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Technologist at Amnesty International
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (26 Oct 2026) Deadline: 8 Nov 2026 Updated about 4 hours ago
How to Apply
• Apply via Amnesty International careers portal at careers.amnesty.org
Job Description
The Technologist will research unlawful surveillance technologies, develop protective tools for human‑rights defenders, and provide digital‑security assistance and capacity‑building for partner organisations.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field
- • Experience in technical investigations, threat intelligence and malware analysis
- • Proven ability to investigate cyber‑surveillance from state actors
- • Experience with mobile device forensics on Android and iOS
- • Knowledge of how digital threats impact civil society globally
- • Familiarity with programming languages such as Python or Go is a plus
- • Understanding of risk assessment methodologies
- • Professional security or privacy certifications are advantageous
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Lead research on unlawful targeted surveillance against civil society
- • Track surveillance companies and technical infrastructure of spyware and phishing attacks
- • Provide digital security and forensic analysis support to human‑rights defenders
- • Deliver capacity‑building workshops for partner organisations
- • Collaborate with the Security Lab and Amnesty teams to align research with advocacy
- • Build relationships with civil‑society organisations working on surveillance issues