Senior Application Security Engineer at Absa Bank Limited

Job Summary

Senior Application Security Engineer with extensive penetration testing skills to lead advanced security assessments across web, mobile, APIs, cloud-native environments and AI-driven autonomous penetration testing platforms.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with architecture awareness and hands-on experience deploying and integrating security testing solutions

Job Description

Advanced Penetration Testing

• Conduct manual and automated penetration testing across:
  • Web applications
  • API (REST, GraphQL, SOAP)
  • Mobile applications (iOS & Android)
  • Cloud-native workloads and containerized environment
  • Infrastructure
• Perform black-box and white box testing
• Perform business logic testing
• Validate and exploit findings to demonstrate real business risk
• Conduct threat modeling and attack surface analysis

 AI & Autonomous Pentesting

• Design, operate and optimize AI-Driven autonomous pentesting platforms
• Tune LLM-Based testing agents and attack orchestration workflows
• Validate AI generated findings and reduce false positives

Reporting & Leadership

• Produce executive level reporting and technical reports
• Present findings to business, engineering and executive stakeholders
• Provide remediation guidance with practical implementation advice
• Mentor junior testers
• Contribute to internal security standards and processes

Required Skillsets

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of penetration testing experience
• Deep knowledge of:
  • OWASP Top 10 (Web, API)
  • Business Logic Exploitation
  • Authentication and session management flows
  • SSRF, RCE, injection flaws
• Experience with AI assisted penetration testing tools
• Understanding of LLM-based attacks, prompt injection risks, AI model abuse vectors

Experience with tools such as:

• Burp Suite (Advance Usage)
• Nmap
• Nessus
• Metasploit
• SAT/DAST tools
• Mobile testing tools (MobSF, Frida, Objection)

Certifications (Preferred)

• eJPT
• CEH
• OCSP
• AI security (Advantageous)

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills‑solving and analytical skills
• Ability to translate technical risk into business impact
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work independently as well as contribute effectively within a team

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)