Current Openings at Cellulant Corporation

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

This role is a part of the Strategy & Growth team which serves as a connector between the commercial, product, finance, and data teams within the company. We drive value by delivering data-driven insights for the business which then help decision-making. Our key role is to translate the company’s big-picture goals into clear execution initiatives that allow coordinated efforts across markets to deliver growth. The role will also focus on implementing processes and systems to drive strategy and assisting in the preparation and follow-up of business reviews. This role will entail working under the Senior Strategy and M&A manager to assist in Strategy formulation and/or M&A analysis along with aiding other fundraising efforts for the organization as the need arises. Requires a bachelor's degree and experience in corporate/high-growth startup strategy, management consulting, investment banking, venture capital, and private equity.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Helping draft and complete high-quality slides and excel spreadsheets to assist in company strategy execution and on any potential M&A/fundraising transactions.
• Gathering and analyzing information from different country/product teams and from external sources to well define, plan and execute the near and long-term strategic vision of the business.
• Liaising with commercial, finance, and data teams to gather data and draft outputs including analysis/forecasts.
• Creating and managing effective dashboards and reporting solutions to track execution and drive cadence.
• Managing/assisting on projects and financial models required for business strategy formulation and execution.
• Assist other teams (product or country) in articulating the strategy for their respective divisions as inputs in the preparation of the overall global strategy. 
• Providing analytical support on other projects the strategy and growth team are working on as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• 2-3  years of work experience in corporate/high growth startup strategy, management consulting, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or consulting at the big 4 (Kenya, Nigeria, or other anglophone African countries).
• Bachelor’s degree/STEM focussed degree.
• Prior Fintech/Payments Industry Experience.
• Able to conduct in-depth research and drive inferences independently.
• Able to analyze financial information and have a strong understanding of key accounting/finance concepts.
• Able to create detailed plans, frameworks, and other strategy-related deliverables.
• Intermediate understanding of financial modeling, due diligence, and other key processes in a deal cycle.
• Fully Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:  

Application Security Engineers work closely with development teams, product managers (PM), and Quality Engineers to ensure that Cellulant’s products are secure. As an application security engineer, you will be required to set security controls and design requirements during the software creation and development stage of the software lifecycle. You will also be required to lead the integration of these designs into the software.

In this position, you are a passionate and talented application security engineer with a very deep understanding of OWASP, CWE 25, Data Protection, Access management software vulnerabilities, and best practices design and threat modeling skills who can work in a dynamic environment. You must be dedicated to able to work with developers in producing secure code in short time frames and be willing to go beyond the standard routine.

You will work closely with Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Software Quality Engineers and Product Managers within existing product teams to deliver high-quality software releases.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performing security-focused code reviews.
• Supporting and consulting with product and development teams in the area of application security, including threat modeling and application security reviews.
• Assisting teams in reproducing, triaging, and addressing application security vulnerabilities.
• Assisting in the development of security processes and automated tooling that prevent classes of security issues.
• Leading both critical and regular security releases.
• Leading application security reviews and threat modeling, including code review and dynamic testing.
• Leading the development of automated security testing to validate that secure coding best practices are being used.
• Guiding and advising product development teams as SMEs in the area of application security.
• Developing security training and socializing the material with internal development teams.
• Participating and assisting in initiatives to holistically address multiple vulnerabilities found across our product spectrum

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Must have experience:

• 3-5 Years of Experience in Application Security, SSDLC, and Threat Modelling with an MS/BS degree in Information System Management / Computer Science / Information Security or a related technical discipline with at least 2 years of Software Development experience.
• MUST have a deep understanding of OWASP Top 10 and CWE 25; with a proven track record and experience in implementing and integrating remediation strategies.
• Well-versed in application design, penetration testing, application risk assessment, and risk categorization.
• Experience in managing application security testing tools like SAST, DAST and Open Source Vulnerability Scanning. 
• Solid problem-solving and analytical skills; able to quickly digest any issue/problem encountered and recommend an appropriate solution.
• Able to work well with software engineering teams.
• Experience identifying security issues through code reviews.
• Excellent and professional communication skills (written and verbal) with an ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner.
• Familiarity with some common security libraries and tools (e.g. static analysis tools, proxying / penetration testing tools).
• Familiarity and ability to explain common security flaws and ways to address them (e.g. OWASP Top 10).
• Good development or scripting experience and skills. Java, Springboot,  JavaScript, and/or Python are preferred.
• A basic understanding of network and web-related protocols (such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, protocols).
• CICD (Continuous Integration Continuous Development) – Circle CI, Jenkins, GitHub
• Must be a self-starter, able to work under pressure and with limited supervision both individually and with other team members

Experience that will count in your favor: 

• Experience working in Agile teams
• Experience in Linux operating systems
• Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage priorities and multi-task.