Security Engineer

About this role

About the Security Engineer role:

Responsibilities
Involved in Red Team activities:

• Perform penetration testing of Web and Mobile (iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac) applications

• Own the vulnerability management lifecycle from identification, remediation to reporting

• Active monitoring and detection of operational security risks in the organization

• Conduct technical investigations on security incidents and tools

• Liaise directly with users on security enquiries and concerns during Pre-sales and Support
Conduct engagement with the Blue Team for the following:

• Work with engineering and DevOps teams to implement security best practices

• Implement and improve workflows to automate vulnerability detection as part of the software development lifecycle

• Review risks and patches of software components used in the applications

• Facilitate threat modelling as part of the software development lifecycle

• Help in security awareness training

• Help in implementing the needed controls for different certification bodies such as ISO 27001 and SOC Type 2
Requirements
Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in application security testing and assessments

• Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, standards, and protocols such as OWASP Top 10 and SANS Critical Security Controls

• Experience with application security tools such as Burpsuite, OWASP ZAP, Metasploit, SonarQube (experience with Ghidra or IDA is a plus)

• Experience with programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, C/C++

• Experience with scripting languages such as Bash or PowerShell

• Experience and knowledge of cloud solutions and architectures such as AWS

• Experience and knowledge of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technologies

• Good analytical skills

• Strong sense of ownership

• Technical and industry certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP are a plus
Others:

• Successful completion of background check and NBI clearance will be required.