Senior Corporate Security Engineer
Security Engineer · Senior · Full Time
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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 haveExperience in high-growth startup environments with evolving security requirements
Threat Intelligence
Nice to haveKnowledge of threat intelligence platforms and advanced persistent threat (APT) analysis
Security Architecture
Nice to haveExperience designing security architecture for rapidly scaling technology organizations
Compliance Frameworks
Nice to haveFamiliarity with security compliance frameworks relevant to financial services
AI/ML Security
Nice to haveUnderstanding of AI-assisted security operations and machine learning threat detection
Tech stack
Languages
Databases
Tools
Other
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.
- 01
Initial Screening
Phone or video call with recruiting team to discuss background, motivation, and basic qualifications
- 02
Technical Assessment
Security engineering assessment covering incident response scenarios, threat analysis, and tool configuration
- 03
Security Architecture Discussion
In-depth technical interview focusing on security architecture, threat modeling, and enterprise security design
- 04
Behavioral Interview
Leadership and cultural fit assessment with focus on startup mentality and collaborative problem-solving
- 05
Final Round
Panel interview with security team leaders and cross-functional stakeholders covering technical depth and strategic thinking
- 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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