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Applications Security Analyst

  • Full Time
  • Harare
  • Applications have closed

Telone

Job Description:

Responsible for the protection of business applications from security attacks by developing, inserting, and testing security components that makes applications more secure.

Duties And Responsibilities:

  • Performs application security testing as part of the software development process.
  • Ensures that there are no security vulnerabilities in a new or updated version of a software application.
  • Implements patches and utilizes shielding tools that harden applications, making them less vulnerable to attacks.
  • Determines the most dangerous or potent threats to an application and where their applications are most vulnerable.
  • Explores threats and ranks them on a severity scale after which they document the countermeasures already in place as well explore new countermeasures that could be developed.
  • Encrypts data in an application and its supporting databases as well as file storage systems to avoid attacks from hackers or even genuine users without authorisation.
  • Leads and participates on cross-functional teams to represent application security interests from a technical and process perspectives.
  • Leads vulnerability assessments and monitoring services across several applications.
  • Contributes to the development of security policies and security standards.
  • Identifies, exploits, and remediates common application vulnerabilities through use of tools and code review.
  • Completes all other related tasks as and when required.

Qualification and Experience:

  • A Degree in Computer Science/ Information Systems or equivalent from reputable institutions.
  • Certification in Application Security Engineer (CASE); Certification Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP); Certification Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or equivalent is an added advantage.
  • Three (3) years hands on experience in Applications Security environment

Closing Date: 21 April 2023