Mobile Security Architect (Android)

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