Solaris is Europe's leading embedded finance platform. Solaris’ full German banking license and proprietary modular B2B tech stack empowers its partners – from SMEs to large, multinational, non-financial companies – to offer compliant, customer-centric banking services, providing seamless experiences to customers across all industries. Founded in 2016, Solaris pioneered the Banking-as-a-Service market with an unparalleled combination of tech and banking. Solaris is headquartered in Berlin and employs 300 people in Europe.
Your Role
- Conduct regular security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability management to identify vulnerabilities and potential threats.
- Develop and maintain security policies, procedures and standards specific to fintech and digital financial services.
- Provide guidance and training to other engineers and staff on security best practices and industry trends.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to incorporate security considerations in the development and deployment of new financial services and systems.
- Lead incident investigations related to digital financial services and financial data breaches and provide reports to management.
- Research and stay current on industry security trends and technologies specific to fintech and digital financial services.
- Ensure compliance with relevant financial data protection regulations and standards.
- Provide oversight and guidance to other security team members to ensure they are meeting their responsibilities related to the protection of financial data in digital systems
- Contribute to incident response and disaster recovery planning and execution.
- Owners of this function make sure, that they follow the defined Policies & Procedures for the institution (which includes explicit processes defined for Tech, which are properly defined in the respective confluence spaces).
- Take ownership of the tech responsibilities as described in our Change Management Policies.
We'd love to see
Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.
- A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or equivalent professional experience.
- You have spent 2+ years in Cybersecurity or Software Engineering roles in a high-growth environment.
- Has proven experience within our core tech stack.
- Understands agile workflows and lean principles.
- Business proficient written and spoken English. German language skills is a plus.
- Proactive team player who actively drives the growth of those around you. With a structured, hands-on approach and genuine curiosity, you're a constant learner who openly shares knowledge with the team.
- Creative and self-reflective, and you bring an agile mindset to everything you do.
Benefits
- Home office budget.
- Learning & development budget of €1000 per year and a transparent growth framework to support your career goals.
- Competitive salary and a variable remuneration program.
- Monthly meal allowance.
- Deutschland ticket subsidy.
- 28 vacation days, increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years with Solaris.
- Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year.
While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.
At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Information on data processing:
DE: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_de
EN: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_en
The annual gross salary range for this position is:
€60.000—€80.000 EUR
