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Security Engineer

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R3,000 monthly

icon building Company : Stitch Money
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Job Description - Security Engineer

About Stitch


Stitch is a payments infrastructure company on a mission to make it easier for enterprise businesses to connect to the financial system and build better experiences for their customers.


We are expanding the team to enable Stitch to broaden our product offering and extend our geographical footprint.

About the role


The Security Engineer owns Stitch's defensive posture end-to-end: building detection and response capabilities, hardening how we ship software, and using AI to stay ahead of threats at speed. This includes building new security features, driving remediation processes and responding to security incidents.


Key Responsibilities



  1. Secure our data, endpoints and networks

  2. Ongoing preparation, monitoring, and response to security incidents

  3. Build, maintain, enhance and oversee SIEM solutions.

  4. Risk management:


    1. Conduct pen-testing and threat hunting to find weaknesses in Stitch's defence systems to improve Stitch's overall security

    2. Design, build and use automations (including AI) to detect threats and drive the remediation processes.

    3. Work alongside engineering teams to ensure architecture and design are secure, and ensure implementation is correct.


  5. Standards, policies, and practices:


    1. Design, develop and improve internal security standards and policies

    2. Contribute to security requirements for relevant industry standards (PCI, ISO 27001, etc)


  6. Plan, conduct and manage internal security audit processes

  7. Conduct diligence on third-party vendors and provide recommendations to management

  8. Consult with and mentor Stitch staff members on security-related matters.


 


Requirements



  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

  • 8+ years total experience

  • 4+ years in a security-related role

  • 4+ years in a dev or devops role

  • Highly familiar and comfortable with AI for coworking, coding and automation integration in order to augment and speed up delivery based on their own deep technical understanding.

  • The ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal manner.

  • Attention to detail - for example, spotting a misconfigured IAM policy buried in Terraform or an access token that shouldn’t be there.

  • Clear understanding of security controls and requirements & ability to communicate why security controls are required to technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Experience working with standards such as ISO 27001, PCI, CIS Top 18, OWASP, etc

  • OSCP, CISSP, CISM, SSCP or similar qualifications are advantageous 


 

Benefits & Perks



🏖️ Remote-friendly Work


We recognise and value the importance of enabling remote work and maintaining a globally distributed workforce. We cater to equitable employee experiences for both in-office and remote team members. We remain conscientious about ensuring a level playing field, especially around team events, business meeting practices, and office-driven benefits. While we facilitate remote work, we also see the value in bringing the full team together in person from time to time.


🎨 Stock Ownership*


We believe in the power of ownership. That's why every full-time team member becomes a part-owner of Stitch. Our employee stock ownership plan ensures that when the company thrives, you do too.


Time Off*


Taking time off from work is critical to ensure that you can take necessary breaks and have time for important life events outside of work. It also helps you manage your energy better. In line with this, we provide a generous annual leave policy, along with supportive family responsibility, parental, study, and long-tenure sabbatical leave options, designed to accommodate the diverse needs of our team.


📚 Learning & Development Fund*


We are committed to the professional growth of our team. Each year, we allocate $3,000 per full time team member for learning and development, supporting a culture of continuous improvement and skill enhancement.


🩺 Health Insurance Contribution*


Recognising the importance of health and well-being, we contribute to health insurance for all team members and provide group health insurance schemes in certain jurisdictions.


💻 Equipment


To ensure our team has the tools they need, new members receive a brand-new Mac laptop along with the necessary peripheral equipment upon joining Stitch.


💜 Employee Assistance Programmes


We care about the well-being of our team. Our Employee Assistance Programmes provide you with the necessary resources and support to not only excel in your job but also to thrive in your personal life. Whether it's counselling, advice, or support services, we're here to help every step of the way.


Other notable benefits and perks


Celebrations for important life and work milestones  
Daily team lunches in the Cape Town office 
Bi-annual work retreats 
New starter dinners
Frequent team and company events


 


Compliance with POPIA
Our processing of your Personal Information is subject to, and in compliance with, the provisions of POPIA.


Privacy and security of your information
We will process your information only on instructions from you, which we are deemed to have received when you submit information on our website. We will maintain the confidentiality and security of such information per the standards contained in the POPIA, which requires us to adopt reasonable safeguards to protect the integrity and confidentiality of such information from unauthorized access, loss or destruction.


*these benefits are applicable for full-time staff members but may not apply for fixed-term and part-time staff


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Stitch Money

One API integration for all online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto. Orchestrate + reconcile digital payments across methods and send payouts

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