Founding Infra & Security Engineer – Fintech

Basic Capital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company is seeking a founding member for their Infrastructure & Security team. This role involves ensuring platform reliability, managing SOC 2 Type II compliance, and building robust observability systems. The ideal candidate will have strong AWS experience, a track record in implementing security frameworks, and proficiency in container orchestration tools. This position emphasizes collaboration and adaptability in a fast-paced environment, contributing significantly to innovative financial solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS.
• Proven track record implementing security best practices and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools.

Responsibilities

• Be a founding member responsible for platform reliability and security.
• Own SOC 2 Type II compliance and work with auditors.
• Design and implement observability systems.

Skills

AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM)

Security best practices

Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)

Scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go)

Job description

A fintech company is seeking a founding member for their Infrastructure & Security team. This role involves ensuring platform reliability, managing SOC 2 Type II compliance, and building robust observability systems. The ideal candidate will have strong AWS experience, a track record in implementing security frameworks, and proficiency in container orchestration tools. This position emphasizes collaboration and adaptability in a fast-paced environment, contributing significantly to innovative financial solutions.