Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Fintel Connect; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Career progression and learning

Comprehensive health and wellness bene

5 paid personal days

Volunteer time for causes you care

Hybrid schedule with one remote day a週

Team events and social perks

Summer Fridays

Job summary

Fintel Connect is hiring a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to lead secure AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform reliability in a fast-growing fintech environment. You will drive secure SDLC practices, monitor cloud security, and collaborate with Engineering, IT, Security, and Product to align security with business goals.

The role emphasizes proactive risk remediation, governance, and scalable, highly available cloud systems supporting fintech partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure following AWS and industry best practices.
• Remediate vulnerabilities identified through penetration testing, AWS Security Hub, AWS Inspector, CSPM findings, and SOC 2 assessments.
• Perform security hardening and patch management for CVEs across cloud environments.
• Review AWS environments using the AWS Well-Architected Framework and propose improvements across security, reliability, performance, scalability, cost, and operational excellence.
• Manage AWS networking and infrastructure security (VPCs, Security Groups, Network ACLs, Firewalls).
• Implement and maintain AWS Control Tower and governance best practices; use AWS Trusted Advisor to improve security, performance, and cost efficiency; remove unused cloud resources.
• Develop IaC with Terraform and/or CloudFormation; automate deployment and operational processes; improve consistency, scalability, and efficiency.
• Design and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies; conduct regular DR testing and verify RTOs/RPOs.
• Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents; collaborate with Security teams on root cause analysis and preventative controls.

Job description

Who We Are:

Fintel Connect is a fast growing fintech startup on a mission to helping financial services clients like Scotiabank, Wealthsimple, RBC and many others grow through meaningful partnerships. We're the leading affiliate and influencer marketing platform, network, agency and AI compliance engine exclusively built for fintech and banking - and looking for driven, creative and high-achieving marketers to join our team.

The Why:

• A competitive base salary
• A rapidly growing organization with real career progression and continuous learning
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• 5 Paid personal days
• Paid volunteer time to support causes that matter to you
• A balanced hybrid schedule with one remote day each week
• Team events and social perks
• Summer Fridays, every second Friday, start the weekend early

The Role:

As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you will lead the implementation and continuous improvement of cloud security, infrastructure automation, platform reliability, and DevSecOps practices within AWS. You will proactively identify and remediate security risks, strengthen cloud governance, improve system resilience, and embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.

This role works closely with Engineering, IT, Security, and Product teams to build secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure that supports Fintel Connect's business objectives.

The Responsibilities:

AWS Cloud Infrastructure & Security

• Design, implement, and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure following AWS and industry best practices.
• Remediate vulnerabilities identified through:
  • Penetration testing
  • AWS Security Hub
  • AWS Inspector
  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) findings
  • SOC 2 control assessments
• Perform security hardening across cloud environments and patch management, prioritizing Critical and High severity vulnerabilities (CVEs).
• Conduct regular reviews of AWS environments using the AWS Well-Architected Framework and recommend improvements for:
  • Security
  • Reliability
  • Performance
  • Scalability
  • Cost optimization
  • Operational excellence
• Administer AWS networking and infrastructure security, including: VPCs, Security Groups, Network ACLs, Firewalls
• Implement and maintain AWS Control Tower and governance best practices.
• Utilize AWS Trusted Advisor to improve security, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Continuously identify and remove unused or legacy cloud resources.

Infrastructure Automation & Reliability

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate cloud infrastructure deployment and operational processes.
• Improve infrastructure consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Design and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Conduct periodic Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and validate Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).
• Support capacity planning and infrastructure optimization.

Cloud Security Operations

• Implement continuous monitoring across AWS environments.
• Monitor logs, metrics, and alerts for suspicious activity.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents.
• Collaborate with Security teams to perform root cause analysis and implement preventative controls.
• Improve cloud detection and response capabilities.