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As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.\nPositions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.\nCandidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.\nOverall Purpose\nThe Staff Platform Security Engineer is a highly technical individual contributor responsible for defining and advancing secure target states, architecture patterns, technical standards, and control requirements for products, platforms, and shared services. This role embeds security into the software and infrastructure lifecycle by building secure-by-default platform capabilities, shaping engineering practices, and leading complex cross-functional initiatives. The role serves as a trusted partner across product, platform, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure security is integrated early and consistently.\nEssential Functions\nLeads complex platform security engineering initiatives spanning multiple systems, services, or engineering domains. \nDefines secure target states, reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for platform and shared engineering capabilities. \nLeads securing engineering and design reviews involving platform services, infrastructure patterns, and shared service integrations. \nDrives implementation of scalable controls and secure-by-default capabilities that reduce engineering friction while improving risk posture. \nEmbeds security requirements into engineering workflows including CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, deployment models, runtime operations, and service lifecycle management. \nPartners with Information Security Engineering, Product Security, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, and developer teams to align design choices and delivery priorities. \nLeads evaluation and adoption of new platform security technologies, patterns, and automation opportunities. \nTranslates policy and control expectations into practical engineering solutions and measurable implementation guidance. \nIdentifies and drives remediation of systemic platform risks, recurring control failures, and engineering weaknesses. \nMentors engineers, elevates technical practices, and contributes to a culture of secure engineering excellence. \nMinimum Qualifications\nTypically has 8 or more years of experience or demonstrated portfolio consistent with experience required of the role. \nDeep experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, software engineering, cloud infrastructure, security engineering, or a combination of these domains. \nExperience owning major technical initiatives involving secure platform design, control implementation, or engineering workflow transformation. \nStrong experience defining standards, patterns, or reusable solutions adopted across multiple teams. \nExperience influencing engineering decisions through technical expertise and cross-functional partnership. \nStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical risk and tradeoffs. \nDemonstrated mentoring or technical leadership experience. \nBachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience. \nPreferred Qualifications\nCertified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)\nExperience shaping enterprise or domain-level secure platform strategies. \nExperience with policy as code, platform governance models, or large-scale security automation. \nExperience supporting high-availability, high-scale, or regulated technology environments. \nExperience contributing to roadmap planning for platform or security capabilities. \nExperience securing Cloud/AWS infrastructure\nThe base pay scale for this position in:\nPhoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $132,000 - $165,000.\nSan Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $158,000 - $198,000.\nAdditionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.\nThis pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.\nSome of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness\nHealthcare Coverage - Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan - Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.\n\nPaid Time Off - Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.\n\n12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave\n\nMaven Family Planning - provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.\n\nAnd SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!\nPursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nEarly Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. 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