Security Engineer (Remote)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Why should I consider working here?

iLendx is a team of creatives, computer nerds and overly caffeinated entrepreneurs. Some of us are a combination of the three, but we all have one thing in common: We love what we do and are obsessed—in a healthy way—with innovation, design and technology. In a world where the startup culture is often dog-eat-dog, we’re different. As cheesy as it sounds, we truly believe we are better together.

We've created a technology that is changing the way lending is done. With our platform, what is typically a tedious, paperwork-heavy task can now be done in a few minutes from any digital device. Banks all over the country are using our technology, and we are actively working to expand into every corner of the digital finance world: credit card applications, opening bank accounts, applying for home equity lines of credit. If it has to do with money, we believe you should be able to do it online, easily and quickly.

Job Description

Where do I come in?

We're looking for a Security Engineer to help guide our development teams, leading them in building out the core of our products. Your tools? APIs, microservices, cloud infrastructure, third-party services integrations, and multiple product development teams.

As our Security Engineer you will...

  • develop security initiatives and third-party partnerships that safeguard the company's assets, intellectual property and computer systems
  • identify company-wide security architecture, protection goals, objectives and metrics consistent with our strategic growth initiatives
  • develop and implement company-wide security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures to ensure ongoing maintenance of company systems
  • develop cyber controls such as intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention system, firewall configurations, and access control lists
  • oversee incident response planning as well as the investigation of security breaches, and assists with disciplinary and legal matters associated with such breaches as necessary 
  • communicate with outside consultants as appropriate for independent security audits
  • stay up to date with technology advancement and ensure our cloud-based security is optimized for strategic growth
  • provide inspiration and guidance to the growing team; foster a culture of transparency, collaboration and innovation.

This position will be remote with travel to San Antonio as needed. Applicants in Austin, San Antonio or Houston can join their co-workers in those regional offices as well.

Qualifications

What do you want from me?

We know you're a complex human being who can't be summed up by a bullet-point list, but it'd be great if you had these things going for you:

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience maintaining cloud-based security
  • 3+ years in building security for AWS services large-scale web applications
  • CISSP certification required (or near-term plan for attaining certification)
  • demonstrated expertise in intrusion detection system, hacker techniques, phishing schemes, emerging logical security threats and compromised server techniques
  • clear understanding of software design patterns and principles
  • strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
  • excellent written and oral communication skills
  • ability to actively communicate, inspire and motivate all levels of staff
  • bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field

Bonus points if you have experience with...

  • advanced knowledge of the AWS platform
  • familiarity with common industry best practices (ITIL, SDLC, AGILE)
  • advanced understanding of the Java programming language and common APIs
  • experience with microservice based architectures
  • experience with cloud infrastructure support in mixed Linux and Windows environment

Additional Information

Let's get down to it. What are the perks?

Because we want you to be just as successful in life as you are working with us, we offer:

  • competitive compensation
  • health, dental and vision benefits
  • matching 401k