Remote Head of Security Engineering — FinTech Platform

Ladders; United States; Remoto; USD 220.000 - 250.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Equity options

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Wellness reimbursement

Phone support for collaboration

Descrizione del lavoro

Ladders is seeking a Head of Security Engineering to lead the security engineering vision for a regulated fintech environment. You will own the multi-year roadmap and partner with engineering, IT, and leadership to reduce risk and enable secure software delivery.

You will build and scale security capabilities across applications, infrastructure, and corporate security, including IAM, data protection, and monitoring, while guiding a high-performing team in a remote, US-based setting.

Competenze

• 10+ years in security, software, or infrastructure engineering, with 4+ years in team management.
• Proven track record in owning a security engineering roadmap and delivering improvements.
• Expertise in AWS and Kubernetes security, particularly in API and software delivery pipeline security.
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management, endpoint security, and SaaS security.
• Experience in building security platforms and automation for security operations teams.
• Ability to review code and infrastructure changes, contributing solutions in Python, Java, or similar languages.
• Experience in regulated financial services, particularly in brokerage or trading infrastructure.

Mansioni

• Define and deliver a multi-year security engineering strategy and quarterly roadmap.
• Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing security engineering team.
• Manage backlogs, budgets, and vendor relationships while communicating risks to leadership.
• Embed security practices into development processes, enhancing API security and data protection.
• Secure AWS and trading infrastructure through best practices in access control and encryption.
• Partner with IT to enhance corporate security measures, including identity governance and data protection.
• Build and maintain security monitoring and response infrastructure, ensuring effective incident management.

Conoscenze

Security engineering leadership

Roadmap ownership

AWS security

Kubernetes security

IAM & data protection

Security automation

Code/infrastructure review (Python/JS/

Strumenti

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Descrizione del lavoro

Ladders is seeking a Head of Security Engineering to lead the security engineering vision for a regulated fintech environment. You will own the multi-year roadmap and partner with engineering, IT, and leadership to reduce risk and enable secure software delivery.

You will build and scale security capabilities across applications, infrastructure, and corporate security, including IAM, data protection, and monitoring, while guiding a high-performing team in a remote, US-based setting.