Lead Information Security Engineer

Apex Fintech Solutions•Chicago, IL

5d•$150,675 - $150,675•Hybrid

About The Position

Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, Webull, and eToro, amongst many others; collectively, Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22+ million end customers. At Apex, we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo, which was manual, slow, and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. We're digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest. When you're at Apex, you drive this change. You're part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila are home to over 1,000 employees. Together, we’re shaping the future of financial innovation. Embrace change. Solve big. Win together. And be G.R.E.A.T. — grit, results, empathy, accountability, and teamwork — with Apex. We’re proud to be recognized for the innovative work we do, the purpose-driven nature of our work, and the collaborative culture we’ve created.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Software Architect, Software Engineer, or in a related position.
Experience must include Python for automating security workflows, developing custom security tooling and scripting API interactions for AI/Cloud platforms.
Experience must include HCL utilized with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to codify security guardrails and cloud resources.
Experience must include advanced configuration and management of AWS security services, including GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS Config to enable continuous security posture monitoring (CSPM).

Responsibilities

Develop security architecture, design, and coding standards to promote standardized security requirements, aligned with internal policies and external compliance requirements.
Develop and maintain centralized security reference architecture based on common security standards.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to engineer technology solutions and processes incorporating sound security design and governance principles.
Serve as a subject matter expert and embed security into the development lifecycle of systems, cloud infrastructure, applications, and products.
Participate in the design, lifecycle management, and cost of security appliances, applications, and infrastructure services.
Provide security-related coaching and mentoring to elevate development teams’ expertise.
Lead meetings with cross-functional teams to establish current and future state security models.
Analyze impacts to architectures, processes, and procedures to create recommendations.
Ensure implementation of security best practices with developers and IT engineers during product design.
Lead and coordinate technical reviews (architectural, security, compliance, etc.).
Provide technical leadership in selecting and implementing next-generation security solutions that enable agility and innovation.
Evaluate existing security measures; re-architect, integrate, deploy, and optimize to improve cyber resiliency.
Document and design enterprise security requirements and controls for on-premises and cloud environments based on zero trust and defense in depth and alignment with company Information Security Standards.
Create performance metrics (KPI/KRI) to measure cybersecurity capabilities, tools, and services.