Security Engineer

Lead is a fintech building banking infrastructure for embedded financial products and services. We operate an FDIC-insured bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.  Additionally, we have offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and New York City, where our technical, product, design, and legal teams operate. We are built for a constantly evolving financial landscape, where new ventures and technological advancements emerge daily. Guided by a team of entrepreneurs and technologists with decades of experience navigating intricate banking and payments regulations, Lead blends regulatory and technological expertise to help our fintech partners scale their operations with compliance and creativity.
Simply put, Lead offers the essential attributes that every fintech seeks in a partner bank. First, unparalleled technical expertise from a distinguished team of developers with an extensive understanding of the banking and payments systems. Second, oversight expertise, automated compliance systems, and bespoke program management to navigate the ever shifting regulatory landscape. Finally, a commitment to transparency and operational rigor to ensure everyone’s money does what it’s supposed to do.
Role Description: Lead Bank is seeking a security engineer to build out security technologies and processes across the organization. The primary objective will be to ensure the security of our digital information and to mitigate risks against cyber threats.

In this role you will:

• Cloud Security: Develop and implement security architectures for multiple cloud environments. Ensure the secure configuration of cloud services and the integration of cloud-native and third-party security solutions.
• Corporate IT Security: Oversee the implementation and configuration of corporate IT security systems and infrastructure. Implement processes and technologies for endpoint detection and response, security monitoring, data security, DLP, and access control.
• Application Security: Integrate security into the software development lifecycle. Conduct security assessments and code reviews and implement application security tools.
• Network Security: Design and implement network security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), network access control systems, and VPNs.
• Incident Response and Threat Intelligence: Assist with incident response for security incidents, especially in network, cloud, and corporate IT environments. Analyze threats and develop proactive defense strategies.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure adherence to industry standards and regulations relevant to network, IT, and cloud security. Assist with regular risk assessments and compliance audits.
• Training and Mentorship: Conduct training sessions and mentor team members in security best practices, cloud security processes, and corporate IT security strategies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4+ years of security engineer experience
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, AWS Certified Security.
• Proven experience in a similar role, with a strong background in information system security.
• Knowledge of potential attack vectors and the ability to develop appropriate defense measures.
• Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, or Rust.
• Experience building and managing infrastructure using tools such as Terraform or Kubernetes.
• Experience instrumenting systems for metrics and observability with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Opensearch
• Working knowledge of at least one major public cloud and infrastructure e.g., Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

What we offer:

• At Lead, we design our benefits to support company culture and principles, to foster an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to create the conditions for our team to give their best in both work and life
• Competitive compensation, including opportunities for equity grants, based on experience, geographic location, and role
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k Matching, and other wellness benefits, including FSA, HSA and HRA
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible vacation policy, including PTO and paid holidays
• A fun and challenging team environment in a dynamic industry with ample opportunities for career growth

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