# Technical Security Governance Lead - Application Security

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we'rehiring We are looking for a Lead Application Security Engineer to strengthen Secure Development across WPP. Working within TSG, you will partner with software engineers, architects and product teams to establish practical security guardrails, help teams build the capabilities needed to meet them, and develop technical assurance that demonstrate

- **Id**: 19107
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/wpp-technical-security-governance-lead-software-development-open>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-21T12:27:58Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T18:06:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 114
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7162
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Information Security, Application Security, Digital Marketing, Media & Audience Measurement

## Company

- **Id**: 5467
- **Name**: WPP
- **Domain**: wpp.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/wpp>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 35
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.6
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 57
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 93000
- **Max usd**: 182000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 8

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **OWASP** — Optional: yes
- **OWASP ASVS** — Optional: yes
- **OWASP SAMM** — Optional: yes
- **SLSA** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 114

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-07-21T12:27:58Z
- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T19:50:37Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 18
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.504
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 113
- **Expected fill days**: 57
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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