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Security EngineeringSecurity engineered in. Not patched on.

AMA GROUP makes security part of how software is designed, written, deployed, and operated, so protection grows with your product instead of slowing it down.

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Overview

Security built into architecture, code, and delivery pipelines from day one, not bolted on after launch.

Security engineering makes protection a property of the system itself rather than a final checkpoint before go-live. It shapes decisions at every layer: how identities are verified, how data moves between services, where secrets and keys live, how third-party dependencies are vetted, and what evidence the system leaves behind when something needs investigating.

The stakes keep rising for organizations operating in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. Digital services now carry national identity data, payment flows, health records, and commercial information, while frameworks such as the National Cybersecurity Authority's Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC) and the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) shape how that information must be handled. International organizations face parallel expectations through GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 programs. Engineering teams need systems that make alignment with these frameworks documented, traceable, and repeatable, not a scramble before every review.

AMA GROUP treats security as an engineering practice embedded in delivery, not a separate product. We model threats early, default to secure patterns, automate checks inside CI/CD, and hand over documentation that lets your security, compliance, and audit stakeholders assess the system on its merits. We do not issue certifications, provide licensed penetration testing, or guarantee compliance. Where those are required, we work alongside the specialists you appoint and make the engineering side of their work easier.

Scope of work

What this service can cover. Most engagements combine several of these areas.

  • Secure application architecture

    Trust boundaries, network segmentation, and least-privilege service design are defined before the first line of code and recorded in reviewable architecture decision records (ADRs).

  • Application security review

    A structured review of code, configuration, and dependencies against OWASP ASVS and the OWASP Top 10, with findings ranked by exploitability and business impact.

  • Access controls

    Role- and attribute-based authorization, single sign-on via OpenID Connect and SAML, multi-factor authentication, and session management that reflects your actual organizational structure.

  • DevSecOps

    Static analysis, dependency and container scanning, secrets detection, and infrastructure-as-code policy checks wired into CI/CD, so issues surface in pull requests rather than in production.

  • Security hardening

    Secure configuration baselines for servers, containers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, and cloud accounts, informed by CIS Benchmarks and vendor guidance.

  • Monitoring integrations

    Structured audit logs and security events routed to your SIEM or observability stack, with alerts designed around meaningful signals rather than noise.

  • Secure API design

    OAuth 2.0 scopes, token lifetimes, rate limiting, input validation, and schema enforcement aligned with the OWASP API Security Top 10.

  • Data protection by design

    Data classification and minimization, field-level encryption, key management, retention rules, and masking in non-production environments, built to support PDPL-aligned handling of personal data.

Typical use cases

Representative scenarios where organizations need this service: examples of the need, not past client engagements.

Pre-launch review of a customer-facing platform

A fintech or e-commerce company preparing to launch a new web and mobile platform wants an engineering review of its architecture, authentication flows, and APIs, with remediation guidance its developers can act on before go-live.

Embedding DevSecOps without slowing releases

An organization with an in-house engineering team wants automated security checks in its pipelines, tuned so developers receive fast, relevant feedback instead of hundreds of false positives.

Unifying access across internal systems

A growing enterprise running several internal tools, each with its own login, needs single sign-on, central role management, and reliable access removal when employees change roles or leave.

Engineering evidence for a compliance program

An organization working toward alignment with the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls or ISO 27001 needs its systems to produce audit trails, access reviews, and documented technical controls that its compliance team and assessors can evaluate.

Protecting sensitive personal data

A healthcare or education platform handling patient or student records needs field-level encryption, masked test data, and clear retention rules designed into the data model itself.

Hardening ahead of a cloud migration

An organization moving a legacy application to the cloud wants its configuration, secrets handling, and network exposure reviewed and hardened as part of the migration, not after it.

Delivery approach

Clear phases with defined outputs, so you can follow progress and make decisions at every stage.

  1. Step 1

    Context and threat modeling

    We map assets, data flows, trust boundaries, and actors, then build a STRIDE-based threat model that ranks risks by likelihood and business impact.

  2. Step 2

    Control design

    We select identity, segmentation, secrets, encryption, and logging controls that address the highest-ranked risks, and record each decision with its rationale and trade-offs.

  3. Step 3

    Secure implementation

    Code follows agreed secure-coding standards, vetted libraries, and peer review against a security checklist, so common vulnerability classes are prevented rather than discovered later.

