What You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related Software Engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Software Engineering or DevOps, with at least 3 of those years specifically focused on application security.
• Strong communication skills to translate technical vulnerabilities into business and engineering impact.
• Experience with cloud security (AWS) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Proficient in architecting and developing secure applications (preferably in Java).
• Proficient in scripting (Python, Bash, Go) for automation of security tasks.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD systems and embedding security checks without slowing delivery.
• Proven ability to independently define security standards, drive adoption across engineering teams, and manage a Security Champions programme.
• Advantageous: AppSec fundamentals (OWASP Top 10, dependency management, OAuth2/OIDC), experience with SonarQube and CrowdStrike.

About You

For us to achieve our ambitious vision together as a team, it is important for our Martians to lead at all levels, be self-starters who take ownership of their work, and continuously push the boundaries of what is possible. You thrive in a collaborative environment, communicate openly, and are energised by solving complex, real-world problems.

Becoming a Martian means

• Comfortably working and learning from a fully remote, culturally diverse team based predominantly in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana.
• Being an open, honest and respectful communicator.
• You enjoy asking questions, identifying areas of improvement and proposing solutions, no matter your job title or whether you have been with us for a day, a month or years!
• You are comfortable taking initiative and operating independently.
• You thrive in a fast paced environment, where change is constant.
• You find it exciting to work with various clients, from different industries, each with a different problem for you and your team to solve.
• Intentionally sharing tech and industry trends that excite you with your peers.
• Seeking continuous feedback and actively taking steps to continuously grow personally and professionally.

Want to know what you get by joining us?

1. Become a member of a team where we value each individual's contribution from day 1 and empower you to make suggestions, get involved and do what you love most!
2. Flexibility and the freedom to work remotely.
3. Work-life balance where you are not expected to work over weekends or after hours.
4. A forward thinking remote company that knows how important it is to stay connected as one team, by providing virtual social platforms for employee engagement.
5. A monthly work from home allowance which you can use to set yourself up to work comfortably from home. Whether that is pens, notebooks, new headphones or work snacks!
6. A MacBook or Windows laptop for you to do your best work on.
7. Become part of a team of exceptionally clever and talented people who like to share their knowledge and learnings.
8. We support your career growth and love to celebrate your successes and advancement!

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