Application Security Specialist - Solution/ Technical

Job description / Role

Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities And Activities
• Perform security analysis, develop robust security architecture, and ingrain security solutions into the Bank's Group environment ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the bank’s information.
• Develop security architecture for various Information Security control systems.
• Perform Information Security Risk Assessments of new IT systems, design and recommend security controls to mitigate risks, reassess and enhance security architecture as needed.
• Perform Information Security Risk Assessments of new IT systems, design and recommend security controls to mitigate risks, reassess and enhance security architecture as needed.
• Review security architecture of new technology solutions and business applications, assess security, and recommend controls to address risks and enhance the architecture as needed.
• Research and recommend/implement the security standards, systems, and best practices.
• Review system security, recommend security controls, and implement enhancements.
• Manage information security projects/assignments.
• Collaborating with team to develop and implement information security architecture frameworks and strategies tailored to the specific needs of the banking industry. This includes developing security architecture for applications, cloud technologies and various Information Security control systems.
• Review technical service request and technical changes raised by IT users for Information Security risks.
• Follow Security by Design methodology to assure the end-to-end security.
• Conduct security reviews of business applications to identify weaknesses, recommend mitigation controls, perform thorough security testing, ensure secure design and architecture, and implement secure coding practices for input validation.
• Conduct security reviews of business applications to identify weaknesses, recommend mitigation controls, perform thorough security testing, ensure secure design and architecture, and implement secure coding practices for input validation.
• Provide security architectural guidance to IT.
• Understand the risk and weakness in applications and providing expert guidance and recommendations.
• Secure application design and architecture, and application security testing.
• Developing security baselines for all critical applications and ensuring their efficacy.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 7 - 10 years of relevant experience in the Banking industry.
• Secure Software Development and Programming experience.
• Professional Certifications Desired: CEH, CCNP, AWS, Azure, Java, Python, VB
• Fluency in English.
• Understanding of existing & emerging technologies

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.

We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.

Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering