Security Development and Test Director

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales and business development teams to define and articulate the value proposition of the security development and testing offerings.
• Represent the function in client engagements, pre-sales discussions, and technical assessments.
• Design and present tailored solutions based on customer-specific challenges and threat landscapes.
• Collaborate on statements of work (SOWs) and influence product roadmaps.
• Service Delivery Assurance
• Oversee performance and quality of services delivered, ensuring SLA and KPI compliance.
• Implement governance mechanisms and standardised methodologies.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex engagements.
• Conduct regular client reviews to identify enhancement opportunities.
• Budget and Financial Management
• Develop and manage financial plans, including budgeting and profitability analysis.
• Monitor expenses and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Ensure profitability through forecasting and margin analysis.
• Refine pricing models and maximise billable utilisation.
• Secure Architecture and Dev Sec Ops  Integration
• Define and govern secure architecture standards across development teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST, OWASP, ISO 27001).
• Lead the strategic integration of security into Dev Ops pipelines, embedding security controls and automated testing into CI/CD workflows to enable secure-by-design delivery.
• Oversee the implementation and optimisation of security tooling, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and container security scanners.
• Establish architectural review boards and security design checkpoints to validate that new systems and applications meet defined security requirements before deployment.
• Drive continuous improvement in Dev Sec Ops  maturity, using metrics and feedback loops to refine processes, reduce risk exposure, and accelerate secure delivery.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, engineering leads, and product owners to ensure security is embedded from ideation through to deployment and maintenance.
• Champion threat modelling and secure design practices, ensuring development teams proactively identify and mitigate risks during the design phase.
• Mentor and upskill engineering teams on secure coding, architectural risk assessment, and Dev Sec Ops  principles to build a culture of shared security ownership.
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Secure Architecture Compliance Rate:
  Percentage of projects that meet defined secure architecture standards and pass architecture review gates.
• Dev Sec Ops  Integration Maturity:
  Measured progress in embedding security controls into CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing, code scanning, and policy enforcement.
• Security Testing Coverage:
  Proportion of applications and systems that undergo static, dynamic, and interactive security testing before release.
• Vulnerability Remediation Velocity:
  Average time taken to remediate critical and high-severity vulnerabilities identified during development and testing phases.
• Toolchain Utilisation Effectiveness:
  Adoption and effective use of security tools (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA) across development teams, measured by scan frequency and issue resolution rates.
• Training and Awareness Uptake:
  Percentage of development and QA staff completing secure coding and Dev Sec Ops  training programs.
• Audit and Compliance Pass Rate:
  Success rate in internal and external audits related to secure development practices and testing controls.
• Innovation and Automation Impact:
  Number of manual security testing processes replaced or enhanced through automation, contributing to faster and more reliable delivery.

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to…