Mobile Security Technician

Location: Nairobi, Kenya About The Role We are looking for a Mobile Security Technician to join our Cyber Security Team, which provides intelligence on hacking of Sun King devices to strengthen and expand the digital and financial inclusion of our customers. As an ethical hacker, your principal mission will be to identify security loopholes in various vendor smartphones and advise on security considerations. You will test Sun King devices for security flaws, particularly mobile phones, conduct hardware vulnerability reviews of smartphones, IoT and automotive devices, develop custom Proof-of-Concept code, and carry out internal penetration testing across products. Key Responsibilities: • Conduct offensive security assessments of hardware, firmware, embedded operating systems, and payment stacks on Sun King mobile devices. • Reverse engineer firmware and perform static and dynamic reviews to uncover security weaknesses. • Detect and exploit vulnerabilities in embedded systems, bootloaders, MDMs, Android kernel components, secure boot implementations, and cryptographic mechanisms. • Develop and execute proof-of-concept attacks to demonstrate exploitability and business impact. • Work with product, hardware, and software engineering teams to define secure development practices and strengthen product resilience. • Contribute to threat modeling and architecture reviews for new products and features. • Keep current with emerging vulnerabilities, tools, and offensive research relevant to smartphone financing ecosystems. Benefits: • Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry • An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet. • A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds. • Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Center for Leadership. We place great importance on sustaining a diverse, inclusive work environment. We believe that innovation and understanding comes from diversity on every spectrum. We work to make sure every Sun King team member knows that they belong, knowing that sustaining an inclusive workplace requires conscious effort and is a continuous journey, not an end-state. Sun King recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes people based on their experience, skills, effort, and results. We explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, caste, national origin, color, gender, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.