Staff Security Engineer – FinTech Security Leader (Remote)

Shakepay; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in Canada is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to secure its infrastructure and customer data. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in application security, with a focus on incident response and mentoring. This role emphasizes technical leadership and the ability to automate security processes while collaborating closely with engineering teams to embed security in development workflows. Competitive compensation and remote work options are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and stock options

Health benefits from day 1

Remote-friendly work environment

Learning and development budget

Time off and vacation bonus

Parental leave

Home office setup

Salary in bitcoin option

Team and company offsites

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building and maintaining secure applications with 3+ years in a security role.
• Strong experience in application security and best practices.
• Ability to build and automate tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive security solutions across product and internal applications.
• Conduct threat modeling for existing systems.
• Mentor engineers and share security best practices.

Skills

Application security

Incident response

Communication skills

Cloud environments (AWS)

Git/GitHub

Job description

A fintech company in Canada is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to secure its infrastructure and customer data. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in application security, with a focus on incident response and mentoring. This role emphasizes technical leadership and the ability to automate security processes while collaborating closely with engineering teams to embed security in development workflows. Competitive compensation and remote work options are offered.