Security Operations Center (SOC) Engineer

Job description

**About Us** OpenFX is on a mission to move money as freely as data, unrestricted by time zones, banking hours, or legacy systems. We are building the infrastructure that will power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. The team's execution has been exceptional, and we're scaling at a remarkable pace. Our stellar early team comes with experience in companies like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, FalconX, Paypal, Affirm, Polygon, Kraken, Nium & others. We're backed by Accel, Faction, NfX, Accomplice, and other top-tier investors. **Role Overview** OpenFX processes billions of dollars in transaction volume every month across global corridors, connecting banks, liquidity providers, and third-party systems in real time. As transaction volume and geographic footprint scale, so does our threat surface. We need a SOC Engineer who can build and own a high-performance security operations function—one that detects early, responds decisively, reduces systemic risk, and scales ahead of growth. In fintech, a delayed alert is money lost and a missed signal is reputational damage. Security must be operational, measurable, and deeply integrated into how we ship and scale. **Key Responsibilities** - Build and operationalize a fintech-grade SOC function with monitoring across cloud, infrastructure, identity, endpoints, and transaction systems - Establish detection coverage aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and fraud threat models - Lead incident response end-to-end: containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews with clear root cause analysis - Minimize blast radius and reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR) - Design high-signal alerting strategy to reduce noise and improve SIEM use cases, telemetry coverage, and correlation rules - Define and track security KPIs and KRIs including detection coverage, false positive rate, and incident severity trends - Integrate security review into new feature launches and ensure logging, telemetry, and auditability are designed upfront - Align security monitoring with transaction flows, reconciliation pipelines, and money movement controls - Detect abnormal patterns in account behavior, API misuse, and privilege escalation - Hire, mentor, and level up analysts and detection engineers; define escalation paths and on-call processes - Ensure SOC processes support ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST, and regulatory requirements with defensible evidence for audits **What We're Looking For** *Required* - 8 to 12+ years in cybersecurity operations - Proven experience building or maturing a SOC in a complex environment - Deep experience in incident response and security investigations - Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and detection rule engineering - Strong knowledge of cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), identity systems, and SaaS telemetry - Experience defining KPIs, dashboards, and operational metrics - Strong leadership and team management experience - Ability to communicate risk clearly to executives and non-technical stakeholders *Preferred* - Experience in fintech, payments, or high-transaction financial systems - Knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS - Experience with EDR, SOAR, DLP, CASB, MDM, Email Security - Familiarity with fraud detection models and transaction risk monitoring - Experience in Product Security and CI/CD Security - CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent certifications **What We Offer** - Competitive salary and benefits package. - Equity in a rapidly growing company. - Opportunity to work in a fast-paced startup at the forefront of fintech innovation. - Opportunity to make a significant impact on global financial infrastructure. - Collaborative work culture with emphasis on personal and professional growth. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.