Staff Security Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Security Engineer (Cybersecurity): Protecting financial assets and customer data from sophisticated adversaries with an accent on detection-as-code and AI-enabled workflows. Focus on designing scalable logging and alerting architectures, driving high-severity incident responses, and establishing long-term risk reduction roadmaps.

Location: Hybrid (Seattle, WA). Must be based in the US

Salary: $212,000–$265,000

Company

hirify.global is a global financial services company providing secure and reliable cross-border money transfer solutions to millions of customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Define and execute a multi-year strategy and roadmap for the Detection & Response sub-domain to reduce organizational risk.
• Architect and optimize logging, alerting, and investigation platforms across cloud and corporate environments.
• Act as the primary senior escalation point for high-severity security investigations and drive systemic fixes.
• Conduct risk and design reviews for new products to ensure detection and response capabilities are integrated before launch.
• Mentor security engineers, lead training sessions, and contribute to corporate Security Standards and Policy.
• Participate in the senior on-call rotation as a primary responder for security incidents.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in security or systems engineering, with 5+ years specifically in threat detection and response.
• Deep expertise in cloud-first environments (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and detection engineering.
• Hands-on proficiency with EDR, SIEM, SOAR, and detection-as-code pipelines.
• Ability to write and review code and queries in Python and languages like SPL or KQL.
• Experience designing and implementing production-ready AI-assisted security workflows.
• Must be based in the US and able to work from the Seattle office at least 50% of the time monthly

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible paid time off and paid parental, medical, and family care leave.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with a 401k plan and company matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and equity as part of total compensation.
• Dedicated benefits for mental health and family forming.
• Learning and development budget for professional growth.
• A Connected Work Culture emphasizing dynamic in-person collaboration.