Flywire
FinTech
DirectorofSecurityRiskEngineering
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“Director of Security Risk Engineering at Flywire. Skills: Security Risk Engineering, Enterprise Security, AI Security, Cloud Security. Define security engineering strategy. Implement security engineering strategy”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solid working knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure, Solid working knowledge of software applications, Solid working knowledge of AI/LLM model development, Solid working knowledge of governance & validation, Solid working knowledge of automated risk mitigation, Experience defining enterprise security risk appetites, Experience establishing governance frameworks, Experience executing independent control testing, Comprehensive understanding of system security design, Comprehensive understanding of intrusion prevention, Comprehensive understanding of API security, Comprehensive understanding of automated vulnerability management, Capability to prioritize tasks, Capability to maintain cross-functional transparency, Capability to make critical risk decisions under pressure
Nice to Have
Experience with AI security, Experience with Cloud security, Experience with Corporate security, Experience with Security Operations, Experience with Red Teaming, Experience with Penetration Testing
What You'll Do.
Define security engineering strategy
Implement security engineering strategy
Monitor security engineering strategy
Lead security engineering organization
Manage security engineering organization
Oversee secure architecture design
Improve secure architecture design
Integrate security controls
Develop proactive measures
Develop threat intelligence capabilities
Develop scalable defenses
Identify complex attack chains
Identify zero-day vulnerabilities
Coordinate responses to incidents
Manage containment efforts
Manage forensic investigation
Manage rapid remediation efforts
Maintain information security framework
Define security posture metrics
Maintain program progress metrics
Report incident risk analysis
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Global cross-functional collaboration; Partner with Business leaders; Partner with Development leaders; Partner with DevOps leaders; Partner with Product leaders; Partner with Program leaders; Partner with Risk leaders; Partner with Compliance leaders; Partner with IT leaders; Engage with external stakeholders; Engage with auditors; Engage with global regulators; Collaborate effectively; Promote collaborative culture
Communication Scope
Executive reporting; Board reporting
Process & Methodology
Program management
Full Job Description
Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate! Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world. What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you! Who we are: Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in higher education. We’ve since scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world. Today we support more than 5,100 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies. With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow. The Opportunity: As the Director of Security Risk Engineering, you will serve as a key senior leader working in direct partnership with the CISO to drive, shape, and mature Flywire's global enterprise security infrastructure and systems. In this role, you will bridge the gap between high-level security strategy and tactical engineering execution across six core domains: Application Security, AI Security, Cloud Security, Corporate Security, Security Operations (SecOps), and Red Teaming (Penetration Testing). In partnership with the internal stakeholder organizations, you will lead the organizational shift from technical recovery to global enterprise operational resilience, managing a highly impactful program
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