Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

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 700,000 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.

About The Role

Beyond Finance is expanding it's security capabilities and as a result, we are seeking an experienced and strategic Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team. You will act as the quarterback for the team, leading and mentoring a team of security engineers while designing, implementing, and maintaining security technologies that protect our infrastructure, applications, and data. A team lead brings strong expertise with modern security platforms such as Datadog, Wiz, CrowdStrike, and has extensive experience with AWS and cloud-native infrastructure. This is hands on technical leader, with majority time spent in the tools, and architecting better solutions for our infrastructure. If you're looking for a highly impactful role where you get to do a bit of everything across security, come join us!

What You'll Do

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of cybersecurity engineers.
• Define and execute security architecture and roadmap aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Oversee implementation and operation of security tools, including Datadog, Wiz, CrowdStrike, and other modern platforms.
• Develop and maintain security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
• Conduct threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis.
• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and Engineering teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement security controls for AWS and other cloud-native environments.
• Respond to security incidents and lead post-mortem investigations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current security threats, trends, and compliance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement of security policies, procedures, and controls.
  
  

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field or relevant years of experience.
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity with at least 2 years in a leadership or mentorship role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cloud Native applications (CNAPP) including Datadog, Wiz, CrowdStrike, etc.
• Extensive experience designing and securing AWS environments and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Expertise in cloud security (AWS, GCP).
• Proficiency in security monitoring, incident response, and threat hunting.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing security teams.
• Strong understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and CIS Controls.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent.
• Experience working in Agile and DevSecOps environments.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2).
  
  

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

Base Salary Range

$151,000—$185,000 USD

Why Join Us?

Benefits

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.