Application Security AnalystVerified as a real position

Who we’re looking for

• Deep understanding of modern SDLC processes, DevOps toolchains, and CI/CD automation (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Application and API security (including auth methods etc.)
• Cloud-native development security, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm)
• Some other highly valued skills may include: AI Security in the context of application development
• Development experience in at least one of Java, .Net
• Working knowledge of SAST/DAST/SCA, open-source risk management, code-signing pipelines etc

What you’ll do

• Development and execution of assessments, audits, and threat models to identify vulnerabilities within the banks systems, applications and servers using penetration tools and techniques, and communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaboration with stakeholders and IT teams to identify emerging cyber-attack techniques, tools and technologies and to support the development of penetration testing methodologies.
• Development and maintenance of comprehensive documents and reports for senior stakeholders on penetration test findings, and remediation guidance.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements and controls in business processes, application/services, to enhance overall security posture and assurance.
• Identification of emerging vulnerabilities, exploit codes and cyber-attacks to develop testing methodologies and assurance activities.

About the position

Join us as an Application Security Analyst at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. As an AVP Application Security Analyst, you’ll take ownership of key AppSec and DevSecOps improvements—partnering closely with engineers to reduce friction, strengthen secure‑by‑design outcomes, and ensure security guidance is practical, reusable, and built into everyday delivery.

Benefits

• Barclays employees are also eligible for a suite of competitive country-specific benefits.
• This position is eligible for an incentive award.
• Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people.
• Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.