Global identity security leader RSA has opened its new Center of Excellence in New Cairo, a $5 million investment that anchors the company's expanding operations in Egypt and confirms the country's rising place in the global technology industry.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hindy inaugurated the facility at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 5, 2026, joined by RSA CEO Greg Nelson, RSA President and Chief Product and Strategy Officer Jim Taylor, ITIDA CEO Ahmed Elzaher and ITIDA Vice President Mahmoud Sofrata, according to Al-Ahram. The opening sends a clear message: Egypt is no longer a back office for the world's technology firms. It is where their most advanced engineering is built.
Egypt's engineers now power a global security portfolio
RSA has invested approximately $65 million in Egypt since 2020, including the latest $5 million for the New Cairo center. The company's Egyptian teams support 15 functional areas across its business, spanning product engineering, cloud operations, user experience design, artificial intelligence, data science, sales, marketing, finance and analytics.
This is the kind of work that once flew to Dublin, Bangalore or Warsaw. Today it is being written, tested and delivered from New Cairo, and sold to more than 9,000 organizations across 149 countries.
Greg Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of RSA, said the opening marks an important milestone in the company's growth in Egypt.
The opening of our new Cairo office marks an important milestone in RSA's growth in Egypt. Our teams here contribute across every function of our business, from product engineering and cybersecurity to AI, data science and professional services. They are an integral part of our global operations and will continue to play an important role in advancing our capabilities.
Egyptian engineers are contributing directly to RSA's flagship identity security products, including RSA ID Plus and RSA Agent ID, as the company develops solutions for securing both human and AI-driven identities. The Egypt team works alongside RSA's headquarters in the United States and international operations across Europe and Asia Pacific, supporting customers in six languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese.
A minister's message: Egyptian talent is competing and winning
Minister Raafat Hindy framed the expansion as proof of Egypt's transformation into a serious technology exporter, as reported by Al-Borsa News.
RSA's expansion reflects Egypt's growing role in the global technology industry, particularly in cybersecurity and digital identity security, where demand is rising as organizations increasingly rely on digital services.
Hindy added that Egyptian talent at the center is already contributing to advanced security technologies used worldwide, and that this reflects the evolution of Egypt's IT offshoring industry beyond traditional service delivery toward higher-value technology services and product development, strengthening the country's integration into global technology value chains.
Under the state's communications strategy, Egypt has worked systematically to move up that value chain. The RSA opening shows the strategy delivering results: a global firm trusting Egyptian engineers not with maintenance tickets but with the core of its product portfolio.
Three hundred professionals, and one hundred more jobs by 2028
The center currently employs approximately 300 professionals, with women representing 57% of its workforce, a figure that speaks to the depth of Egyptian technical education across the whole of society. RSA plans to create 100 additional job opportunities in Egypt, growing its workforce to 400 professionals by 2028.
Eng. Ahmed Elzaher, CEO of ITIDA, said the expansion reflects the company's confidence in Egypt's engineering talent and its capabilities as a hub for global service delivery.
The center's activities in AI, data science and cybersecurity demonstrate the depth of expertise in Egypt, while the expansion supports the growth of high-value offshoring services and digital exports.
ITIDA's collaboration with RSA supports the company's expansion plans and facilitates access to specialized talent, Elzaher added, as Hapi Journal reported. In November 2025, RSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ITIDA during the Global Offshoring Summit in Egypt, establishing a framework for the company's expansion, local recruitment and talent access.
Investing in the next generation of Egyptian engineers
RSA is also building local capabilities for the long term. The company runs a Leadership Academy, professional mentoring and practical AI training, and its engagement with Egyptian universities includes summer internships and graduation project sponsorships that prepare emerging talent for careers in advanced technology.
This is the quiet, patient work that turns a single investment into a national capability. Every internship and every sponsored graduation project is an Egyptian engineer who can compete anywhere in the world, and who now has one more reason to build that career at home.
RSA, headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, secures and manages more than 60 million identities and serves customers in highly regulated and security-sensitive industries including financial services, government, manufacturing and information technology, Al-Mizan reported.
What the RSA expansion means for Egypt
How much has RSA invested in Egypt?
RSA has invested approximately $65 million in Egypt since 2020, including the new $5 million Center of Excellence in New Cairo opened on November 5, 2026.
How many people does the RSA Egypt center employ?
The center employs about 300 professionals, with women making up 57% of the workforce, and RSA plans to reach 400 employees in Egypt by 2028.
What does RSA's Egypt team work on?
The team supports 15 functional areas including product engineering, cloud operations, AI, data science and cybersecurity, and contributes to RSA products such as RSA ID Plus and RSA Agent ID used by customers worldwide.
The next milestone to watch is RSA's hiring push toward 400 professionals by 2028, a number that will measure how deep the world's technology industry is willing to dig into Egyptian talent. On the evidence of New Cairo, that depth is considerable, and growing.