Technical Advisor

South Africa, South Africa

Job Description


What we are looking forWe are looking for a professional with deep knowledge in Application Security, including expertise in scan technologies such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and IAST. The ideal candidate is a thought leader in DevSecOps, with extensive hands-on experience in secure SDLC processes. They should possess strong competence in software and Infrastructure-as-Code, particularly with languages and tools like Python, Java, Kubernetes, and Helm. Additionally, the candidate should have experience integrating security tools within CI/CD pipelines and providing consulting on technical and process analyses.What does the job involve

  • Engaging with customers to understand their security requirements and identify potential security gaps in their application environment.
  • Participating in customer meetings and presentations & supporting the sales team with objection handling.
  • Providing technical expertise and support to the sales team by conducting tailor made product demonstrations based on customer requirements.
  • Conducting product evaluations and proof-of-concept (POC) demonstrations to help customers understand how the solutions work.
  • Put together a POC document template with industry use cases, Success criteria to be discussed with customers before start of a POC for maximizing output & better understanding of customer landscape.
  • Put together a regular cadence with the customer executing POCs without the help/support of a TA to support the customer in executing the POC in time.
  • Help responding to RFPs/tenders by collaborating with professional services teams, product management teams & partner technical teams (if any). Detailed responses to be documented with use cases details, diagrams etc. instead of a straight Yes/No response.
  • Support Sales team in sizing licenses for the customer based on understanding of the requirements.
  • Developing technical and business knowledge around competitive solutions and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry trends.
  • Participating in industry events, conferences, and webinars to showcase the security solutions and create awareness.
  • Conduct bi-weekly technical webinars around new features, basic understanding of solution, etc. for the specific region TA is responsible for
  • Supporting post-sales activities such as COE Support, basic training, and ongoing customer support to make sure customers are satisfied & it can help in growing business.
Qualifications
  • Knowledge on Application Security & all scan technologies like SAST, DAST, SCA, IAST etc.
  • Professional-level DevSecOps knowledge and thought leadership covering the majority of the secure SDLC.
  • Competent, hands-on skills crafting software and Infrastructure-as-Code, particularly using Python, Java, Kubernetes, Helm.
  • Competent, hands-on experience with modern software development tools and processes.
  • Competent, hands-on experience with SCA and SAST security tool integration within CI/CD pipelines.
  • Some experience with consulting, conducting technical and process analyses, and the crafting of documentation - including leveraging wikis along with traditional document formats.
  • Assist Engineering teams to build Threat Models, fix issues identified during SAST and DAST scans and adherence to security policies
  • Keep track of vulnerabilities and aid towards closure
  • Disseminate information about the secure coding guidelines to the teams
  • Stay current on the vulnerabilities and remediation, Share knowledge to Engineering teams
  • Knowledge and experience in working with API & Mobile security and mitigations.
  • Knowledge and understanding of secure SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) methodologies.
  • Experience in drafting application security coding standards.
  • Knowledge and experience in identifying and suggesting mitigations to OWASP top 10, CWE/SANS top 25 to development teams.
Benefits
  • Bonus
  • Full benefits package that Begins on Day 1 of employment
  • Competitive PTO
LocationAngola, Morocco, South Africa, Egypt

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1363771
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    South Africa, South Africa
  • Education
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