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Job description
Application Security Engineer / DevSecOps Specialist
Location: Málaga, Spain
Work Model: Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite
Industry: Banking / Fintech / Regulated Environments
Company: Virtusa
About the Role
We are looking for an Application Security Engineer / DevSecOps Specialist to join our growing security team in sunny Málaga. You will play a key role in strengthening the security of modern applications and containerized environments, working closely with development, architecture, and cloud teams.
This role is ideal for professionals with a development background who are passionate about cybersecurity and want to grow in secure software and cloud-native security.
About Virtusa
Virtusa is a global digital engineering and IT services company, partnering with the world’s leading banks, fintechs, and enterprises. With delivery centers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, Virtusa offers a truly multicultural and collaborative environment, strong learning culture, and excellent work-life balance. Our teams work on high-impact, mission-critical systems in highly regulated industries.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the governance and management of vulnerabilities in applications and container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)
Perform risk assessments on new applications from the design phase using Threat Modeling
Provide security guidance and continuous support to development teams on secure coding practices
Integrate and manage security tools for:
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Container Security & CSPM
Track, prioritize, and manage detected vulnerabilities, supporting remediation or false-positive validation
Participate in architecture reviews and define security requirements
Act as a key contributor to the organization’s DevSecOps strategy
Required Skills & Experience
✅ Hands-on experience in software development
✅ Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container ecosystems
✅ Experience using application security and container scanning tools
✅ Strong interest in cybersecurity and motivation to stay updated with new threats and solutions
✅ Excellent communication skills, teamwork, and results-driven mindset
Nice to Have
➕ Experience with SDLC security processes
➕ Knowledge of security standards and regulations
➕ Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
We Value
Security certifications such as OSCP, CKA, CKS, CISSP, or similar
Proactivity, technical curiosity, and continuous learning
Experience in banking, fintech, or other regulated industries
Why Join Virtusa?
Work in sunny Málaga with a flexible hybrid model (1 day per week onsite)
Be part of a global, diverse, and multicultural organization
Grow your career in cybersecurity and cloud security
Work on large-scale, regulated banking and fintech projects
Strong emphasis on learning, certifications, and internal mobility
Excellent work-life balance and team culture
Key job details
About Virtusa
Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.
Virtusa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview. All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.
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