Own the security of Spade's production edge as a Senior Platform Security Engineer in a fully remote role.
Posted by employer 2 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Own and operate mutual-TLS certificate infrastructure
- Build and maintain security workflow for private network connectivity
- Operate webhook delivery security
- Drive vulnerability remediation end-to-end
- Set and codify secure-build standards
Must have
- 6+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or network security engineering
- Deep experience with PKI and certificate lifecycle management
- Strong understanding of TLS/mTLS
- Hands-on AWS networking and security experience
- Experience with Python
- Experience setting security standards
Nice to have
- Fintech or payments background
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and tools like AWS CDK
- PCI DSS or SOC 2 technical control implementation
- Prior experience on a small or early-stage security team
Requirements
- Experience
- 6+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Platform Security Engineer at Spade, the individual is responsible for ensuring the security of the company's production systems that interface with enterprise bank customers. Key skills include expertise in PKI, TLS/mTLS, and AWS networking, along with a strong background in vulnerability management and security standards implementation. This position is ideal for someone with over six years of experience in platform or network security, particularly within fintech or payments. Spade's lean team structure allows for significant ownership and impact on security practices.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Platform Security Engineer role remote?
- Yes — Spade lists this as a fully remote position.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 6 years of relevant experience for this Senior Platform Security Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, OAuth 2.0, Python, TLS, mTLS.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Spade targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Platform Security Engineer role at Spade.
From the original posting
The Opportunity
As a Senior Platform Security Engineer, you'll own the security of Spade's production edge that connects us to our enterprise bank customers. You'll work across certificate lifecycle operations, network security architecture, and vulnerability management on a small, high-ownership team where your decisions directly protect the systems processing billions of transactions.
What will you be doing?
Own and operate mutual-TLS certificate infrastructure for enterprise bank onboarding and product operations
Build and maintain the security workflow for private network connectivity, including endpoint tenancy mapping and connection monitoring
Operate webhook delivery security from signing-secret rotation, client-certificate management, and delivery-failure response for outbound integrations
Drive vulnerability remediation end-to-end from application and infrastructure scanning through verified closure
Set and codify secure-build standards for the engineering team
Continuously improve our security posture by collaborating across engineering, product, and go-to-market to deliver value to customers and internal stakeholders
What experience, skills, and qualifications are necessary?
Must Have:
6+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or network security engineering, with hands-on ownership of production systems
Deep experience with PKI and certificate lifecycle management
Strong understanding of TLS/mTLS
Hands-on AWS networking and security experience
Experience with Python
Working knowledge of OAuth 2.0 (client-credentials flow, JWT validation) and familiarity with certificate-bound token patterns
Experience setting security standards and working with engineering teams to adopt them
Nice to Have:
Fintech or payments background; experience integrating with bank or financial institution network edges
Experience with cloud infrastructure and tools like AWS CDK
PCI DSS or SOC 2 technical control implementation
Prior experience on a small or early-stage security team
Why Join Spade?
Be a cultural founder. As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture.
Benefits at Spade:
Competitive Compensation. Data-driven salaries that reward performance and ownership.
Salary Range:
At Spade, we view total compensation as consisting of salary + equity + benefits. We recruit motivated and high performing talent, and work to compensate people in line with the value they bring to our team.
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