  4. Step 4

    Pipeline automation

    Static analysis, dependency, container, secrets, and IaC scans run on every change, with gates that block only high-confidence, high-severity issues and route everything else to the backlog.

  5. Step 5

    Verification

    We test abuse cases, run dynamic scans against staging, and review the controls that matter most, triaging every finding by real-world exploitability.

  6. Step 6

    Operational handover

    We deliver logging and alerting, runbooks, an access matrix, and a residual-risk register so your team can operate, monitor, and evolve the system with confidence.

Technical capabilities

Tools and platforms we select from, based on your context, constraints and existing stack.

Identity & access

  • Keycloak
  • Auth0
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • OAuth 2.0
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML 2.0
  • WebAuthn / Passkeys
  • Open Policy Agent

Pipeline security

  • Semgrep
  • SonarQube
  • Snyk
  • Trivy
  • Gitleaks
  • Checkov
  • OWASP ZAP
  • Dependabot

Secrets & cryptography

  • HashiCorp Vault
  • AWS KMS
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Google Cloud KMS
  • TLS 1.3
  • mTLS

Infrastructure hardening

  • CIS Benchmarks
  • Kubernetes RBAC
  • Kubernetes NetworkPolicy
  • Pod Security Standards
  • AWS IAM
  • Cloudflare WAF

Monitoring & detection

  • OpenTelemetry
  • Elastic Security
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Wazuh
  • Falco
  • Grafana

Technologies listed are capabilities and ecosystems we work with, not partnerships, certifications or endorsements.

Deliverables

What you receive during and at the end of the engagement. The exact set depends on the agreed scope.

  • Threat model with data-flow diagrams and ranked risks
  • Security architecture and architecture decision records (ADRs)
  • Application security review report with prioritized remediation guidance
  • CI/CD security pipeline configuration with tuned policy gates
  • Hardening baselines and infrastructure-as-code policies
  • Access control matrix covering roles, permissions, and review cadence
  • Logging, alerting, and incident-triage runbooks
  • Data protection map: inventory, classification, encryption, and retention

Frequently asked questions

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No. AMA GROUP provides security-conscious software engineering: designing, building, reviewing, and hardening the systems we or your teams develop. We do not issue certifications or accreditations, and we do not present our reviews as licensed penetration tests. When a regulator, customer, or internal policy requires a licensed provider or accredited auditor, we coordinate with them and prepare the technical evidence they need.

Related industries

Sectors where this service is commonly needed.

  • Financial Services & Fintech

    Secure digital banking, payments and analytics platforms engineered for trust and scale.

  • Healthcare

    Patient-centered digital health platforms, from booking and telehealth to interoperable clinical data.

  • Government & Public Sector

    Citizen-centered digital services, interoperable platforms and Arabic-first experiences for public entities.

  • Retail & E-commerce

    Unified commerce platforms that connect online stores, apps, branches and fulfillment in one experience.

  • Technology Startups

    Product engineering for founders: from a validated MVP to a scalable, investor-ready SaaS platform.

Design explorations showing how this service could come together in a real product, not delivered client work.

Concept Project: A design concept that shows how we think, not a delivered client project.Internal Operations in Financial Services

Sanad: An Arabic-First Enterprise Assistant

An AI assistant concept that answers a financial institution’s staff from its own policies and procedures, citing its sources and respecting permissions.

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Concept Project: A design concept that shows how we think, not a delivered client project.Healthcare

Nabd: A Connected Patient Access Platform

A concept platform that streamlines the patient journey from booking to the clinic door across multiple branches, integrated through HL7 FHIR.

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Concept Project: A design concept that shows how we think, not a delivered client project.Fintech

Hasala: A Digital Wallet & Money App

A consumer fintech concept combining account, card, instant payments and savings goals, built on a ledger with no tolerance for error.

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Illustrative Solution: A model of a possible solution, not completed client work.Technology Startups

Falak: A Multi-Tenant SaaS Foundation

An illustrative cloud-native SaaS architecture that separates control plane from data plane and grows from the first customer to enterprise accounts without a rebuild.

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Services that often work alongside this one.

Cloud & DevOps

Secure, scalable cloud foundations, automated delivery pipelines and full observability on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

API & Integration

REST and GraphQL APIs, payments, webhooks, and event-driven integrations that make separate systems work as one.

QA & Software Testing

Test strategy, automation and performance engineering that let teams release often without releasing risk.

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