Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.Thales CDI (Cyber-Security Products) is hiring a Mobile Engineer (Android) to build IAM (Identity & Access Management) mobile apps and SDKs. You will help deliver secure, easy-to-integrate authentication experiences where security is non‑negotiable.
You will work in a small, high-impact team and use AI responsibly to accelerate delivery—while applying strong engineering judgment and human-led security review in a security‑critical environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and validate mobile apps and SDKs; use AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery with mandatory human-led security review.
- Implement secure authentication and identity verification flows (protocol-driven); validate designs against platform threat models.
- Own test strategy for SDKs (unit/integration/UI); use AI to expand coverage while rigorously testing security-critical paths.
- Design clean, well-documented SDK APIs with backward compatibility and minimal binary-size impact.
- Improve the SDLC with pragmatic AI adoption (test generation, review support, debugging and release automation).
- Maintain CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) with SAST, dependency scanning and automated security checks; use AI to triage and accelerate remediation.
- Evaluate AI/ML tools and recommend adoption aligned to IAM security and data-handling standards; share best practices.
- Add privacy-conscious telemetry (crash/performance/diagnostics) to support customers without exposing sensitive identity data.
- Contribute to product innovation (prototypes/patents), including AI/ML opportunities that improve security and reduce user friction.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Engineering, Information Security, Electronics or related field.
- 5+ years of professional mobile development experience.
- Android (Java/Kotlin) expertise, including lifecycle, concurrency and memory management.
- AI-assisted development (e.g., Copilot/Claude/Cursor); able to prompt effectively and critically validate/rewrite output for security-sensitive code.
- Ability to apply AI across the SDLC (tests/docs/debug/review) with strong quality and security judgment.
- Experience building and distributing mobile SDKs (API design, versioning, binary distribution, backward compatibility).
- Familiar with mobile security practices/tools: static analysis, secure storage (Keychain/Keystore), certificate pinning and reverse-engineering countermeasures.
- Advantage: IAM and auth protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, FIDO2, certificate-based authentication).
- Self-directed, collaborative engineer with strong trade-off judgment.
At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.
Skills Required
- Degree in Computer Engineering, Information Security, Electronics, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional mobile development experience
- Expertise in iOS development using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit, including lifecycle, concurrency, and memory management
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot, Claude, or Cursor, including critical validation and rewriting of generated code
- Ability to apply AI across the software development lifecycle for testing, documentation, debugging, and code review
- Experience building and distributing mobile SDKs, including API design, versioning, binary distribution, and backward compatibility
- Familiarity with mobile security practices and tools, including static analysis, secure storage, certificate pinning, and reverse-engineering countermeasures
- Experience with IAM and authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, FIDO2, or certificate-based authentication
- Self-directed and collaborative engineering approach with strong trade-off judgment
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
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What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
