Corporate Security Engineer (Fintech)

Location: San Francisco, United States

Salary: $130,000–$200,000 annual base salary, plus potential equity and bonus.

Company

Airwallex provides an AI-native financial operating system and regulated infrastructure for global payments and financial products.

What you will do

• Contribute to incident response for malware, phishing, and other security incidents.
• Perform digital forensics and hunt through log sources to identify emerging threats.
• Design, develop, test, and evaluate corporate security controls.
• Design and implement security alerts and workflows supporting the incident response lifecycle.
• Secure identity providers, endpoints, corporate networks, and other enterprise platforms.
• Deploy, configure, and operate security tooling with a focus on measurable impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a similar field.
• 3+ years of experience in security engineering or incident response within a technology company.
• Strong experience with CrowdStrike, Splunk, or comparable security monitoring tools.
• Deep understanding of attacker tools and techniques, including detection, prevention, and high-quality incident investigation.
• Experience securing endpoints with MDM tooling such as Kandji or Intune.
• Strong communication skills for explaining technical security and software concepts to non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with GCP, Alibaba Cloud, or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with Okta, Google Workspace, and cloud-based VPN services.
• Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an information security function partnering with engineering, IT, and other stakeholders.
• US-based employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Benefits include a 401(k) plan, disability coverage, basic life insurance, and well-being support.
• US-based employees receive 20 paid vacation days and 12 company holidays annually.
• Additional compensation may include equity, annual bonuses, commissions, or RSUs.