Security Architect, Dojo

Salary not provided
AWS
Kubernetes
GCP
Azure
Senior level
London

2+ days a week in office

Dojo

We empower businesses to thrive in the experience economy.

Be an early applicant

Dojo

We empower businesses to thrive in the experience economy.

1001+ employees

FintechB2CB2BPayments

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided
AWS
Kubernetes
GCP
Azure
Senior level
London

2+ days a week in office

1001+ employees

FintechB2CB2BPayments

Company mission

To empower businesses to thrive in the Experience Economy, by creating the tools and technology that turn transactions into meaningful relationships.

Role

Who you are

  • To thrive here, you will need to take ownership of your tasks, adopt a pragmatic mindset, and be immensely collaborative
  • Experience in collaborating closely with software engineers and system administrators
  • Extensive experience in performing architecture reviews and threat modeling for products and applications
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience in securing cloud environments (GCP, Azure, and AWS), as well as applications hosted on these platforms
  • Proficient in working in containerised environments (particularly with Kubernetes), ensuring the security of containerised applications and services
  • Understanding of the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and application security tools in CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to thrive in a scale-up environment that values adaptability and innovation
  • Nice to have: Previous experience in penetration testing
  • Nice to have: Holding industry certifications, such as renowned cloud architecture/security certifications, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent
  • You’re curious. You have a real desire to learn and create
  • You’re relentless. You keep going even when it’s easier not to
  • You’re customer-obsessed. You know how important customers are to what you do

What the job involves

  • You'll be a Cloud Security Architect within the Information Security division of one of the fastest-growing and most successful FinTech companies in Europe
  • You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the security posture of our organisation's critical assets and providing expertise during the design and development of our products and features
  • Your responsibilities will encompass a diverse range of tasks, all aimed at delivering tangible results that align closely with our business objectives
  • Actively engage with our talented software engineers to embed and mature security practices in the design, development, and deployment of our products
  • Utilise your expertise in secure cloud architecture (mainly GCP, AWS) and containerised environments (Kubernetes) to perform architecture reviews and threat modeling of cutting-edge financial products
  • Identify design flaws and recommend changes or improvements during the design phase of the product lifecycle
  • Actively participate in our Security Champions initiative, collaborating with cross-functional teams and advocating for security best practices throughout the organisation. This will also involve mentoring and training our engineering teams, mainly around application and cloud security
  • Assist in integrating security practices and application security tools in CI/CD pipelines
  • Risk assess and prioritise security threats and findings based on their impact and likelihood, providing recommendations to our engineering teams. This includes findings identified in your reviews, as well as findings from AppSec, CSPM, and vulnerability management tools
  • Help develop enterprise-grade security systems by establishing security requirements with a defence-in-depth approach that seamlessly integrates with the business and technology strategy

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Dojo has been around for over ten years, after starting in 2009. In that time they have very much established themselves as a go-to partner for small businesses using card payments, allowing them to take control over the end-to-end payments process.

Their customer first strategy has made them a market leader, meaning they are handling more than £20bn in transactions each year. Since launching Dojo has grown to team of more than 950 and they have opened offices throughout the UK. The company has become profitable, and in the year ahead are looking to grow the team further and expand internationally, including in Ireland, Spain, France, and Italy.

The payments platform sector has become increasingly competitive as more and more entries to the market are trying to find niche spaces to play in. However, Dojo have not only established a foothold but have managed to grow their small business clientele over the years. They have set themselves apart with their customer-first approach, building their product specifically to address the needs of customers and continuing to keep customers at the centre of every decision.

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41% female employees

21% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Employee endorsements

Supportive management

"Management goes to great lengths to make sure we have what we need to succeed - training, projects which support personal growth, informal sessions,..."

Company benefits

  • Private medical, dental, and life assurance
  • 6 months paid maternity leave and 10 weeks paid paternity (baby bonding) leave
  • Employee assistance programme, mental health champions, and our mental health support platform, Spill.
  • Peppy, a specialist health app that provides support for your health, including menopause, fertility, women’s health, and men’s health
  • GymFlex and Fitness classes
  • 25 days holiday, and we'll increase this one day for each year you're at Dojo
  • Holiday trading, up to 5 days per year
  • Birthday Leave
  • 4 weeks fully paid sabbatical after 4 years of continuous service
  • Women in Leadership Mentorship Programme
  • Learning & Development opportunities with Career Pathways
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Electric car leasing
  • Charitable giving
  • Dojo socials
  • Dog friendly offices
  • In-office barista

Company values

  • Customer Obsessed - We focus on the details to help customers thrive
  • Curious - We have an insatiable to desire to learn and innovate
  • Relentless - We persevere even when it’s easier not to

Company HQ

Paddington, London, UK

Leadership

Jan Farrarons

(Co-founder)

Was a Director of Global Payments inc before founding JudoPay, Capital on tap and Paymentsense

George Karibian

(Co-founder)

Serial entrepreneur. Also founded Euroffice, XLN Telecom, Capital on Tap and Judo Payments

Diversity & Inclusion at Dojo

  • Dojo’s 150,000+ customers reflect the diversity of the UK High Street. Building teams with diverse backgrounds that are representative of the customer base which we serve is fundamental to creating innovative products at Dojo. Whoever you are, if you’re passionate about your work, curious, relentless and customer-obsessed, you have a place at Dojo.
  • Our employee-led communities, including The Black Experience, Women at Dojo, and Pride at Dojo, exist as safe spaces of respect and privacy led and driven by individuals rather than the People Team. Anyone can set one up.
  • We partner with ColorInTech & Black Tech Fest to ensure wide access to talent.
  • Learn more about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Dojo at https://www.dojo.careers/our-culture/diversity-equity-inclusion/

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