standards, and operational procedures.
Key Skills:
- Akamai
- Cloud Armor (GCP)
- Network Security (routing/switching, IP protocols)
- Load Balancers
- GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)
- DNS
- DDoS Protection
- Audit and Compliance
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- JavaScript (for basic debugging or integration tasks)
- Application Migration experience
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Description Technical Application Specialist – Security (L3/L2) Location: Bristol , Leeds , Halifax, Overview We are seeking experienced Technical Application Specialists – Security (L3) to join our team. The ideal candidates will have strong expertise in application security, cloud security controls, and network protection technologies. You will be responsible for ensuring secure deployment, management, and monitoring of applications across cloud and on-prem environments, while supporting security governance, audits, and compliance activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and secure application environments using technologies such as Akamai , Cloud Armor (GCP) , GKE , and cloud-native load balancers.
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot network security components , including routing, switching, IP protocols, DNS, and DDoS mitigation solutions.
- Implement and enforce application-level and infrastructure-level security controls.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application migration and onboarding into secure cloud platforms.
- Conduct regular security audits , compliance assessments, and provide remediation recommendations.
- Support incident response activities, root-cause analysis, and proactive threat mitigation.
- Optimize application performance and security posture through configuration tuning and best practices.
- Maintain clear documentation of architecture, configurations, standards, and operational procedures.
Primary Skills
- Akamai
- Cloud Armor (GCP)
- Network Security (routing/switching, IP protocols)
- Load Balancers
- GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine)
- DNS
- DDoS Protection
- Audit and Compliance
Secondary Skills
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- JavaScript (for basic debugging or integration tasks)
- Application Migration experience