Lead Information Security Engineer

peak6group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

PTO

401k match

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Apex Fintech Solutions in Chicago seeks a Lead Information Security Engineer to design and implement security architectures across on-premises and cloud environments. You will promote secure coding standards and govern security across products and services.

You will mentor development teams, lead cross-functional reviews, and translate evolving cyber threats into practical controls. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders and delivering measurable security improvements through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of post-baccalaureate experience in software architecture, security, or related role.
• Experience with Python for automating security workflows and Terraform IaC to codify guardrails.

Responsibilities

• Develop security architecture, design, and coding standards aligned with policies and compliance.
• Develop and maintain centralized security reference architecture based on common standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to engineer secure technology solutions and governance.
• Embed security into the development lifecycle for systems, cloud, apps, and products.
• Lead security reviews and coordinate architectural, security, and compliance discussions.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Security governance

Security mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS GuardDuty

AWS Security Hub

AWS Config

Terraform

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all.

Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, Webull, and eToro, amongst many others; collectively, Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22+ million end customers.

At Apex, we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo, which was manual, slow, and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. We're digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest.

When you're at Apex, you drive this change. You're part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila are home to over 1,000 employees.

Together, we're shaping the future of financial innovation. Embrace change. Solve big. Win together. And be G.R.E.A.T. - grit, results, empathy, accountability, and teamwork - with Apex.

Here are just a few of the many awards we've recently received:

• Best Places to Work


• 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 - Presented by BuiltIn


• WealthTech of the Year


• 2025 - Presented by US FinTech Awards


• The World's Top 250 Fintech Companies


• 2024 - Presented by CNBC

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Position

Lead Information Security Engineer

Location

141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60604

Responsibilities

• Develop security architecture, design, and coding standards to promote standardized security requirements, aligned with internal policies and external compliance requirements.


• Develop and maintain centralized security reference architecture based on common security standards.


• Collaborate with key stakeholders to engineer technology solutions and processes incorporating sound security design and governance principles.


• Serve as a subject matter expert and embed security into the development lifecycle of systems, cloud infrastructure, applications, and products.


• Participate in the design, lifecycle management, and cost of security appliances, applications, and infrastructure services.


• Provide security-related coaching and mentoring to elevate development teams' expertise.


• Lead meetings with cross-functional teams to establish current and future state security models.


• Analyze impacts to architectures, processes, and procedures to create recommendations.


• Ensure implementation of security best practices with developers and IT engineers during product design.


• Lead and coordinate technical reviews (architectural, security, compliance, etc.).


• Provide technical leadership in selecting and implementing next-generation security solutions that enable agility and innovation.


• Evaluate existing security measures; re-architect, integrate, deploy, and optimize to improve cyber resiliency.


• Document and design enterprise security requirements and controls for on-premises and cloud environments based on zero trust and defense in depth and alignment with company Information Security Standards.


• Create performance metrics (KPI/KRI) to measure cybersecurity capabilities, tools, and services.

Education / Experience

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Software Architect, Software Engineer, or in a related position. Experience must include Python for automating security workflows, developing custom security tooling and scripting API interactions for AI/Cloud platforms; HCL utilized with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to codify security guardrails and cloud resources, advanced configuration and management of AWS security services, including GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS Config to enable continuous security posture monitoring (CSPM).

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Range

Salary range: $150,675/year

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance


• PTO


• 401K

Our Rewards

• healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)


• competitive PTO


• 401k match


• parental leave


• HSA contribution match


• paid subscription to the Calm app


• generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits


• hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one o