Senior Application Security Engineer

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Industry: Banking
Description: Absa Bank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited, providing personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management, and bancassurance. Its parent company, Barclays Africa Group Limited, is 62.3% owned by Barclays… Absa Bank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited, providing personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management, and bancassurance. Its parent company, Barclays Africa Group Limited, is 62.3% owned by Barclays Bank PLC and listed on the JSE Limited. The group was formed on 31 July 2013 through the combination of Absa Group Limited and Barclays’ African operations, and its name changed to Barclays Africa Group Limited on 2 August 2013. Registered head offices are in South Africa, and the group holds majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania. View more View less

Job Details

Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
Qualification: Diploma
Job Experience: Mandatory
Job Location: Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Salary: Undisclosed
Other Pay: Benefits
Job Category: Banking

Job Description

Job Summary

Senior Application Security Engineer with extensive penetration testing skills to lead advanced security assessments across web, mobile, APIs, cloud-native environments and AI-driven autonomous penetration testing platforms.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with architecture awareness and hands-on experience deploying and integrating security testing solutions

Job Description

Advanced Penetration Testing

  • Conduct manual and automated penetration testing across:
    • Web applications
    • API (REST, GraphQL, SOAP)
    • Mobile applications (iOS & Android)
    • Cloud-native workloads and containerized environment
    • Infrastructure
  • Perform black-box and white box testing
  • Perform business logic testing
  • Validate and exploit findings to demonstrate real business risk
  • Conduct threat modeling and attack surface analysis

 AI & Autonomous Pentesting

  • Design, operate and optimize AI-Driven autonomous pentesting platforms
  • Tune LLM-Based testing agents and attack orchestration workflows
  • Validate AI generated findings and reduce false positives

Reporting & Leadership

  • Produce executive level reporting and technical reports
  • Present findings to business, engineering and executive stakeholders
  • Provide remediation guidance with practical implementation advice
  • Mentor junior testers
  • Contribute to internal security standards and processes

Required Skillsets

Technical Skills

  • 5+ years of penetration testing experience
  • Deep knowledge of:
    • OWASP Top 10 (Web, API)
    • Business Logic Exploitation
    • Authentication and session management flows
    • SSRF, RCE, injection flaws
  • Experience with AI assisted penetration testing tools
  • Understanding of LLM-based attacks, prompt injection risks, AI model abuse vectors

Experience with tools such as:

  • Burp Suite (Advance Usage)
  • Nmap
  • Nessus
  • Metasploit
  • SAT/DAST tools
  • Mobile testing tools (MobSF, Frida, Objection)

Certifications (Preferred)

  • eJPT
  • CEH
  • OCSP
  • AI security (Advantageous)

Soft Skills

  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills‑solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to translate technical risk into business impact
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities
  • Ability to work independently as well as contribute effectively within a team

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

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