Cellulant Security Application Analyst

Cellulant Security Application Analyst

Vacancy: Security Application Analyst

Department: CTG

Location: Nairobi, KenyaStarting date: Immediate.
Who are we? Cellulant* is a digital payments business. We run an ecosystem of consumers, merchants and banks in which we facilitate payments and build value through the value-added services we layer on top.
In building this ecosystem we serve different types of customers with different products, in a range that includes mobile banking products, mobile credit products, USSD, SMS, and digital content.
We are currently serving merchants and banks across 10 countries, and a wide set of industries


Our true competitive advantage lies in the ecosystem we are building – if we do a good job over the next few years, it will be the glue* that will connect everyone to everything – every consumer to every business in Africa.

We will glue together hundreds of thousands of businesses to an increasingly significant number of mobile consumers. Face of success shall be 100m active consumers spending $50-$100 on a few hundred thousand businesses connected to our payments ecosystem.

We aim to be Africa’s number 1 mobile commerce ecosystem by 2016.

Security Application Analyst: She/he will carry out tests on Cellulant in house developed, third party supplied applications and technology environment in which the applications are deployed to enforce confidentiality, integrity and availability. Assist with the operational task related to information security.

Responsibilities:

• Documentation
• Critique technical design documentation, from a security perspective that fully defines all application code and the underlying methodology for the design decisions made.
• Author security related user documentation for any projects/products worked on.
• Author reports on identified security issues for any projects/products worked on.
• Follow up with the development teams to ensure that the identified issues are fixed before being deployed on live systems.
• Product Testing
• Provide feedback on security test cases and test coverage to the quality assurance team.
• Review code for potential performance issues, re usability, and/or anomalies.
• Detailed security analysis of code.
• Product Support
• Assess, troubleshoot, document and resolve issues
• Troubleshoot client problems both remotely and on site.
• Research and identify cause of reported defects and issues.
• Develop and contribute to the improvement of maintenance procedures
• Adhere to the terms of the Operating Level Agreement.
• Reporting
• Recording of time spent and tasks
• Escalating any issues identified
• Guidance and Mentoring
• Participate in peer reviews
• Arrange and execute training for other teams

Who are you?

Required skills:

• Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.
• A minimum of 1 years’ experience information security / systems audit.
• Exposure in design disciplines and processes, such as client server solution architecture, MVC Models, OOP or High performance solutions.
• Understanding of programming languages e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Perl, Python, VB.Net, shell e.t.c
• Understanding of presentation languages e.g. ASP, PHP, Ruby, JSP/JSF, Android, Objective C e.t.c
• Understanding of Web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor, Yii e.t.c
• Understanding of information security industry standards e.g. ISO27001, PCI-DSS, OWASP framework.
• Understanding and use of Linux operating system and experience in setup and securing of the LAMP software stack.

What do we offer you?

When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues.
You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.

We offer you a challenging position in which you will be rewarded for performance.

How to Apply

Are you interested in this position and do you meet the minimum requirements?
Apply by sending an e-mail with your CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com

The selection process entails an oral interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.

The deadline for application is 31st May 2015.

Due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Do you have questions about this vacancy?

Visit our website at www.cellulant.com

Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.