Senior Security Engineer (US, Remote)

Senior Security Engineer (Remote – US) Compensation:$170K–$300K base + equity Type:Full-time Location:Remote (US)Overview We're partnering with a fast-growing, AI-driven fintech company transforming how a massive, legacy industry operates. Their platform is modernizing outdated systems and automating complex workflows that have historically been slow, manual, and expensive.This is a high-impact opportunity to join a lean, product-focused team tackling real-world problems at scale, with billions in transaction volume already flowing through the platform.The Role They're hiring aSenior Security Engineerto build and scale security as a product enabler—not a blocker.This is a hands-on IC role with broad ownership across:Application securityCloud / infrastructure securityCompliance (SOC 2)Security tooling & automationYou'll be writing code, shipping tooling, and embedding security into the development lifecycle—making it easy for engineers to build securely by default.What You'll DoLead security initiatives across application, infrastructure, and identityConduct threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and remediationBuild and integrate security tooling (SAST, DAST, container scanning, secrets detection)Harden AWS environments (IAM, VPCs, logging, GuardDuty, KMS, etc.)Own and evolve SOC 2 Type II complianceEstablish a secure SDLC with lightweight, scalable processesPartner closely with engineering to improve security without slowing deliveryLead or support incident response and postmortemsManage identity/access systems (SSO, MFA, SCIM, access reviews)Oversee vendor and third-party security riskTech EnvironmentCloud:AWS (IAM, VPC, GuardDuty, Security Hub, etc.)Infra:Terraform, Pulumi, Docker, ECS (EC2/Fargate)Backend:Node.js / TypeScript (monorepo)Frontend:React + GraphQLData:PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, OpenSearchObservability:Datadog, CloudWatch, SentryCI/CD:BuildkiteWhat They're Looking ForStrong application security background (OWASP, threat modeling, secure code review)Deep AWS security experienceExperience with Terraform and/or PulumiHands‐on SOC 2 experience (controls, audits, evidence)CI/CD security integration experienceBackground in fintech or regulated environments preferredExperience with identity systems (SSO, SAML, MFA, SCIM)Ability to build tooling/automation (Python, Bash, etc.)Strong communicator who can work closely with engineering teamsWhy This RoleSecurity is treated as acore product function , not compliance overheadHigh ownership and autonomyReal scale and real impact (handling sensitive financial data)Remote‐first, strong engineering cultureOpportunity to shape security from the ground up#J-18808-Ljbffr