Ihsan LLC jobs

<br><p>**Location:** Doha, Qatar (Full-time, On-site)</p><p>Company: Ihsan LLC</p><p>Product: Ihsan Super app</p><br><p>## About Ihsan</p><br><p>We are building **Ihsan — a super app for the global Muslim Ummah.**</p><br><p>Beginning with Ihsan Connect, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, and Ihsan Pay, a global payment system as well as our own gold-backed Ihsan Token.</p><br><p>Our long-term vision is to create a digital ecosystem that connects Muslims worldwide, frees the Ummah from Riba and leads to the start of a Digital Islamic Golden Age.</p><br><p>## The Role</p><br><p>We are looking for a **Founding Senior Cybersecurity Engineer** to take ownership of cybersecurity across the entire Ihsan ecosystem.</p><br><p>This is a hands-on engineering role. You will work directly with our founding team to design, implement, and maintain security systems protecting our users, their funds, and their communications.</p><br><p>## Key Responsibilities</p><br><ul><li><p>**Application Security:** Secure backend APIs, authentication systems, databases, and mobile applications.</p></li><li><p>**Financial Security:** Protect digital wallets, stablecoin transactions, payment infrastructure, and cryptographic key management.</p></li><li><p>**Cloud & Infrastructure Security:** Secure servers, cloud environments, networks, and production infrastructure.</p></li><li><p>**Messaging Security:** Protect end-to-end encrypted communications, user privacy, and sensitive data.</p></li><li><p>**Threat Detection:** Identify vulnerabilities, conduct security testing, and implement monitoring and incident response systems.</p></li><li><p>**Secure Development:** Review code, implement security controls, and integrate automated security testing into development workflows.</p></li></ul><br><p>## Why Join Ihsan?</p><br><ul><li><p>Join the founding team of an ambitious global technology platform.</p></li><li><p>Take ownership of cybersecurity across multiple products from day one.</p></li><li><p>Work directly with the founders and senior engineers.</p></li><li><p>Solve challenging security problems involving FinTech, blockchain, and encrypted communications.</p></li><li><p>Help build technology designed to serve the global Muslim Ummah.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><br><p>## Required Experience</p><br><p>We are looking for a highly skilled, hands-on cybersecurity engineer with proven experience in financial technology.</p><br><p>**Requirements:**</p><br><ul><li><p>Senior-level experience in cybersecurity engineering.</p></li><li><p>**Previous cybersecurity experience in FinTech, banking, payment processing, neobanking, or cryptocurrency platforms.**</p></li><li><p>Proven experience securing production applications and financial infrastructure.</p></li><li><p>Strong programming and scripting skills, with the ability to implement security solutions independently.</p></li><li><p>Experience with application security, API security, authentication, and encryption.</p></li><li><p>Experience securing cloud infrastructure, databases, and backend systems.</p></li><li><p>Practical experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and incident response.</p></li><li><p>Strong understanding of modern cyber threats and defensive security architecture.</p></li><li><p>Excellent English communication skills.</p></li><li><p>Willingness to work full-time, on-site in Doha, Qatar.</p></li></ul><br><p>## Technical Skills</p><br><ul><li><p>**Application Security:** OWASP, API security, OAuth 2.0, secure coding, SAST/DAST.</p></li><li><p>**Infrastructure:** AWS/GCP/Azure, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, IAM, CI/CD security.</p></li><li><p>**Financial Security:** Payment security, digital wallets, private key management, blockchain security.</p></li><li><p>**Programming:** Go, TypeScript, Python, SQL, or similar languages.</p></li><li><p>**Security Operations:** Penetration testing, vulnerability management, threat detection, incident response.</p></li></ul><br><p>## Strong Advantages</p><br><ul><li><p>Experience at a neobank, payment processor, crypto exchange, or digital wallet provider.</p></li><li><p>Experience with EVM, smart contracts, HSMs, or MPC.</p></li><li><p>Experience securing end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms.</p></li><li><p>Certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, CISSP, or GIAC.</p></li><li><p>Previous experience working in the GCC.</p></li></ul><br><p>**Important:** This is a hands-on engineering position, not a compliance, auditing, or security management role. We are looking for someone who can personally build and implement security solutions.</p>