Security Engineer

Kenmore Design LLC; Village of Kenmore (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly environment

Flexible working arrangements

Global fintech team

Job summary

Kenmore Design is a global fintech software provider delivering CRM and client portal solutions to Forex brokers and proprietary trading firms worldwide. We are seeking a Security Engineer to protect our systems, identify vulnerabilities, and ensure platform reliability across production and internal environments.

You will partner with development, DevOps, and product teams to embed security into our stack, cover logging, monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery, and help scale our

Qualifications

• Experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, or DevSecOps.
• Hands-on security testing including penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.
• Strong logging, monitoring and incident response workflows knowledge.
• Experience securing Linux and Windows server environments.
• Knowledge of backup strategies and disaster recovery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and stress testing across apps and infra.
• Perform security-focused QA and audit tasks to identify weaknesses before incidents.
• Design, implement, and maintain logging and monitoring systems with log aggregation and analysis.
• Analyze logs and alerts to detect suspicious activity, performance issues, or security events.
• Respond to incidents and outages; restore services or migrate to backup infrastructure.
• Maintain and test backup and disaster recovery procedures.
• Perform system updates and patching across Linux and Windows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve security posture.
• Document security procedures, incident responses, and best practices.

Skills

Security engineering / DevSecOps

Penetration testing & vulnerability

Logging, monitoring & incident

Networking fundamentals, firewalls &"

Backup strategies & DR concepts

Incident management under pressure

Tools

Linux

Windows Server

Cloud infrastructure

Containerized environments

Job description

Kenmore Design is a global fintech software provider delivering CRM and client portal solutions to Forex brokers and proprietary trading firms worldwide. Security, stability, and resilience are critical to our platform, and we are looking to strengthen our infrastructure and application security capabilities as we continue to scale.

We are seeking a Security Engineer who will play a key role in protecting our systems, identifying vulnerabilities, and ensuring platform reliability across production and internal environments.

Role Overview

As a Security Engineer, you will be responsible for proactively identifying risks, hardening infrastructure, and responding to incidents across a distributed, multi-environment fintech platform. This role combines application security, infrastructure security, monitoring, and operational readiness.

You will work closely with development, DevOps, and product teams to ensure that security is embedded into our systems—not added as an afterthought.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and stress testing across applications and infrastructure
• Perform security-focused QA and audit tasks to identify potential weaknesses before they become incidents
• Design, implement, and maintain logging and monitoring systems, including log aggregation and analysis
• Analyze logs and alerts to detect suspicious activity, performance anomalies, or security events
• Respond to incidents and outages, including the ability to quickly restore services or migrate systems to backup infrastructure
• Maintain and test backup and disaster recovery procedures
• Perform regular system updates and patching across environments (Linux and Windows)
• Collaborate with engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve overall security posture
• Document security procedures, incident responses, and best practices

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, or DevSecOps
• Hands-on experience conducting penetration tests and vulnerability assessments
• Strong understanding of logging, monitoring, and incident response workflows
• Experience managing and securing Linux and Windows server environments
• Solid knowledge of backup strategies, system recovery, and high-availability concepts
• Ability to work calmly and effectively during critical incidents or outagesFamiliarity with networking fundamentals, firewalls, and access control concepts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have (Strong Plus)

• Experience in fintech, trading platforms, or financial services
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and containerized environments
• Knowledge of compliance-driven environments (data protection, access logging, audit trails)
• Experience working with distributed, remote-first engineering teams

What We Offer

• Work on real-world fintech systems used by brokers and trading firms globally
• High-impact role with direct influence on platform reliability and security
• Remote-friendly environment with flexible working arrangements
• Long-term growth opportunities within an established fintech company
• Collaborative, international team culture