Senior Security Engineer

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)Posted 4 days ago

Role Overview

Beyond Finance is hiring a Senior Security Engineer. This is a full-time hybrid role, based in Chicago, IL (Hybrid). Part of Beyond Finance's Risk hiring, posted 4 days ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Senior-level Risk roles is $140k-$170k (based on 120 comparable listings). Many employers share specifics during the interview process or after an initial screen.

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Job description

At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care, a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 1 million clients on their path to a brighter future.

While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Senior Security Engineer, you'll harden the security posture of our AWS environment and our software development pipeline. Cloud Security and vulnerability management in Wiz are the primary focus.

You'll partner with DevOps, Engineering, and our Application Security Engineer to build preventative controls across infrastructure, identity, and CI/CD. The work is hands-on: configuring tooling, reviewing architecture, hardening pipelines, and supporting application security work where your range is needed.

Key Responsibilities

Own cloud security posture across our AWS environment using Wiz and AWS-native services, reducing risk across IAM, network segmentation, container security, secrets, and data exposure.
Establish secure defaults in our Infrastructure as Code through reusable modules, guardrails, and policy as code.
Harden CI/CD pipelines in partnership with DevOps.
Run vulnerability management across cloud and application findings: intake, prioritization, SLA tracking, and remediation with engineering.
Build automation that scales the program: ingestion, deduplication, prioritization, and developer-facing workflows.
Instrument telemetry, alerting, and runbooks for the systems you own.
Operate and tune our WAF: managed and custom rules, rate limiting, and bot mitigation.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on security engineering across cloud security and vulnerability management.
Strong AWS security background: IAM, networking, container orchestration, and logging and audit.
Hands-on experience securing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code; Terraform required.
Experience running or substantially contributing to a vulnerability management program.
Working knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and threat modeling.
Operates independently and drives projects without day-to-day oversight.

Nice to Have

Experience with our stack: Wiz, Cloudflare (WAF, Gateway, Zero Trust), GitHub Advanced Security, Spacelift, and AWS-native services.
Hands-on WAF experience in production: writing and tuning rules, managing false positives, responding when something gets through.
AI/ML security exposure: prompt injection, data poisoning, model abuse, and the controls that mitigate them.
Secrets management platforms (AWS Secrets Manager, Keeper, Infisical).
Identity security across human and non-human identities.
PCI-regulated or financial services environment.
Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, Python, or Go.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate measures success by reduced risk, not tickets closed, and reaches for secure design and simplicity before another control. They think like an attacker but bring a developer mindset to their partnership with engineering, connecting the dots across cloud, identity, and pipeline rather than treating each as a separate domain. Engineers trust their technical judgment, and when something is blocked, they come with a proposed path forward.

The base annual salary range is listed below. This role is eligible for additional incentives, including an annual bonus.

Base Salary Range

$140,000—$165,000 USD

Why Join Us?

While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full-time employees, we offer:

Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs
Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
401(k) matching program
Merit advancement opportunities
Career development & training

And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization.

Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply for the Senior Security Engineer position at Beyond Finance?

Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Beyond Finance. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.

Is the Senior Security Engineer role at Beyond Finance remote or in-office?

This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, IL (Hybrid). Expect a mix of in-office and remote days, with the specific cadence set by the hiring manager.

What does a Senior Security Engineer at Beyond Finance earn?

Beyond Finance has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.

When was the Senior Security Engineer role at Beyond Finance posted?

This role was posted on July 8, 2026 (4 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

How much experience does the Senior Security Engineer role at Beyond Finance require?

This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. Beyond Finance lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.