Senior Corporate Security Engineer

Security Engineer · Senior · Full Time

US - San FranciscoUSD 150k – 230k4mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

Senior Corporate Security Engineer role at Airwallex focusing on defending enterprise systems against security threats. The position involves incident response, digital forensics, and security tool development in a fast-growing fintech environment. Requires 5+ years of security engineering experience with expertise in tools like CrowdStrike and Splunk.

Responsibilities

  • Incident Response Leadership: Lead incident response efforts for malware, phishing attacks, and security breaches with comprehensive digital forensics analysis
  • Security Control Development: Design, develop, test, and evaluate new corporate security controls to support rapid business growth and evolving threat landscape
  • Threat Hunting and Analysis: Perform proactive threat hunting through log sources to identify emerging threats and attack patterns
  • Security Alert Engineering: Design and implement automated security alerts and workflows to streamline incident response lifecycle
  • Infrastructure Security Management: Secure corporate IT infrastructure including identity providers, endpoints, networks, and cloud platforms
  • Security Tool Operations: Deploy, configure, and operate security tooling with focus on measurable impact and threat prevention

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Security Monitoring Tools

    Strong hands-on experience with CrowdStrike, Splunk, or equivalent security monitoring and SIEM platforms

  • Attacker TTPs Knowledge

    In-depth understanding of common attacker tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) with proven ability to detect and prevent attacks

  • Incident Response Expertise

    Demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality security investigations and incident response with deep technical analysis

  • Cloud Platform Security

    Experience securing GCP, Alibaba Cloud, or other major cloud platforms with security best practices

  • Identity and Access Management

    Hands-on experience with Okta, Google Workspace, and cloud-based VPN services for enterprise identity security

  • Endpoint Security Management

    Experience securing endpoints using MDM tools such as Kandji, Microsoft Intune, or similar platforms

  • Scripting and Automation

    Proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell for security automation and tool development

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related technical field

Experience

  • Security Engineering Experience

    Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering or incident response role within technology companies

  • Startup Environment

    Experience working in high-growth startup environments with rapidly evolving security requirements

Skills

Required

  • Security Engineering

    5+ years of hands-on security engineering experience in technology companies

  • Incident Response

    Proven expertise in security incident response and digital forensics investigations

  • Security Tools

    Strong experience with CrowdStrike, Splunk, and enterprise security monitoring platforms

  • Cloud Security

    Experience securing cloud platforms like GCP, Alibaba Cloud with security best practices

  • Identity Management

    Hands-on experience with Okta, Google Workspace, and enterprise identity solutions

  • Endpoint Security

    Experience with MDM tools like Kandji, Intune for endpoint security management

  • Scripting

    Proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell for security automation and tool development

  • Communication

    Strong ability to explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

  • Startup Experience

    Nice to have

    Experience in high-growth startup environments with evolving security requirements

  • Threat Intelligence

    Nice to have

    Knowledge of threat intelligence platforms and advanced persistent threat (APT) analysis

  • Security Architecture

    Nice to have

    Experience designing security architecture for rapidly scaling technology organizations

  • Compliance Frameworks

    Nice to have

    Familiarity with security compliance frameworks relevant to financial services

  • AI/ML Security

    Nice to have

    Understanding of AI-assisted security operations and machine learning threat detection

Tech stack

Languages

PythonBashPowerShell

Databases

Splunk

Tools

CrowdStrikeOktaGoogle WorkspaceKandjiMicrosoft Intune

Other

Google Cloud PlatformAlibaba CloudCloud VPN Services

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·USD 150,000 – 230,000

Equity·Stock options

Benefits

  • Equity Participation

    Stock options in a $8 billion valued fintech unicorn with significant growth potential

  • Professional Development

    Accelerated learning opportunities in a fast-paced global payments technology environment

  • Global Impact

    Work on security challenges affecting 200,000+ businesses worldwide including major enterprises

  • Innovation Culture

    Access to cutting-edge security technologies and tools in a well-funded technology company

  • Career Growth

    Rapid career advancement opportunities in a scaling security organization

  • Hybrid Work Model

    Flexible hybrid work arrangement balancing collaboration and remote work flexibility

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Initial Screening

    Phone or video call with recruiting team to discuss background, motivation, and basic qualifications

  2. 02

    Technical Assessment

    Security engineering assessment covering incident response scenarios, threat analysis, and tool configuration

  3. 03

    Security Architecture Discussion

    In-depth technical interview focusing on security architecture, threat modeling, and enterprise security design

  4. 04

    Behavioral Interview

    Leadership and cultural fit assessment with focus on startup mentality and collaborative problem-solving

  5. 05

    Final Round

    Panel interview with security team leaders and cross-functional stakeholders covering technical depth and strategic thinking

  6. 06

    Reference Checks

    Professional reference verification focusing on security engineering competency and incident response experience

Full posting

Original listing.

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.

Your role

As a Senior Corporate Security Engineer, you will be a critical part of defending Airwallex’s enterprise systems and employees from threats such as malware, phishing and unauthorised access.

This role is a highly technical opportunity to detect, investigate and prevent security issues across a modern corporate environment. You will work on digital forensics, incident response and tool development and deployment, protecting a range of corporate IT platforms from endpoints to identity providers.

What you’ll be doing

  • Contribute to incident response for malware, phishing, digital forensics.

  • Design, develop, test, and evaluate new corporate security controls for a rapidly growing business.

  • Perform incident response and hunt through log sources to identify new threats.

  • Design and implement security alerts and workflows to support the incident response lifecycle.

  • Secure corporate IT infrastructure and remediate issues across identity providers, endpoints, corporate networks and other platforms.

  • Deploy, configure and operate security tooling with a laser focus on impact.

What you’ll bring

  • A passion for solving the complex challenges of high-growth startups.

  • Self motivation and drive to learn new skills, or dive deeper into existing skills.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or similar.

  • 5+ years working in a security engineering or incident response role within a tech company.

  • Strong experience with Crowdstrike, Splunk or other common security monitoring tools.

  • In depth understanding of common attacker tools and techniques, how they can be detected and prevented, and ability to respond to incidents with high depth and quality of investigation.

  • Experience with GCP, Alibaba Cloud or other cloud platforms is preferred.

  • Experience with Okta, Google Workspace and cloud-based VPN services is preferred.

  • Experience securing endpoints, including with MDM tooling such as Kandji, Intune

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical security and software concepts to a non-technical audience.

  • Scripting experience such as with Python, Bash, Powershell.

Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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