Senior Security and Infrastructure Developer

EmberPay Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in San Francisco is looking for a Security-Focused DevOps Engineer for a full-time, in-person position. The role involves securing payment infrastructure, building CI/CD pipelines, and conducting security audits. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience in DevOps or security engineering with a strong understanding of fintech security practices. Collaborating closely with the CTO, the position may evolve to team management as the company grows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, or security engineering.
• Strong understanding of application security, particularly in fintech or payments.
• Experience with AWS, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Familiarity with penetration testing, threat modeling, or security auditing.

Responsibilities

• Securing our payment infrastructure and protecting customer financial data.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and monitoring systems.
• Conducting security audits and implementing best practices across our codebase.
• Collaborating with our CTO and contributing to backend development.
• Participating in code reviews with a security-focused lens.

Skills

DevOps experience

Application security

AWS proficiency

Containerization

Infrastructure-as-code

Job description

Role Description

This is a full-time, in-person role. You\'ll be responsible for:

• Securing our payment infrastructure and protecting customer financial data.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and monitoring systems.
• Conducting security audits and implementing best practices across our codebase
• Collaborating with our CTO and contributing to backend development
• Participating in code reviews with a security-focused lens

As we grow, this role may evolve to include managing a small team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, or security engineering
• Strong understanding of application security, particularly in fintech or payments
• Experience with AWS, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code
• Familiarity with penetration testing, threat modeling, or security auditing

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with PCI-DSS compliance