Senior Information Security Engineer

Job Description

Core responsibilites

This position requires experience in participating in designing a Secure Development Lifecycle and bringing in security best practices at every step of the systems development cycle, integrating application, and infrastructure security.

In addition, the successful candidate will be involved in the development of any automations and automation solutions, identifying infrastructure requirements and contributing to design decisions impacting the said infrastructures. The role will also involve finding solutions to existing security gaps, and involves hands on coding and scripting.

Key Skills :

Good grasp of security concepts

Good understanding of the entire Software Development Lifecycle

Knowledge of security best practices and principles

Keen interest in the architecture of applications

Expertise in programming : Knowledge in languages like Python, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, and / or Perl

Familiarity with automation : To optimize the operational and security processes, including incident response and mitigation.

Good communication and collaboration skills.

Willingness to acquire new knowledge

General technical savviness

Relevant work experience

6+ years of relevant industry experience

Minimum of 2 years of experience in Software Security

Minimum of 2 years of experience in a DevOps Developer or Engineer role or similar.

Experience in deploying services and pipelines in AWS / Azure Cloud containerized environments

Proficiency in scripting in Python and / or other languages (Bash, PowerShell, Perl)

Experience in analytics and interactive visualization platforms like Grafana

Experience in CI / CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, Teamcity, Octopus Deploy, ProGet, artefact factory etc. for build and deployment.

Experience in Terraform modules.

Experience with cloud-based services

Fluent in using SCM tools such as Git

Proficiency in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OCP).

Very good understanding of security concepts

Self-starter, organised with self-learning skills, ability to work independently

Good communication skills, self-managed and a team player

Ability to work effectively as part of a worldwide, agile development team