Wise
Senior Security Engineer
Austin, , United States · Senior
No sponsorshipDetected 17 days ago
PythonGoDistributed SystemsCloud PlatformsLinuxRESTCybersecuritySIEMDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseComplianceFirewall
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About the role
- Current banking systems don't let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily.
- We're working on lots of exciting challenges, and you'll dive right into projects helping consumers and businesses receive and send money from anywhere in the world.
- You will be responsible for monitoring, detecting, responding to, and managing security incidents, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of our organization's information systems.
Responsibilities
- Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money.
- So, we're building a new one.
- You will be responsible for building security focused technical solutions with high regards to code quality, architecture applicability, performance, reliability and adherence to company-wide engineering standards.
- You will help us scale-up and build a world class SOC.
- We're people building money without borders - without judgement or prejudice, too.
Nice to have
- Experience with Python, Go, asynchronous message queues, and microservices architecture.
- Skills in designing, deploying, and maintaining clean RESTful APIs.
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS).
- For everyone, everywhere.
- We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
- We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
- If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
- Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Skills
- Dive into large-scale distributed systems and bring your expertise in Windows, MacOS, or Linux to the forefront.
- Fuel your passion for learning by investigating problems to their root cause and enjoy the thrill of threat hunting and data exploration.
- Thrive in an environment of open feedback and continuous improvement.
- Be ready to jump into on-call rotations, ensuring our systems are secure and resilient around the clock.
Compensation
- Base salary starting at $180,000 annually
Benefits
- RSU's in a rapidly growing company + 401k with up to a 4% match
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance - including Life Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability, and an EAP program
- Flexible working model - a mix of working from home and from the office
- 25 days PTO, 15 sick days, 11 holidays, 5 compassionate leave days, 3 paid "Me" days and a paid volunteer day, annually
- Click HERE for more info on our benefits!
Company info
- More about our mission and what we offer.
- We've got over 19 million customers across the globe and we're growing.
- You will be part of an autonomous team, driving the technical solutions for detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response and threat intelligence.
- Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
- As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
- Wise is one the fastest growing companies in Europe and we're on a mission:
- And, we need a Security Engineer to join our mission and help us build a global platform that's scalable, reliable and secure.
- We work in an agile fashion, with engineers closely collaborating with other platform teams.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor OR transfer Visa's for this position ( H1b, TN, EAD, OPT etc.)
- Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor OR transfer Visa's for this position ( H1b, TN, EAD, OPT etc
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