Security Engineer

SECURITY ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | HYBRIDUP TO $175K + EQUITYThe financial system is broken. Settlement still takes days. Infrastructure built decades ago holds trillions of dollars together with duct tape. A small, well-funded team is rebuilding it from scratch, on-chain, and they need someone to make sure it's bulletproof.This is not a "keep the lights on" security role.There is no inherited program to maintain. No bureaucracy to navigate. No ticket queue to babysit. You will be the hands-on execution layer of a security strategy designed by a strong CISO, backed by real organisational investment, and referenced by the institutional clients this company wins because of it.WHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGBuilding and owning the technical security stack end-to-end, identity, endpoint, cloud posture, detection, GRC evidence pipelinesWorking directly with the CISO to accelerate the security roadmap across parallel workstreamsImplementing automation that compounds in value across every future audit cycleTurning a startup-stage program into something enterprise-grade and auditor-credibleWHAT YOU NEED3+ years of hands-on security engineering in a cloud-native environmentStrong IAM implementation experience (this one is non-negotiable)Solid AWS security chops: IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Secrets ManagerWorking knowledge of CSPM tools (Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Prowler or similar)Experience integrating SAST/SCA tooling into CI/CD pipelinesA builder mentality, you want to own the thing, not just contribute to itWHY THIS ONE IS WORTH YOUR TIME$40M raised from two of the most respected names in the spaceDirect line to the CISO and full executive visibility from day oneYour work shows up in client due diligence packages and enterprise contract negotiations, it mattersEarly equity in a company operating in a genuinely novel market$15K relocation package if you're making the move to Austin3 days hybridAll interview rounds are remoteSALARY: $150,000 - $175,000 base + equityRoles like this do not come up often. Greenfield build, serious backing, real impact, and a problem space that actually matters.Hit apply below