Security Engineer

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About the Role

FinX aims to build a digital financial platform that will deliver on the promise of simplicity, technological advancement, and superior customer products & services for millions of people in Vietnam. 

As a Security Engineer, you’ll be part of a friendly and supportive Hosting & Reliability Engineering team within a company that has a fantastic culture, adopts public cloud, modern tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST).
  • Review and validate automated testing results and prioritize actions that resolve issues based on overall risk. Perform application security tests using binary analysis.
  • Perform manual source code review for security vulnerabilities. Analyze source code to mitigate identified weaknesses and vulnerabilities within the system.
  • Identify opportunities to automate and standardize information security controls and for the supported groups. Participate in conference calls with engineering team to ensure proper scan coverage and effective results.
  • Write formal security assessment report for each application, using our company’s standard reporting format.
  • Direct the development and delivery of secure solutions by coordinating with business and technical contacts. Collaborate with application teams to ensure that any identified security vulnerabilities are remediated in a timely manner.
  • Manage and execute security assessments for multiple projects simultaneously and ensure project timelines are met.
  • Research and explore new testing tools and methodologies. Act as a mentor to the junior team members.
  • Actively participate in research and knowledge sharing discussions with broader Vulnerability Assessments organization. Reduce risk by analyzing the root cause of issues, their impact, and required corrective actions.
  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of relevant experience in web development, source code review, or application security testing.
  • Basic understanding of application security and associated vulnerabilities
  • Development background in Java/J2EE, C#, .NET in an enterprise environment
  • Development experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, Python, JSON, Lambda
  • Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle – including unit testing, code scanning
  • Experience using ALM and CICD tools like Bitbucket, TFS, Jenkins, udeploy, BMC RLM or related tools in an agile methodology.
  • Familiarity with static analysis (source code review) and application pen-testing techniques
  • Experience using commercial enterprise automated security testing tools such as Checkmarx, Snyk, AppScan Source, Fortify, Veracode, Blackduck, Sonatype, Contrast, Seeker is a plus.
  • Knowledge with mobile platforms and languages including Android, Kotlin, Objective-C, Swift is a plus.
  • Experience using or testing cloud platforms (AWS, Google, Azure, etc.) is a plus.
  • Proven influencing and relationship management skills.
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
  • Professional certifications, such as CISSP, CSSLP, GIAC, CEH, or willingness to obtain.

Why join FinX

At FinX, you’ll shape the infrastructure backbone of a fast-scaling digital bank – where innovation meets reliability. You’ll work at the intersection of DevOps, Cloud, and Security, driving automation and resilience in every deployment.

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