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Staff Product Security Engineer - Greenlight Financial Technology
Security Engineer
Lead security strategy for fintech products, designing secure architectures, conducting threat modeling, and integrating automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines using Python and AWS services.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive product security strategy across the fintech platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Perform threat modeling and risk assessments for new and existing features, translating findings into actionable remediation plans.
- Design, implement, and maintain automated security testing (SAST, DAST, IAST) within CI/CD pipelines using Python and cloud-native tools.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and compliance teams to embed security best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Mentor and guide junior security engineers, fostering a culture of security awareness across the organization.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in application security, preferably in fintech or high‑scale consumer platforms.
- Deep expertise in threat modeling, secure design patterns, and security testing frameworks.
- Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting, and strong experience with AWS security services (IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, etc.).
- Hands‑on experience integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.).
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of influencing cross‑functional teams.