Technologist
2026-06-10T10:51:20+00:00
Amnesty International
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Computer & IT, Social Services & Nonprofit, Protective Services, Science & Engineering
2026-06-21T17:00:00+00:00
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Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)
Amnesty Kenya was founded in 2002 and operates with specific goals and objectives for improving lives and upholding human rights for the citizens of Kenya and the surrounding areas. These initiatives include, but are not limited to: Right to Adequate Housing and Safety in Impoverished Neighborhoods Sexual and Gender Based Violence Education on Improving...
Responsibilities or duties
- Lead research on unlawful targeted surveillance against civil society and research into the surveillance industry
- Track surveillance companies and technical infrastructure of spyware and phishing attacks against civil society
- Assist Human Rights Defenders with digital security and forensics analysis of their devices
- Capacity building for partner organisations to assist them to do research on targeted surveillance
- Collaborate with colleagues in the Security Lab and other parts of the Amnesty movement to ensure that research supports broader campaigning and advocacy activities
- Build relationships with other civil society organisations working on combating unlawful surveillance of human rights defenders
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
- Experience in technical investigations to identify, map and track spyware or phishing campaigns, in threat intelligence, and in malware analysis, with emphasis on confidentiality and operational security
- Proven ability to investigate cyber-surveillance from state actors and the surveillance industry
- Significant experience doing mobile device forensics on Android, iOS, or both
- Knowledge of how sophisticated digital threats, including surveillance, impact civil society globally, and/or in a specific world region
- Existing record of publications on digital security or surveillance issues
- Development knowledge (preferably in python or go) will be a plus
- Familiarity with risk assessment methodologies and ability to conduct them during investigations and research projects
* Lead research on unlawful targeted surveillance against civil society and research into the surveillance industry * Track surveillance companies and technical infrastructure of spyware and phishing attacks against civil society * Assist Human Rights Defenders with digital security and forensics analysis of their devices * Capacity building for partner organisations to assist them to do research on targeted surveillance * Collaborate with colleagues in the Security Lab and other parts of the Amnesty movement to ensure that research supports broader campaigning and advocacy activities * Build relationships with other civil society organisations working on combating unlawful surveillance of human rights defenders
* Experience in technical investigations to identify, map and track spyware or phishing campaigns, in threat intelligence, and in malware analysis, with emphasis on confidentiality and operational security * Proven ability to investigate cyber-surveillance from state actors and the surveillance industry * Significant experience doing mobile device forensics on Android, iOS, or both * Knowledge of how sophisticated digital threats, including surveillance, impact civil society globally, and/or in a specific world region * Existing record of publications on digital security or surveillance issues * Development knowledge (preferably in python or go) will be a plus * Familiarity with risk assessment methodologies and ability to conduct them during investigations and research projects
* BA/BSc/HND
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Vacancy title:
Technologist
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Computer & IT, Social Services & Nonprofit, Protective Services, Science & Engineering]
Jobs at:
Amnesty International
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, June 21 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)
Amnesty Kenya was founded in 2002 and operates with specific goals and objectives for improving lives and upholding human rights for the citizens of Kenya and the surrounding areas. These initiatives include, but are not limited to: Right to Adequate Housing and Safety in Impoverished Neighborhoods Sexual and Gender Based Violence Education on Improving...
Responsibilities or duties
- Lead research on unlawful targeted surveillance against civil society and research into the surveillance industry
- Track surveillance companies and technical infrastructure of spyware and phishing attacks against civil society
- Assist Human Rights Defenders with digital security and forensics analysis of their devices
- Capacity building for partner organisations to assist them to do research on targeted surveillance
- Collaborate with colleagues in the Security Lab and other parts of the Amnesty movement to ensure that research supports broader campaigning and advocacy activities
- Build relationships with other civil society organisations working on combating unlawful surveillance of human rights defenders
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
- Experience in technical investigations to identify, map and track spyware or phishing campaigns, in threat intelligence, and in malware analysis, with emphasis on confidentiality and operational security
- Proven ability to investigate cyber-surveillance from state actors and the surveillance industry
- Significant experience doing mobile device forensics on Android, iOS, or both
- Knowledge of how sophisticated digital threats, including surveillance, impact civil society globally, and/or in a specific world region
- Existing record of publications on digital security or surveillance issues
- Development knowledge (preferably in python or go) will be a plus
- Familiarity with risk assessment methodologies and ability to conduct them during investigations and research projects
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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