Security Operations Specialist (Fintech)

Location: NCR - WGC, Philippines

Company

hirify.global operates GCash, a fintech platform focused on creating convenient financial solutions for Filipinos.

What you will do

• Monitor, acknowledge, triage, and investigate security alerts from SIEM, EDR, email, cloud, network, endpoint, firewall, IDS, and DLP systems.
• Perform incident response activities including threat analysis, evidence correlation, scoping, containment support, remediation, and closure.
• Apply the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK to assess attacker behavior, incident impact, and investigative findings.
• Document cases and prepare complete, actionable escalation notes for senior analysts, leads, and partner teams.
• Identify recurring false positives and weak detections, recommending improvements to rules, playbooks, dashboards, and SOC processes.
• Coordinate with system owners, application teams, infrastructure teams, and other stakeholders during investigations.

Requirements

• Experience in security monitoring, incident response, or security operations center work.
• Working knowledge of SIEM, EDR, email security, cloud security, and related monitoring tools.
• Ability to analyze logs, investigate suspicious activity, and reach evidence-based conclusions.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, attacker behavior mapping, or comparable investigative frameworks.
• Strong technical documentation and case-writing skills, with sound judgment in a high-volume operational environment.
• Willingness to cover 24/7 working hours on a rotation schedule and occasional on-call duties.

Nice to have

• At least 2 years of SOC or incident response experience.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with threat hunting, detection engineering feedback loops, SOAR-oriented processes, reverse engineering, malware forensics, or penetration testing.
• Experience supporting security operations in finance or fintech.
• Security certifications such as CC, GCIH, CDSA, CompTIA Security+, SANS/GIAC, or CEH.

Culture & Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Dynamic and collaborative working environment.
• Competitive and flexible compensation and benefits package.
• Opportunity to contribute to fintech products serving the Philippines.