Application Security Engineer (Security)

TL;DR

Application Security Engineer (Security): Enhancing the security posture of financial services applications and infrastructure with an accent on application-level security, API reviews, and incident response. Focus on securing high-impact financial products, implementing robust security guardrails, and managing sensitive data in a distributed environment.

Location: Remote from UK, Spain, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, or Cameroon

Salary: Up to $152,100 USD, plus a generous equity package.

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing financial technology company making Africa the first cashless continent through mobile financial services.

What you will do

• Centralize application-level login and permissions enforcement.
• Configure and utilize external SIEM solutions to monitor infrastructure.
• Improve the posture around secret management.
• Perform security reviews of public-facing APIs.
• Partner with teams to define secure guardrails, supporting investigations and incident response.
• Work with the IT Team to fix non-conformities found during audits by central banks and ISO certification.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a security-related role.
• Strong Experience with Python.
• Fluent English.

Nice to have

• Experience remediating non-conformities.
• Interest in security-focused source code review and penetration testing.
• Interest in growing and mentoring a team.
• Some experience with ISO-27001 and PCI-DSS certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Yearly $1,200 stipend to support coworking meetups with teammates.
• Remote team members are expected to travel to operational markets (e.g., Senegal or Côte d'Ivoire) at least once a year.
• Twice-yearly performance reviews with bonuses or promotions.
• Competitive salaries calculated using a transparent formula and generous equity package.
• Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions.
• 6 months of fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance.
• Flexible vacation, with most folks taking between 21-30 days exclusive of statutory holidays.
• $10,000 annual charitable donation matching.
• Autonomy in project ownership, from understanding the problem to monitoring solutions in production.