IT Security Engineer, Dash
Office located in Mayfair, London
Payment app for African territories
Be an early applicant
Payment app for African territories
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in Mayfair, London
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build an accessible, modern, and unified alternative payment network for African consumers.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years experience performing penetration testing (against web applications)
- Experience securing cloud-based infrastructures and solutions
- Previous experience working on an information security team
- Advanced knowledge of common security vulnerabilities (OWASP) and best practices
- Familiarity with SOC II controls and how to review them
- Experience in other technical roles (SysAdmin, Helpdesk, etc.)
- Strong understanding of Linux server environments
- Experience with Kanban and Agile DevOps workflows
- A good attitude and willingness to learn - you'll be with great people. You're welcome
Desirable
- You have a degree in CS, IT, or similar field
- CISSP, Security+, or other security related or linux or cloud related certifications
- Previous scripting experience (Python, Perl, Ruby, or PHP)
- You possess strong time prioritization skills
- You are proactive and look for ways to continuously increase efficiency
- We can see that you have a measured demeanor that assumes the best of people and respects co-workers
- Real world examples of demonstrated technical leadership
What the job involves
- As our Security Engineer, you'll responsible for managing our security posture as well as keeping our application safe from external threats
- Our ideal Security Engineer will to be able to manage IT-related security issues, such as firewall management, HIDS/HIPS configuration, log monitoring, and audit compliance (SOC II)
- You will ensure that our software application is both manually and automatically pentested for security vulnerabilities (both Red Team and Blue Team exercises), and be a decision maker in all things security management - able to "pull the plug" on a feature, application, or other business function if it represents a significant risk to the company
- Conduct penetration tests against web applications infrastructure
- Validate security on new hardware and software infrastructure
- Assist front-line company representatives with security questions
- Manage firewall rules and internal pentesting
- Manage SOC II controls and external pentesting
- Manage priorities through backlog management system (Jira)
- Come to work, do great things, then go home!
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Though fintech investment took a downturn in the third quarter of 2022, the recent IMF designation of sub-Saharan African countries as “emerging markets” has led to an upsurge of fintech companies focused on the area. Whilst the sector is crowded, Dash, a subsidiary of Spektra Inc app builders, has won big on funding obtaining seed funding.
Payment wallet companies fare well in Africa, where global transactions are less card oriented. Banks and telecoms are the main source of global payments on the continent but lack the interoperability that Visa and Mastercard have. Dash is on a mission to fix this problem with an alternative payment network and money wallet that would unify payment across different African countries and currencies.
Although young, Dash has grown alarmingly quickly. Having gained almost 5 times its early VC funding in just a year, this kind of boom isn’t always helpful for a new company. But with $1 billion processed since its launch from over a million customers, demand is high.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2022
$32.8m
SEED
Sep 2021
$5.6m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $38.4m
Company benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Medical cover
- Paid time off (leave days)
- Pension
- Hybrid work structure
Company HQ
Sugar Hill, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Previously Founder & CEO of OMG Digital, Inc, OMGGhana.Com and Bigx Music.
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