Security Lead

Credit Genie • Philadelphia, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Lead Security Engineer to own and elevate security across our organization. You will be a hands-on technical leader and people manager responsible for designing, implementing, and operationalizing secure patterns across our AWS platform, Kubernetes environments, and release pipelines; while also maintaining breadth across application security, IAM, SecOps/IR, compliance, and data privacy. You will work deeply with Engineering, DevOps, Product, Compliance, and Legal to ensure that Credit Genie’s systems are secure, scalable, and resilient; enabling fast and confident delivery without compromising security posture.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the security foundations at a rapidly growing fintech where your technical leadership will directly impact product reliability, customer trust, and operational resilience.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing security engineering teams of 5 or more
• 8+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS and cloud security services.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code with a track record of implementing security controls via code.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms and container security frameworks.
• Proficient in modern programming languages (Typescript, Python, Go,Kotlin) with ability to build security automation and tooling for cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with CI/CD security, secure pipeline design, and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong understanding of network security fundamentals, IAM, zero-trust principles, and cloud security architecture.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a history of influencing cross-functional engineering outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating in regulated environments (fintech, payments, financial services) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide People Management & Mentorship by coaching engineers, setting clear expectations, building a strong team culture, and raising the bar on execution and technical growth.
• Set the direction for Security Technical Leadership across teams by guiding architecture decisions, driving alignment on secure-by-default patterns, and ensuring adoption through code, documentation, and collaboration.
• Uphold and improve Cloud & Infrastructure Security across AWS and core platform components by defining baselines, guardrails, and secure patterns for networking, compute, storage, and data services.
• Ensure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security is consistently implemented by partnering with DevOps to embed policy enforcement, reusable modules, and secure automation from design through deployment.
• Drive improvements in Application Security & Offensive Testing by strengthening secure SDLC practices (threat modeling, reviews, pipeline checks) and partnering on pen testing, vulnerability management, and remediation prioritization.
• Lead the program for IAM & Identity Controls by advancing least-privilege access, role design, secrets management, and zero-trust-aligned approaches across human and workload identities.
• Run and continuously improve Detection, Incident Response & Forensics by enhancing telemetry, SIEM/CSPM coverage, response playbooks, and DFIR workflows for cloud and platform incidents.
• Partner on Compliance, Data Security & Privacy by translating regulatory requirements into practical, auditable controls and ensuring customer data protections are implemented across the stack.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents on your first day of employment.
• Receive up to $100 per month in fitness reimbursement or enjoy a complimentary full membership to LifeTime Fitness or Equinox.
• 401(k) with a 3.5% match and immediate vesting
• Meal program available for both lunch and dinner
• Pre-tax benefits, including a $1,000 HSA match
• Life and accidental insurance
• Flexible PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager