Application Security Manager

Job Description

What You'll Do:

Strategy & Operations

• Define and execute the enterprise penetration testing strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and security risks.
• Oversee testing engagements, methodologies, quality assurance, reporting, and delivery.
• Manage team capacity, resources, third-party providers, KPIs, and KRIs.
• Drive AI-first transformation, automation, and operational efficiency.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical oversight across application, API, cloud, network, mobile, infrastructure, and AI security testing.
• Ensure testing aligns with industry standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Review and approve findings, risk ratings, and remediation recommendations.

People Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of penetration testers and security engineers.
• Manage recruitment, performance, capability development, career progression, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.

Risk, Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Translate technical findings into business risks and actionable recommendations.
• Deliver executive reporting on testing coverage, security risks, emerging threats, and remediation progress.
• Support audit, compliance, regulatory requirements, and strategic security initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Enhance testing effectiveness, coverage, scalability, and operational maturity.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging security testing tools, techniques, and AI-driven capabilities.
• Standardise methodologies, playbooks, reporting, and knowledge-sharing practices.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in cyber security, Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.
• Relevant certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, CREST, CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in penetration testing, offensive security, or application security, including 3+ years in people management.
• Proven experience leading security testing teams within a large enterprise environment.
• Develop, manage, and mature enterprise penetration testing programmes.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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Life at Experian

• Support for every family: Maternity, paternity and adoption leave for all parents, plus subsidised childcare for all employees.
• Care when it matters most: Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health First Aiders, and compassionate and domestic violence leave.
• Flexibility that fits your life: Flexible work arrangements, with generous annual, sick and family care leave.
• A community where you belong: Employee Resource Groups, paid volunteer leave and recognition through our One Experian program.
• Growth at every stage: Career mentoring, Harvard Manage Mentor, Experian University and e-learning platforms.

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