Software Security Engineer

2 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa takealot.com Full time

, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Intermediate Software Security Engineer  to join our team. 

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment, and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again

Scale : 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do. Learn : We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time.  Grow : Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Superbalist.com, and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. 

Who’s who in the tech space

This position reports to the Takealot Group Cyber Security Manager

Our ideal candidates have a passion for technology, they are constantly exploring, learning and improving their skills. They are able to apply what they have learned and are able to share their knowledge freely. We embrace fit for purpose technology, meaning we have a diverse stack. Just like our culture, we obsess about building systems that are elegant, performant, reliable, scalable yet simple. Our teams are autonomous, collaborative units that share a business and engineering vision, but have the freedom to tweak and influence how they go about their mission.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

Designing and implementing technical solutions to enhance defensive security measures. Providing mentorship and guidance on security practices within the organization. Deploying, managing, and monitoring security tools such as SIEM, IPS/IDS, and UEBA. Responding to and or managing security incidents as per standards and playbooks. Continuously striving to enhance security auditing and monitoring capabilities. Creating custom applications designed to detect and alert on potential security threats. Collaborating with broader engineering teams to ensure the security of platforms, applications, and networks. Strengthening server security and integrating security measures into the platform architecture. Developing automation scripts to address complex security challenges efficiently.

The skills we need:

Passionate about technology and security  Curious, always learning, and keeps up to date with current security affairs  A team player, an active listener, mentor, and able to communicate well  Shows solid reasoning and decision making  Possesses the ability to work under pressure

Qualifications & Experience:

A formal qualification/degree in Computer Science or Engineering would be advantageous with 3+ years of experience or 4-5 years of professional experience in a security or similar role with a combination of certification such as (CEH, OSCP, CISM, CISSP etc). Solid, working understanding of Open Source Operating Systems and Applications Working knowledge and experience of a programming language such as Python Solid, working understanding of Networking (TCP, UDP, IP, nmap, wireshark, etc.)  Solid, working understanding of web technologies (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS)  Experience with WAF (Cloudflare)  Experience with Google Cloud or similar cloud provider such as AWS or Azure  Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or containers in general  Experience with CICD pipelines Experience with defensive systems (SIEM, IDS/IPS, Canaries, Fail2Ban, etc.)

Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group

The power is in your hands : We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny. No doors : We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great. Remote working : Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds. Mentorship programme : We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best. Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning : Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more. Good times : Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times). Staff discount . Millions of products across 28 departments. What more could you ask for? Birthday leave : Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.  Right tools, right job : Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech. Help when you need it most : Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.  Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come. Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to). 

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