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The company sets the benchmark for service delivery and excellence in the iGaming industry. Playing a key role in the success of its clients, including Pragmatic Play, the company delivers exceptional gaming experiences to millions of players worldwide. Our global team of over 10,000 talented professionals is shaping the future of iGaming, with offices in Gibraltar, Canada, India, the Isle of Man, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, and the UAE.
We take pride in creating growth opportunities at all levels, investing in our people and forging strategic partnerships that open new paths to success.
About The Role:
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Application Security Architect to lead and shape the secure architecture of our software products and platforms across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud (SaaS) environments. This role will include the development and implementation of application security architecture, embedding security into our software development lifecycle (SDLC), and delivering 'secure-by-design' solutions that align with business goals, regulatory obligations, and modern threat landscapes.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Define and mature the application security architecture strategy, standards, paved roads, and guardrails across product teams and platforms.
- Lead threat modeling and architecture review processes for new and evolving systems, including web, API, microservices, cloud-native, containerized, and hybrid deployments.
- Oversee secure design reviews, code reviews (manual and tool-based), and vulnerability/weakness assessments across development teams.
- Embed security into the SDLC: partner with DevOps, development, platform, and operations teams to integrate security testing tools such as ASPM, API Security, WAF, etc.
- Develop reusable secure components, reference architectures, and 'paved roads' that accelerate secure development and maintain consistency.
- Monitor and report on application security posture, metrics (e.g., vulnerability trends, mean time to remediation, code coverage), and drive continuous improvement.
What We Ask Of You:
- 8–10+ years of experience in application security, secure software development, or security architecture roles.
- Demonstrated experience designing secure architectures across cloud-native, hybrid, and/or on-prem environments.
- Strong programming or code experience in languages such as Java, React, JavaScript.
- Familiarity with application security frameworks and maturity models (SAMM, BSIMM).
- Experience integrating application security into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience in gaming, fintech, or regulated industries (iGaming, payments), or large-scale SaaS platforms.
- Experience building developer enablement programs such as secure coding training or champions programs.
Work Conditions: Hybrid, Full-time
Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Please note, relocation support is not provided for this role.
