Senior Security Engineer: DevSecOps & Cloud Security Leader

Halian; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to strengthen enterprise security across applications, cloud, and infrastructure in a regulated financial services context. You will drive secure-by-design practices, perform threat modelling, and lead secure design reviews while collaborating with Development, DevOps, and Product teams.

You will implement security tooling, conduct pen tests, and perform architecture reviews to enhance the organization's security posture.

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of experience in Information Security, Cyber Security, or Security Engineering roles.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, Security Architecture.
• Hands‑on experience securing Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices, and Cloud‑Native Apps.

Responsibilities

• Conduct web, mobile, and API penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
• Perform secure code reviews and identify security weaknesses in applications and infrastructure.
• Manage and optimize security tooling including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC Security, and container security solutions.
• Drive DevSecOps initiatives and integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform threat modelling, risk assessments, and architecture reviews.
• Design and review secure solutions across cloud, container, Kubernetes, and enterprise platforms.
• Lead vulnerability management activities, remediation planning and tracking.
• Support security incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Deliver security awareness sessions and secure coding training to engineering teams.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, and product teams to ensure secure implementation of solutions.
• Support continuous improvement of security standards, processes, and governance frameworks.
• Participate in security reviews and compliance initiatives across enterprise projects.

Skills

Application Security

Cloud Security

Infrastructure Security

Security Architecture

Web Application Penetration Testing

API Security Testing

Threat Modelling

Vulnerability Assessments

DevSecOps

CI/CD Security

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS Security

Azure Security

Identity & Access Management

Secrets Management

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Security Automation

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

IaC Security

Container Security Solutions

Job description

Halian is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to strengthen enterprise security across applications, cloud, and infrastructure in a regulated financial services context. You will drive secure-by-design practices, perform threat modelling, and lead secure design reviews while collaborating with Development, DevOps, and Product teams.

You will implement security tooling, conduct pen tests, and perform architecture reviews to enhance the organization's security posture.