Security Engineer I UAE Based

Our client is a software development and digital solutions company serving clients across the FinTech Gaming and Marketing sectors. The company has successfully delivered 20 innovative products across 5 international markets including Brazil Armenia Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

As the company scales its platforms across these markets theyre looking for a Security Engineer to embed security into the software development lifecycle secure their cloud-native infrastructure and help engineering teams ship applications that are resilient compliant and built to last.

Responsibilities:

• Weave security into the SDLC from design through deployment running threat models and risk assessments before code ships.
• Automate security testing across the pipeline SAST DAST SCA and IaC scanning to catch issues early.
• Harden Kubernetes and Docker environments with RBAC network policies and least-privilege access controls.
• Build and maintain security guardrails inside CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Azure DevOps Bitbucket).
• Secure cloud workloads across Azure AWS and GCP and strengthen IAM MFA and RBAC practices.
• Investigate security alerts drive root-cause analysis and support incident response end-to-end.
• Partner with engineering DevOps and QA to remediate vulnerabilities and design secure-by-default systems.
• Strengthen software supply-chain security through SBOMs dependency scanning and secret detection.
• Support audits and help maintain compliance with frameworks like ISO 27001 NIST CSF and CIS Benchmarks.
• Run secure-coding sessions and security awareness training for development teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in Application Security Security Engineering DevSecOps or Cloud Security.
• Hands-on experience securing web applications REST APIs containers and cloud-native workloads.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes Docker and at least one major cloud provider (Azure AWS or GCP).
• Comfortable running SAST DAST SCA and IaC scans as part of a vulnerability management program.
• Experience embedding security into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Bitbucket or Azure DevOps).
• Solid grounding in secure SDLC principles and threat modeling.
• Familiarity with tools such as SonarQube Trivy OWASP ZAP Burp Suite Nessus Microsoft Defender or Wazuh.
• Working knowledge of Python or Bash for security automation.

Benefits:

• Flight ticket and full working visa provided.
• Full sponsorship and support throughout the visa and work permit process.
• Top-tier equipment including a MacBook and iPhone.
• Competitive compensation tailored to your skills and experience.
• Comprehensive leave package.
• A dynamic inclusive culture that invests in your growth.

Recruitment Process:

• HR Interview
• Technical Interview (take-home assignment & 2 technical interviews)
• Background Check
• Offer

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 2000 - 2000