Security Engineering Lead
at Greenboard — Modern OS for the financial back office.
What the role involves
Overview
At Greenboard, we’re building the future of financial compliance. Greenboard provides financial firms with an all-in-one solution for compliance, instead of them needing to buy 4+ different SaaS tools.
As our Security Engineering Lead, you'll be responsible for building and maintaining the security foundation that our customers trust. In the highly regulated financial services industry, security isn't just a feature—it's fundamental to everything we do. You'll have the opportunity to architect security systems from the ground up, lead our SOC 2 and compliance initiatives, and build a world-class security team as we scale.
This is a full-time on-site role as a Security Engineering Lead at Greenboard, located in NYC.
Who Are You?
Looking for deep ownership over security architecture and practices
Obsess over protecting the customers you're building for
An excellent communicator who can translate security risks for technical and non-technical stakeholders
Value collaboration across engineering, product, and compliance teams
Comfortable operating in a startup environment where you'll be hands-on with code while also setting strategic direction
Located in NYC
Qualifications
7+ years of experience in security engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior IC role
Proven track record of managing SOC 2 audits and security compliance certifications (bonus for ISO 27001, FedRAMP, or financial services-specific certifications)
Strong hands-on technical skills with the ability to identify and remediate vulnerabilities across code, infrastructure, and network layers
Experience coordinating and managing penetration tests with third-party vendors
Deep understanding of common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10, CWEs) and modern attack vectors
Proficiency with security tools and practices: SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, threat modeling, incident response
Experience with cloud security in AWS and infrastructure-as-code security
Track record of building security culture and processes
Bonus
Experience in fintech or other highly regulated industries
Bonus
Experience hiring and managing security teams
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 401k (5% match)
- Health, Dental
- 15 days PTO
- Company retreats
What they ask for
About Greenboard
Greenboard is building a singular, AI-powered platform to handle management of the entirety of financial firms’ compliance programs, and eventually all back office processes. Today, financial institutions use Greenboard to detect risk using AI and to rip out and replace the bad legacy back office tooling they have wanted to get rid of for years. Greenboard's mission is to enable financial institutions to operate their back office teams at a higher standard, with half of the headcount. We’re starting with compliance
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