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title: 'Senior API Security Engineer at Encora'
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# Senior API Security Engineer at Encora

- **Company:** Encora
- **Location:** Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- **Posted:** 2026-06-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/encora10/jobs/5170347007

## Job description

Key Responsibilities: ● API Logic Security: Hunt for Business Logic vulnerabilities (BOLA/IDOR, Mass Assignment) that traditional firewalls miss. ● Authentication & Authorization: Design and validate OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT implementations to ensure users can only access their own data. ● Attack Simulation: Script automated attacks against the API Gateway to test rate limiting and fraud detection rules. ● Gateway Hardening: Work with the Platform team to configure the API Gateway (Kong, or Azure API Gateway) for maximum security. ● Auth & Partner Integration: Deliver new security design patterns and components for authentication, authorization, SSO, MFA, and Partner security. Standardize how we consume external APIs (Open Banking) and how we secure our own exposed endpoints.

Technical Requirements: ● Strong scripting skills (Python) to automate API attacks. ● Expertise in REST and GraphQL security. ● Deep knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) flows. ● Experience with API Security tools (Postman, Burp Suite, 42Crunch).

## About Encora

## Core Business
- Primary industry: IT Services and IT Consulting; digital product engineering; AI and cloud services
- Target customers: B2B, enterprise, digital-native organizations, and large corporations seeking modernization and innovation acceleration
- Mission: To deliver innovation acceleration and industry contextual modernization to clients through AI-first design, orchestration, and engineering services
- Vision: To power a world where every enterprise is endlessly composable, driven by digital workers, infinite scalability, and the freedom to innovate without limits

## Products & Services
- **Encora AIVA™**: An orchestration platform for AI-native engineering, enabling composable enterprise systems that sense change and reconfigure in real time.
- **Software Engineering Services**: Full-stack development, cloud migration, data engineering, AI/ML solutions, and product engineering across industries (fintech, healthcare, retail, etc.).
- **Nearshore Delivery Model**: Global delivery centers in the Americas, Europe, India, and Southeast Asia, providing nearshore agility with global scale.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Coforge; acquisition terms not publicly detailed)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue: USD $630 million (latest); Total Funding: USD $215 million across 3 rounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Warburg Pincus (lead investor in $200M PE round in 2019); Coforge Limited (parent company post-acquisition)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Acquired by Coforge (April 2026) – financial consolidation from May 1, 2026, with a 20–25% G&A reduction target
  - Workforce of ~6,191 employees (down 0.4% YoY) operating in 42 countries
  - Active job postings: 349 (+53.1% YoY)
  - Recognized as “Best Companies to Work For” in India (2025), top 4 among multinationals in Brazil, and top 10 in Peru

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global Nearshore Scale**: 9,500+ engineers, designers, and domain experts across 42 countries, offering cost-effective, time-zone-aligned delivery.
- **AI-First Engineering**: Proprietary Encora AIVA™ platform for orchestrating AI-native solutions, differentiating from traditional IT services firms.
- **Deep Industry Expertise**: Hyperspecialized in cloud, data, and AI with a track record of serving digital-native clients and large enterprises.
- **Acquisition Backing**: Integration into Coforge provides access to larger client programs and expanded career pathways.

## Strategic Focus
- **Post-Acquisition Integration**: Seamlessly merging with Coforge while maintaining Encora’s brand and delivery capabilities. Near-term priorities include org restructuring, process alignment, and cost synergy realization.
- **AI-Native Services**: Doubling down on AI agents, trusted AI governance, and outcome-led engineering to move clients beyond experimentation.
- **Talent Development**: Expanding learning & development programs (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, GCP, Databricks certifications) and internal mobility to retain top engineers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Recognition**: Certified “Great Place to Work” in multiple regions; recognized by Comparably for Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, and Company Happiness.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Flexible work-from-home scheme; remote workers in Mexico receive a monthly allowance of MXN 700 for internet/electricity, plus desk and chair after 3 months. No dress code, pet-friendly environment.
- **Perks & Benefits** (varies by location):
  - Top-of-the-line MacBook Pro
  - Unlimited book budget and training/certification support
  - Private health insurance (including family) with dental and life insurance
  - 12 days paid vacation from day one (Mexico), 5 days PTO, 30 days aguinaldo (mandatory annual bonus)
  - Psychotherapy support (12 sessions covered fully)
  - Savings fund, grocery vouchers, and snack stations in select offices
- **Considerations**: Compensation inconsistency across geographies and accounts; project-dependent stability; change fatigue from post-acquisition integration. Candidates should confirm review cycles, salary bands, and account assignment during interviews.

## Sources
1. [wellfound.com](https://www.encora.com/?avantica-is-now-encora) – Encora company profile (revenue, funding, employees)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/encorainc) – Encora LinkedIn page (followers, recent departures, locations)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/encora/faq/workplace-perception) – Workplace perception analysis (post-acquisition integration, compensation, culture)
4. [assets.ctfassets.net](https://assets.ctfassets.net/yon5rraf34cy/4MbvOWuHfRCr3sdTTjxiKn/0c58eaca56fffcd235e68110fcc2664e/FAQ_Encora_Inc_-_Mexico.pdf) – Encora Mexico FAQ (benefits, remote work, leave policies)
5. [careers.encora.com](https://careers.encora.com/why-encora) – Encora careers page (values, mission, recognition)

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