Information Security Lead (FinTech)

Location: Remote/Uzbekistan; workplace type: Onsite.

Company

hirify.global is a fintech company offering flexible payment solutions that allow shoppers to split payments online and in stores.

What you will do

• Lead hands-on security architecture and technical security reviews across cloud, infrastructure, and product initiatives.
• Design and implement security controls across GCP and AWS, including IAM, CSPM, and cloud-native security.
• Drive Secure SDLC and DevSecOps practices, including SAST, DAST, SCA, and container security.
• Lead vulnerability management, penetration testing, VAPT, and red/purple team engagements.
• Design threat detection and SIEM use cases, lead incident investigations, and improve security monitoring.
• Drive endpoint, infrastructure, network, firewall, automation, standards, and security tooling initiatives while mentoring security engineers and analysts and collaborating with Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, IT, Legal, and Compliance.

Requirements

• Strong experience leading Information Security or Cyber Security functions in a senior technical or management role.
• 5+ years of experience in Information Security or Cybersecurity, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership or senior individual contributor role.
• Deep expertise in Cloud Security, Security Architecture, VAPT, AppSec/DevSecOps, and Defensive Security.
• Experience leading security programmes and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of GCP, AWS, IAM, CSPM, SIEM, EDR/XDR, and vulnerability management.
• Strong understanding of penetration testing, red/purple teaming, threat hunting, incident response, security architecture, threat modelling, and enterprise security controls.
• Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, and container security in CI/CD environments.
• Experience working within a regulated fintech or banking environment.
• Knowledge of CBUAE, UAE PDPL, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and SOC 2, plus stakeholder management and strategic decision-making skills.

Nice to have

• CISSP/CISM and OSCP or equivalent certifications, preferred or required depending on the final hiring criteria.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role in the InfoSec Monitoring department.
• Work arrangement is listed as Remote/Uzbekistan, while the workplace type is listed as Onsite.
• Collaboration spans Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, IT, Legal, and Compliance.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by an HR call with hirify.global.
• Technical interview with hirify.global.
• Final interview followed by the hiring decision.