Software Security Engineer (Intermediate)

Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Intermediate Software Security Engineer to join our team. 

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package that allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment, and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

• Scale: 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.
• Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time. 
• Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. 

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This position reports to the Takealot Group Cyber Security Manager

Our ideal candidates have a passion for technology, and they are constantly exploring, learning, and improving their skills. They are able to apply what they have learned and are able to share their knowledge freely. We embrace fit-for-purpose technology, meaning we have a diverse stack. Just like our culture, we obsess about building systems that are elegant, performant, reliable, scalable, yet simple. Our teams are autonomous, collaborative units that share a business and engineering vision, but have the freedom to tweak and influence how they go about their mission.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Designing and implementing technical solutions to enhance defensive security measures.
• Providing mentorship and guidance on security practices within the organisation.
• Deploying, managing, and monitoring security tools such as SIEM, IPS/IDS, and UEBA.
• Responding to and or managing security incidents as per standards and playbooks.
• Continuously striving to enhance security auditing and monitoring capabilities.
• Creating custom applications designed to detect and alert on potential security threats.
• Collaborating with broader engineering teams to ensure the security of platforms, applications, and networks.
• Strengthening server security and integrating security measures into the platform architecture.
• Developing automation scripts to address complex security challenges efficiently.
• The role requires flexibility in support responsibilities, including on-call availability for time-sensitive technical matters. This involves [e.g., "responding to system alerts, resolving urgent client issues, or assisting with deployment challenges"]. The team ensures clear protocols and collaborative workflows to manage demands effectively.

The skills we need:

• Passionate about technology and security 
• Curious, always learning, and keeps up to date with current security affairs 
• A team player, an active listener, a mentor, and able to communicate well 
• Shows solid reasoning and decision-making 
• Possesses the ability to work under pressure
• A passion for open source technologies

Qualifications & Experience:

• A formal qualification/degree in Computer Science or Engineering would be advantageous with 3+ years of experience or 4-5 years of professional experience in a security or similar role with a combination of certifications such as (CEH, OSCP, CISM, CISSP, etc).
• Solid, working understanding of Open Source Operating Systems and Applications
• Working knowledge and experience of a programming language such as Python
• Solid, working understanding of Networking (TCP, UDP, IP, nmap, wireshark, etc.) 
• Solid, working understanding of web technologies (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS)
• Experience with IAM systems and access governance 
• Experience with WAF (Cloudflare) 
• Experience with Google Cloud or a similar cloud provider, such as AWS or Azure 
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or containers in general (Is a plus) 
• Experience with defensive systems (SIEM, IDS/IPS, Canaries, Fail2Ban, etc.)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Working knowledge of Automation workflows

Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab, and make something great.
• Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
• Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best by learning from the best.
• Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Upskill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Staff discount. Millions of products across 28 departments. What more could you ask for?
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. 
• Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support, and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere. 
• Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes, and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to). 

Like what you see? 

If you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.