Lead, Cloud & Security Operations Engineer
About The Position
The Lead Cloud & Security Operations Engineer is a senior-level, hands-on technical role responsible for implementing and operating security controls across TabaPay’s hybrid infrastructure environment, including AWS, colocation data centers, on-prem production systems, and corporate SaaS platforms (Microsoft 365, Confluence, Jira, etc.). This position will establish and evolve independent security capabilities in support of regulatory compliance obligations, including PCI, GLBA/FFIEC, SOC 1/2, and RPAA (Canada). This is a lead-level individual contributor role with future leadership growth potential.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or security engineering
- Strong hands-on experience securing AWS environments
- Experience with hybrid infrastructure (cloud + on-prem or colocation)
- Direct experience implementing or operating SIEM/logging platforms
- Experience in vulnerability management and remediation processes
- Incident response experience in production environments
- Experience working in regulated environments (PCI, SOC 2, GLBA, or similar)
- Strong technical troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced growth environment
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to balance security risk reduction with operational enablement
- High accountability and ownership mindset
- Ability to work in a hybrid or office-based environment as required
Nice To Haves
- CISSP certification
- AWS Security Specialty or equivalent cloud certification
- Experience in fintech, payments, or financial services
Responsibilities
- Cloud & Infrastructure Security
- Design, implement, and maintain security controls in AWS environments
- Secure hybrid infrastructure including colocation and on-prem production systems
- Configure and manage firewalls, network segmentation, and cloud-native security services
- Implement centralized logging and monitoring (SIEM)
- Manage security products and configuration of corporate computing assets
- Lead vulnerability management and remediation coordination
- Security Operations & Incident Response
- Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents
- Develop detection rules and improve alert tuning
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective controls
- Identity & Access Security
- Implement Identify & Access Management (IAM) best practices across cloud and infrastructure environments
- Enforce least-privilege access and role-based access controls
- Partner with Risk and Policy functions to operationalize access governance
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Technology Operations and Engineering teams
- Support transition of security execution responsibilities from Operations to Security
- Provide security guidance during system architecture and infrastructure changes
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health care insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (for employee only)
- Employer 401K Matching
- Generous and Flexible PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
