Staff Security Engineer II
Careem
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Minimum of 5 years of advanced / expert level experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, cloud security, system security, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security.
- Excellent knowledge of DevSecOps practices and technologies
- Deep understanding of AWS security capabilities and features and expert knowledge in securing and operationalizing AWS cloud technologies including but not limited to ECS, S3, ALB, RDS, DMS, KMS, Secrets Manager, Config, CloudWatch, Lambda, SNS, SQS (certification a plus)
- Hands on experience in SSDLC processes across a fast growth tech organization
- Experience with multiple programming languages (such as Golang, Java, Scala, Ruby, Python, PHP, Perl, Rust, C++, etc.)
- Familiarity with SRE, logging and monitoring and system engineering best practices
- Knowledge of and experience securing container, Microservices and API technologies
- Strong problem solving, oral and written communication skills including experience with executive presentations
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies including Agile and Scaled Agile centric execution models
- Holder of industry professional certifications in AWS cloud architecture and development is strongly preferred
- Hands-on knowledge of information security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, secure code review, risk analysis, and penetration testing
- Ability to make concrete progress in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge
- A strong bias for action with proven ability to handle high stress, time sensitive security tasks
- Strong information security risk-based prioritization abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on translating technically complex issues into simple, easy to understand concepts
- Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions; deal with loosely defined problems and fast changing requirements & think abstractly.
- Proven knowledge of system architecture.
- Experience in multi-tiered distributed systems, web services, APIs, and relational & NoSQL databases.
- Bachelors or higher in Computer Science or equivalent discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in information security engineering.
- Cloud security certifications are a plus.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time.
- Able to take individual ownership of a project from start to finish.
- Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
- Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
- Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
- Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.
- Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.
- Required