Moniepoint is a financial technology company digitising Africa’s real economy by building a financial ecosystem for businesses, providing them with all the payment, banking, credit and business management tools they need to succeed.
About The Role
As a Senior Security Engineer, you will champion secure innovation by embedding security into the fabric of our software development lifecycle. You’ll partner closely with engineering teams to safeguard customer trust while they build cutting-edge services. Your expertise will directly shape secure design through threat modeling and code review, drive efficiency via security automation, and mentor developers to elevate our collective security posture.
The ideal candidate is a technical leader who blends deep security expertise with exceptional influence. You possess broad security knowledge anchored by specialization in critical areas, and excel at translating complex risks into actionable insights for both engineers and executives. Your strength lies in harmonizing diverse perspectives, strategically prioritizing risks, and guiding partners to implement resilient, secure solutions that balance speed and safety.
Key Responsibilities
Security Strategy & Leadership
Define and execute security strategy for product teams, aligning with business objectives.
Lead threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and design guidance for diverse software projects.
Mentor engineers technically and professionally, fostering a culture of security excellence.
Advanced Technical Execution
Conduct adversarial security analysis using automated tools and manual techniques (e.g., custom exploit development).
Perform manual/automated secure code reviews across Java, Python, JavaScript, and cloud-native stacks.
Develop security automation tools to scale vulnerability detection (SAST/DAST/IAST enhancements).
Risk Mitigation & Innovation
Identify complex risks through offensive security research; advocate for cutting-edge mitigation technologies.
Solve novel security problems lacking predefined solutions (e.g., zero-day vulnerabilities, emergent attack vectors).
Maintain and evolve threat models for critical applications and microservices architectures.
Collaboration & Enablement
Partner with the engineering team to embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines and development practices.
Design/deliver security training programs tailored to development teams and business stakeholders.
Lead incident response for application security events and drive root-cause analysis.
Qualifications Required
5+ years in application security, including 2+ years in a senior/lead role.
Expertise in threat modeling (e.g., STRIDE, PASTA), penetration testing, and secure SDLC implementation.Proficiency in code review for Java/Python/JavaScript and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Hands-on experience building security tools (e.g., scanners, CI plugins) with Python/Go.
Proven track record in security architecture design and risk-based decision-making.
Preferred
OSCP, OSCE, GXPN, or similar offensive security certifications.
Contributions to security tooling/open-source projects.
Experience with container security (Kubernetes, Docker), serverless, or infrastructure-as-code.
Skills
Leadership: Ability to define team strategy, mentor engineers, and influence stakeholders.
Innovation: Aptitude for researching/implementing novel solutions to ambiguous security challenges.
Technical Depth: Mastery of application security frameworks (OWASP, NIST) and exploit techniques.
Communication: Translate technical risks to business impact for executives and engineers alike.
Execution: Drive implementation of security controls
