Localcoin
Fintech
CybersecurityEngineer
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“Cybersecurity Engineer at Localcoin. Skills: Cybersecurity Engineering, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Incident Response. Design security infrastructure. Implement security infrastructure”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve security posture; Identify key risks; Identify security gaps; Establish scalable vulnerability management; Establish reporting processes; Improve monitoring; Improve detection; Improve incident response; Help teams adopt security practices; Build mature security program
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
Hybrid work schedule
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3-5 years AWS experience, 3-5 years cloud-native infrastructure experience, 3-5 years infrastructure hardening experience, 3-5 years IAM experience, 3-5 years networking experience, 3-5 years cloud security best practices experience, Deep understanding of networking, Deep understanding of Linux systems, Deep understanding of IAM, Deep understanding of infrastructure security, Experience with application security, Experience with secure software delivery, Experience managing penetration testing, Experience managing remediation processes, Experience operating in regulated environments, Understanding of modern security threats, Understanding of attack vectors, Understanding of defensive controls, Ability to write code, Ability to write automation, Ability to write tooling, Experience working cross-functionally, Incident response capabilities, Troubleshooting capabilities
Nice to Have
SIEM platforms experience, Security automation experience, Security orchestration experience, Detection engineering experience, SAST tooling experience, DAST tooling experience, FINTRAC familiarity, MiCA familiarity, DORA familiarity, PIPEDA familiarity, PCI-DSS familiarity, SOC 2 familiarity, OSCP certification, CISSP certification, GIAC certification, Security+ certification, Cloud security certifications
What You'll Do.
Design security infrastructure
Implement security infrastructure
Harden security infrastructure
Build vulnerability management
Improve vulnerability management
Build reporting processes
Improve reporting processes
Lead incident response
Coordinate incident response
Investigate security incidents
Remediate security incidents
Perform postmortem analysis
Design secure systems
Maintain secure systems
Improve security operations
Reduce manual processes
Evaluate IAM policies
Strengthen IAM policies
Evaluate access controls
Strengthen access controls
Evaluate cloud security configurations
Strengthen cloud security configurations
Support application security
Support threat modeling
Support testing workflows
Manage penetration testing
Manage remediation tracking
Collaborate with vendors
Collaborate with auditors
Collaborate with compliance
Collaborate with regulatory stakeholders
Contribute to policies
Contribute to standards
Contribute to operational procedures
Assess security posture
Provide recommendations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Platform teams; Backend teams; Infrastructure teams; Compliance teams; Operations teams; Engineering teams
Full Job Description
ABOUT US Localcoin, founded in 2017 with headquarters in Toronto, is on a mission to simplify the process and experience of buying or selling digital currencies globally. We envision bringing digital currency to the mainstream financial market through partnerships with leading corporate and franchised retail spaces. With terminals across Canada, Poland and the APAC region, including Australia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand, Localcoin is now the fastest growing Bitcoin ATM operator in the world. At its core, Localcoin believes that everyone should be able to own cryptocurrency and have a deep understanding of blockchain technology. As a member of our rapidly growing team, you'll join a talented, dynamic group of team members who will encourage you to learn, grow, and thrive in your career every step of the way. We are a high-ownership engineering organization focused on building secure, resilient, and scalable systems in a rapidly evolving regulatory and threat landscape. As one of the earliest dedicated security hires, you’ll play a foundational role in shaping our security posture, tooling, and engineering practices across the company. THE ROLE Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000 We’re looking for a hands-on Cyber Security Engineer with strong DevSecOps instincts to help design, build, and mature security capabilities across our infrastructure, applications, and operational environments. This is primarily an engineering role (roughly 80% engineering / 20% governance) focused on implementing scalable security solutions, improving visibility and detection capabilities, hardening infrastructure, and partnering closely with engineering teams to build secure systems by default. You’ll work directly with the Director of Engineering and collaborate across platform, backend, infrastructure, compliance, and operations teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-autonomy environments, enjoys solving difficult infrastructure and security problems, and wants meaningfu
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