Product Security Engineer, Limerick

Contract Product Security / AppSec Engineer Immediate contract with a global business, focused on secure SDLC, threat modelling, and vulnerability management across complex regulated products. Strong long-term potential for contractors who like hands-on technical ownership.

The role We're hiring an experienced

Product Security / AppSec contractor

to support secure product development across new and existing software-led products. You'll work closely with engineering, quality, and security teams to improve secure-by-design practices, reduce risk, and support remediation across the development lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

Drive secure development practices across the SDLC

Lead threat modelling, risk assessments, and vulnerability management

Review software and product designs from a security perspective

Support engineering teams with secure coding and remediation guidance

Use static and dynamic analysis tools to identify and reduce risk

Contribute to security documentation and incident support

Skills and experience

Experience in product security, application security, or secure software engineering

Strong knowledge of secure SDLC, threat modelling, and vulnerability management

Experience with security testing, code analysis, or vulnerability scanning tools

Knowledge of OWASP, NIST, or similar secure coding frameworks

Understanding of encryption, PKI, networking, and common security threats

Comfortable working in a regulated or quality-driven environment

Nice to have:

embedded or IoT security experience, Wi‑Fi security knowledge, or security certifications.

Contract details

Hourly rate:

Negotiable depending on experience

Contract length:

6‑month initial contract

Extension:

Likely to extend

Working pattern:

Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite

Start date:

01/07

Why apply

Hands‑on technical role

with real ownership

Good scope

across security engineering, risk, and remediation

Complex regulated environment

that keeps the work interesting

Strong extension potential

for the right contractor

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