Remote Security Lead - Enterprise Cyber Defense

Black Financial Consult; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Financial Consult is seeking a Security Lead to define and execute the organization's cybersecurity strategy, leading security architecture across cloud, applications, and infrastructure, while partnering with engineering and compliance teams.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, threat modeling, incident response, audits, and alignment with standards such as ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and GDPR. You will mentor security engineers and drive secure SDLC practices in a remote fintech environment.

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of experience in cybersecurity or information security roles.
• Proven experience leading security teams in enterprise or fintech environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, application security, and infrastructure security.
• Experience with incident response, threat detection, and risk management.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy and architecture.
• Oversee application, infrastructure, and cloud security across all systems.
• Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and vulnerability management programs.
• Establish and enforce security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents and breaches.
• Ensure secure software development practices (DevSecOps) are implemented.
• Conduct security audits, penetration testing coordination, and remediation tracking.
• Collaborate with Engineering and DevOps teams to embed security in CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, GDPR).
• Lead identity and access management (IAM) strategies and controls.
• Provide security guidance for cloud infrastructure and architecture decisions.
• Mentor and develop security engineers and analysts.

Skills

Leadership

Security strategy

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Incident response

Regulatory compliance

DevSecOps

Communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

IAM

SIEM

PCI-DSS

Job description

Black Financial Consult is seeking a Security Lead to define and execute the organization's cybersecurity strategy, leading security architecture across cloud, applications, and infrastructure, while partnering with engineering and compliance teams.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, threat modeling, incident response, audits, and alignment with standards such as ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and GDPR. You will mentor security engineers and drive secure SDLC practices in a remote fintech environment.