Application Security Engineer

Wise

$180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in cybersecurity or related field
  • Experience with detection engineering and threat hunting
  • Proficiency in Windows, MacOS, or Linux
  • Hands-on skills with Elastic, EDR, SIEM, and WAF
  • Strong problem-solving skills and root cause analysis
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to participate in on-call rotations

Responsibilities

  • Build security-focused technical solutions adhering to company standards
  • Monitor, detect, and manage security incidents
  • Drive the technical solutions for detection engineering
  • Participate in threat hunting and incident response activities
  • Collaborate with platform teams to deliver impactful security solutions
  • Scale and build a world-class Security Operations Center (SOC)

Benefits

  • Flexible working model with remote and office options
  • Generous PTO including 25 vacation days and multiple paid leave days
  • Paid 6-week sabbatical after four years of service
  • 18-weeks of paid parental leave after one year
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k plan with up to a 4% match
Full Job Description
Job Description

Wise is one the fastest growing companies in Europe and we're on a mission: to make money without borders the new normal. We've got over 19 million customers across the globe and we're growing. Fast.

Current banking systems don't let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily. Or quickly. Or cheaply.

So, we're building a new one.

And, we need a Security Engineer to join our mission and help us build a global platform that's scalable, reliable and secure. We're working on lots of exciting challenges, and you'll dive right into projects helping consumers and businesses receive and send money from anywhere in the world.

You will be responsible for building security focused technical solutions with high regards to code quality, architecture applicability, performance, reliability and adherence to company-wide engineering standards. You will be responsible for monitoring, detecting, responding to, and managing security incidents, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of our organization's information systems

How we work

We work in an agile fashion, with engineers closely collaborating with other platform teams. Team operates from Tallinn, London and Austin offices.

What will you be working on?

You will be part of an autonomous team, driving the technical solutions for detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response and threat intelligence. You will help us scale-up and build a world class SOC.

Qualifications

About you:
  • Join an innovative team driving cutting-edge solutions in detection engineering, threat hunting,incident response, and threat intelligence to build a world-class SOC.
  • Dive into large-scale distributed systems and bring your expertise in Windows, MacOS, or Linux to the forefront.
  • Leverage your skills with Elastic, EDR, SIEM, WAF, and cloud infrastructure to tackle exciting challenges and own your projects.
  • Fuel your passion for learning by investigating problems to their root cause and enjoy the thrill of threat hunting and data exploration.
  • Collaborate with a dynamic team, bringing people together to solve complex problems and drive impactful solutions.
  • Thrive in an environment of open feedback and continuous improvement.
  • Be ready to jump into on-call rotations, ensuring our systems are secure and resilient around the clock.

Nice to have:
  • Experience with Python, Go, asynchronous message queues, and microservices architecture.
  • Skills in designing, deploying, and maintaining clean RESTful APIs.
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS).


Additional Information

What We Offer:
  • Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor OR transfer Visa's for this position (H1b, TN, EAD, OPT etc)
  • Base salary starting at $180,000 annually
  • RSU's in a rapidly growing company + 401k with up to a 4% match
  • Medical, dental, & vision insurance - including Life Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability, and an EAP program
  • Flexible working model - a mix of working from home and from the office
  • 25 days PTO, 15 sick days, 11 holidays, 5 compassionate leave days, 3 paid "Me" days and a paid volunteer day, annually
  • A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years + 18-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us

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