Mobile Security Architect (Android)

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support the expansion of aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Throughout the last four decades, the company grew from strength to strength and is today involved in the primary businesses of Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation and Digital Identity & Security. Thales today employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

Summary:
Thales Singapore Engineering Competence Centre (ECC) is a well-established R&D and engineering center serving major customers worldwide in Digital Identity and Security domains ranging from mobile connectivity, IoT, banking & payment to government solutions.

Thales DIS PAY business line is seeking a Mobile Security Architect for our successful Mobile product. We offer a simplified digital experience solution for proximity payment and e-commerce, allowing banks and businesses to offer a multi-channel and multi-device payment experience. This sophisticated solution that involves multiple web services and clients, offers a single platform that provides ready-to-eat, easy-to-integrate services while ensuring best-in-class security.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the design, implementation, customization and validation of Android mobile applications within the R&D project team structure in accordance with institutionalized processes and delivery standards
• Provide technical risk analysis, threat identification and countermeasure recommendations to business requirements
• Participate in the design and development of mobile applications and libraries
• Responsible for security reviews of mobile applications, identifying security risks and ensuring that security standards and policies are followed, and relevant countermeasure is in place
• Contribute to the improvement of existing technology platform / baseline and development methodology through prototyping and patent proposal
• Keep abreast on mobile security industry, get informed of new threats and vulnerabilities to mobile applications especially in the banking industry, watch and provide available as well byinitiative solutions

Requirements:

• Degree in Information Security / Electrical / Electronics / Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• Proficient in applied cryptography, proven ability to do security review of mobile applications to assess threat scenarios
• Minimum 2 years experience in the field of Information Security, with at least 5 years’ experience on mobile development
• Strong knowledge of mobile application development in Android
• Proficient in native development, comfortable in performing binary reverse engineering, debug and tracking.
• Must have willingness and interest to research and learn about threats and vulnerabilities that may be applicable to mobile application
• Strong interest in mobile applications ecosystem is a must. 
• Motivated self-starter, strong logical, creative problem-solving skills and excellent analytical skills

Other information:

• Working Location: One North
• Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm

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