Senior Security Engineer

Wise

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On-site
Location
Austin, TXTallinn, Tallinn, EstoniaLondon, United Kingdom
Posted
10 days ago
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Confirmed live today
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Sep 29, 2126

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About Wise

Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a global technology company specializing in international money transfers and multi-currency accounts, offering transparent low-cost foreign exchange for individuals and businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & International Payments

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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer

JOB TITLE: Senior Security Engineer The Senior Security Engineer joins an autonomous team to drive technical solutions for detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, and threat intelligence. This role focuses on building a world-class SOC and developing security-focused technical solutions that prioritize code quality, architecture applicability, performance, and reliability. The engineer will monitor, detect, and manage security incidents to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of information systems. Key responsibilities include investigating problems to their root cause and managing large-scale distributed systems. Required skills include expertise in Windows, MacOS, or Linux, along with experience using Elastic, EDR, SIEM, WAF, and cloud infrastructure. Nice-to-have skills include Python, Go, asynchronous message queues, microservices architecture, and designing RESTful APIs. The work involves solving complex security challenges within a global money movement platform.

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What you'll do

  • Build security-focused technical solutions with high regard for code quality, architecture, and performance.
  • Monitor, detect, respond to, and manage security incidents to ensure information system integrity.
  • Drive technical solutions for detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, and threat intelligence.
  • Scale up and build a world-class Security Operations Center (SOC).
  • Investigate problems to their root cause through data exploration and threat hunting.
  • Leverage Elastic, EDR, SIEM, WAF, and cloud infrastructure to tackle security challenges.
  • Participate in on-call rotations to ensure systems remain secure and resilient around the clock.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, and threat intelligence.
  • Expertise in Windows, MacOS, or Linux operating systems.
  • Proficiency with Elastic, EDR, SIEM, WAF, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Ability to investigate problems to their root cause and perform data exploration.
  • Availability to participate in on-call rotations.
  • Experience with Python, Go, asynchronous message queues, and microservices architecture (preferred).
  • Skills in designing, deploying, and maintaining clean RESTful APIs (preferred).
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance standards such as GDPR and PCI-DSS (preferred).

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