Responsibilities

• Review and approve Security Audit Governance Checklists, assessment methodologies, audit scopes, and evaluation criteria.
• Conduct and supervise security assessments and audits of applications and systems, with a particular focus on mobile applications (Android / iOS).
• Perform architectural analysis and security reviews to identify potential security weaknesses, risks, and compliance gaps.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee penetration testing activities to evaluate the security of systems and applications.
• Review penetration testing and security assessment results and ensure that findings are properly documented, risk-rated, and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare, review, and approve security audit and penetration testing reports, ensuring that findings, risks, evidence, and recommendations are clearly documented.
• Work closely with development, infrastructure, security, and other relevant teams to understand security requirements and ensure identified risks are properly addressed.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to development teams regarding remediation of identified vulnerabilities and improvement of their security posture.
• Track remediation activities and audit findings through to closure, ensuring that corrective actions are assigned, followed up, and completed within agreed timelines.
• Take ownership of audit findings and ensure that unresolved risks are appropriately escalated to the relevant stakeholders and management.
• Monitor the status of security risks, remediation plans, and audit actions, and provide regular progress reports to management.
• Establish and maintain effective security audit governance processes, including checklists, review procedures, approval workflows, evidence requirements, and reporting standards.
• Ensure consistency and quality of audit activities and deliverables across the team.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to obtain required evidence, clarify findings, resolve disputes, and ensure timely completion of audit activities.
• Identify recurring security weaknesses and provide recommendations for improving security controls, processes, and development practices.
• Support continuous improvement of the organization’s security audit and assessment processes.

Technical Responsibilities

• Architectural analysis and design of mobile applications in order to identify security weaknesses and possible risks
• Do penetration tests (pen test) to evaluate the security of systems with a focus on mobile systems (Android / IOS)
• Record full reports of penetration test results to provide detailed information about identified vulnerabilities
• Work closely with development teams and other stakeholders to understand security needs
• Provide guidance and suggestions to the development teams about fixing the identified vulnerabilities and their improvement

Requirements

• Proven experience in Security Auditing, Security Assessment, Vulnerability Management, or Penetration Testing.
• Experience leading or coordinating a security audit or security assessment team.
• Strong understanding of Security Governance, Risk Management, Audit Processes, and Security Controls.
• Ability to develop, review, maintain, and approve security audit governance checklists and assessment criteria.
• Strong understanding of application and mobile security concepts and common attack techniques.
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 (Web/Mobile) and other relevant security standards and frameworks.
• Practical knowledge of mobile security testing and penetration testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with tools such as Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, MobSF, MitMProxy, and similar tools.
• Familiarity with mobile programming languages and frameworks such as Java/Kotlin, Swift/Objective-C, React Native, and Xamarin.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess security risks and determine their potential business impact.
• Strong reporting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with development, infrastructure, security, and management teams.
• Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and accountability for assigned audits, findings, and deliverables.
• Strong follow-up and task management skills, with the ability to continuously track open findings and remediation activities until closure.
• Ability to prioritize multiple audits, assessments, and remediation activities while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to challenge findings constructively, resolve disagreements with stakeholders, and ensure that security requirements are properly addressed.
• Ability to work independently while effectively leading and coordinating team members and stakeholders.