Security Engineer

New York, NY, US • Posted 30+ days ago • Updated 4 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

$180 - $230/hr

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

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Skills

Roadmaps
Network
SST
Management
Authentication
Authorization
Collaboration
Sales
Incident Management
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Supply Chain Management
Security Awareness
Documentation
Training
Mentorship
Software Design
Security Engineering
Cloud Security
Virtual Private Cloud
Encryption
Amazon Web Services
Scripting
Python
Bash
Cloud Computing
Regulatory Compliance
System On A Chip
ISO/IEC 27001:2005
Financial Services
Finance
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning (ML)
Security Controls
SaaS
SIEM
Communication
Open Source
Writing

Summary

Security Engineer - Job Description
As a Security Engineer, you will play a central role in shaping and scaling the company's security posture as we expand into enterprise financial markets. Working closely with the infrastructure and engineering teams, you will design, build, and maintain security systems that safeguard our AI platform and the sensitive financial data it processes-all while enabling developers to move quickly and securely.

This position offers a rare opportunity to establish security practices at a fast-growing fintech organization handling highly sensitive financial information. You will own the security roadmap and build the foundations that allow our platform to scale as we bring AI-driven capabilities to financial institutions worldwide.
Responsibilities Establish Security Foundations

Architect and implement security patterns across our infrastructure, creating secure-by-default frameworks for engineering teams.
Develop and manage security controls within our AWS environment-including IAM, network segmentation, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
Build infrastructure-as-code (CDK, SST, Pulumi) with integrated guardrails that make secure development the easiest path for developers.
Implement solutions for secrets management, encryption, authentication, and authorization to protect sensitive financial data.

Support Compliance and Enterprise Growth

Lead compliance initiatives such as CCPA, GDPR, and ISO 27001, building upon the existing SOC 2 Type II foundation.
Automate evidence collection and maintain continuous compliance through infrastructure-as-code practices.
Conduct security assessments of cloud resources and resolve deviations from CIS Benchmarks and internal policies.
Collaborate with sales and customer success teams to address enterprise security requirements and complete security questionnaires.

Threat Detection & Incident Response

Deploy and tune cloud-native detection and monitoring using AWS GuardDuty, Security Hub, and custom detection logic.
Monitor systems for credential misuse, unauthorized access, anomalous behavior, and other security threats.
Participate in the security on-call rotation and lead incident response efforts when needed.
Build automated monitoring and alerting systems tailored to financial-services threat landscapes.

Secure Development & AI Workloads

Work with engineering teams to embed security into development lifecycles and CI/CD pipelines.
Implement supply-chain security practices including artifact signing, secret scanning, and dependency monitoring.
Develop security controls specifically designed for AI/ML infrastructure and sensitive data pipelines.
Apply defense-in-depth principles across cloud environments and internal systems.

Scale Security Across the Organization

Promote a culture of security awareness by educating employees on security best practices.
Create documentation, runbooks, and training materials for security processes and tools.
Mentor developers on secure architecture and software design principles.
Identify inefficiencies in security processes and eliminate them through automation and tooling.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, infrastructure security, or a related discipline.
Strong hands-on expertise securing AWS environments (IAM, VPC design, encryption, and native security services).
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools, especially AWS CDK.
Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages.
Understanding of modern attack techniques and cloud-focused adversarial tactics.
Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, or comparable standards.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience securing financial-services applications or working with sensitive financial data.
Background in securing AI/ML platforms and data pipelines.
Knowledge of security controls for SaaS platforms and identity providers (Okta, Google Workspace, etc.).
Experience with SIEM tools, detection engineering, and threat monitoring.
Understanding of zero trust principles and implementation strategies.
Strong communication skills for explaining security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience building security programs at early-stage or scaling companies.
Contributions to the security community (open source, writing, speaking, etc.).

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10105282
Position Id: 800783
Posted 30+ days ago

Company Info

About Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional.

Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations.

We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.

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