Security Engineer - Application Security
- Proven experience in web application security, with knowledge of Software Engineering and AWS Cloud infrastructure.
- Protect Zip and millions of our customers from cyber threats, tackling interesting challenges every day.
- Hybrid working from either our Sydney or Melbourne office locations.
Write your story with Zip
In a role where no two days are the same we'll utilise your knowledge to identify protection goals across current and emerging threats and expose you to work that tests and grows your skills.
As part of our Cyber Security team, you'll join a talented, highly collaborative team working to reduce risk across the company by contributing to the development and execution of Zip’s overall information Security strategy focusing on identifying protection goals, objectives and controls consistent with addressing current and emerging trends, threats and opportunities.
Our Cyber Security Engineers identify potential threats and risks within our application code and platforms to design and deliver effective solutions that cause the least amount of disruption to our wider technology business.
Within this team at Zip, you’ll be given the opportunity to own and shape the development of your career, with opportunities to progress upwards within Security, or sideways more broadly across Zip’s technology business.
What you'll bring to the team
Zipsters work on a broad range of initiatives, and our skills and experiences all look a little different. What really matters to us is that you’re a great fit with our four Values, and have a desire to learn and grow.
So whether you meet some or all of the desirable attributes below, we’d still love to hear from you
- 3+ years of experience in information security/IT risk/secure software development
- Experience working with public cloud services (AWS / Azure)
- Experience with containers, Kubernetes or similar (Docker, Openshift)
- Experience with Security Engineering, Infrastructure-as-Code, Cloud Security, CI/CD, Automation, and Software Development / API Security
- Skills in Application Security including Mobile Application testing across both Android and iOS platforms.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills in addition to meeting facilitation, presentation, and demonstrated attention to detail.
- An aptitude for identifying and managing risks. Whether you are a People Manager or an Individual Contributor, we are all leaders at Zip, therefore effective risk management is important to how we run our business and part of all our roles.
- Our values in your DNA: Customer First, Own It, Stronger Together and Change the Game
What you’ll get in return
As we write this next exciting chapter in our story, we will continue to move at pace and embrace change. For you, this might mean opportunities to learn new skills with hands-on experience, broader responsibilities, or the buzz of seeing your work impact customers faster.
Zip is a place where you’ll get out exactly what you put in. When you join the team, we'll do our best to make sure you can be yourself and surround yourself with smart, friendly colleagues and leaders who have your back, so that you can make the big things happen.
Zipsters tell us these are just some of the best things about working here. You’ll also receive:
- 25 days paid leave annually, including birthday leave and quarterly wellbeing days
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers, and 4 weeks for supporting carers
- Family support policies including miscarriage bereavement leave and domestic violence leave
- Mental health and wellness initiatives, including $299 annual wellbeing allowance, free access for you and family members to our EAP service Sonder, discounted private health insurance, and great rates on fitness sessions through ClassPass
- 2 days paid volunteering leave per year
- Fee-free Zip products, and discounts with Zip merchant partners (AU)
- Team social events, epic offices, free breakfast daily, and weekly free lunches (Sydney and Melbourne)
Be a part of a team that reflects the diversity of our customers
We pride ourselves on being a workplace that provides equal opportunities to people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, veteran status, and everything else that makes you unique.
Equally, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive. Please let us know If there are any adjustments that need to be made to ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.
And finally…get to know us
Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) is a digital financial services company, offering innovative, people-centred products that bring customers and merchants together.
Operating in two core markets - Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and the US, Zip offers point-of-sale credit and digital payment services, connecting millions of customers with its global network of tens of thousands of merchants.
We’re proud to be a values-led business and our values - Customer First, Own it, Stronger Together and Change the Game - guide us in everything we do.
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