💼 Full-Time Position

Head of application security

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CO_AFSLGO Apex Fund Services Holdings Ltd
📍 cape town, western cape, South-Africa
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Location
cape town, South-Africa
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Posted
June 18, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

The Role

Apex Group is seeking a Head of Application Security to lead and mature its global Application Security capability. This senior leadership position is responsible for defining strategy, setting standards, and driving execution across key domains: Application Security, Dev Sec Ops, AI Security, and Cloud‑Native Application Security Engineering.

Key Responsibilities Define and own the global Application Security strategy aligned to Apex’s cyber risk posture and regulatory obligations. Ensure developers meet KPI’s and business deliverables. Ensure developers keep up with emerging threats and technologies. Lead and develop multiple security engineering teams across Application Security, Dev Sec Ops, AI & Data Security, and Cloud & Infrastructure Developer Platform Security. Serve as the senior security authority for application, platform, and Dev Sec Ops‑related design and engineering decisions. Ensure security controls are documented and embedded throughout the software ...