Payments Security Architect — PCI & Certification Leader (Remote)

Emerge Limited; Warszawa; Remote; PLN 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerge Limited in Poland is seeking a Security, Risk & Compliance Architect to safeguard our SoftPOS and acquiring platform and guide it through rigorous institutional laboratory certifications.

You will own end-to-end payment security, define threat models, manage lab evaluations with FIME and Brightsight, and align PCI-MPOC, PCI-DSS, and EMVCo programs. You will implement encryption, tokenization, and secure attestation while collaborating with product teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in payment security architecture or cryptography engineering.
• Proven track record guiding 2+ products through PCI-MPOC/CPoC/SPoC/EMVCo cycles.
• Expert knowledge of HSMs, DUKPT, TR-31, tokenization and secure attestation.

Responsibilities

• Define threat models and encryption strategies across gateway and mobile endpoints.
• Architect controls to achieve formal PCI-MPOC, PCI-DSS, and EMVCo approvals.
• Coordinate with independent labs (e.g., FIME, Brightsight) for certification pipelines.
• Design fraud scoring integration, AML velocity checks, and security dashboards.

Skills

Threat modelling

HSMs knowledge

Cryptography

PCI MPOC

Tokenization

Lab coordination

Job description

Emerge Limited in Poland is seeking a Security, Risk & Compliance Architect to safeguard our SoftPOS and acquiring platform and guide it through rigorous institutional laboratory certifications.

You will own end-to-end payment security, define threat models, manage lab evaluations with FIME and Brightsight, and align PCI-MPOC, PCI-DSS, and EMVCo programs. You will implement encryption, tokenization, and secure attestation while collaborating with product teams.