Senior Security Engineer

Permanent employee, Full-time · Berlin

The Company
Payrails is an innovative technology company with a team that has many years of experience in the payment industry and a real-life understanding of the merchants’ needs. We have seen the complexity firsthand and we have learned from all the challenges we've faced. Now we want to help leading technology companies around the world accept payments and build financial services with minimal upfront investments.

Our vision at Payrails is to reimagine payments. We do this by removing heavy reliance on Engineering efforts using composable building blocks that put the control firmly in the hands of our customers. We exist to help our customers become more productive and flexible, impacting directly on their ability to grow.

We are joined in our mission by top-tier clients Andreessen HorowitzHV CapitalEQT and General Catalyst alongside a great cast of knowledgeable angel investors to enable us to solve the growing complexity of payments.

At Payrails, we are committed to building a team full of the most talented people. Excellence is part of our values and we understand that in order to achieve this, we need to build an environment where skilled people can work openly, collaboratively, and with the utmost trust in one another. We believe people thrive the most when they are fully aware of what the business is trying to achieve, why it is important to the market, and what challenges lie in the way to reaching our goals. In such an environment we believe people can truly excel, grow and enjoy working together. We try hard to be a company where everyone is inspired and feels a sense of responsibility to do the right thing to help us bring our vision to life. Succeeding with us is about finding solutions to the most pressing problems and executing them effectively.
Your Team
Payrails is a true tech company: our Product is designed by engineers for engineers. We believe in quality before delivery: our mission is to provide an outstanding Payment experience with a strong eye on automation, resilience, and scalability. Our engineering culture is focused on 3 main pillars: 

  • We aim for operational excellence 
  • We promote open communication and quick feedback
  • We share knowledge and learn continuously
Our Tech team offers you the chance to work alongside a group of highly ambitious and knowledgeable Engineers while being faced with complex problems that affect customers on a global scale. You as the Senior Security Engineer will be responsible for defining, monitoring, and optimizing all security measures for our infrastructure and applications, and ensuring compliance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
What You will be doing
  • You will design and implement security measures to protect systems and data from unauthorized access and cyber threats
  • You will conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration tests to identify and address security weaknesses
  • You will monitor and respond to security incidents, breaches, and alerts promptly
  • You will manage and configure security tools and technologies, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems
  • You will stay informed about emerging cybersecurity threats and trends and proactively implement security measures
  • You will collaborate with teams to develop and enforce security policies and procedures
You'll be great for this role if
  • You have a good understanding of network and application security best practices
  • You are familiar with AWS Well-Architected Framework and the AWS security stack
  • You have previous experience with Inspector, CloudTrail, Config, Macie, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Audit Manager, Control Tower
  • You are proficient in at least one programming language such as Golang or Python. Ideally you also have experience in building applications from scratch 
  • You love working with a team of engineers and are not afraid to challenge the status quo
  • You are an expert at conveying information efficiently
  • You are a curious learner and eager to try new things
Why You should join Payrails
  • You can truly create your own path by taking responsibility and implementing your own ideas
  • We offer visa and relocation support to you and your family where required
  • We offer a hybrid working environment
  • You have 27 annual vacation days + 1 day of paid birthday leave for you to have fun and party without any worries!
  • We get together regularly for team lunches and events
  • You help us shape the future of payments
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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