Affirm · 2 weeks ago
Senior Platform Security Engineer
Greater St. John's Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yrAffirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. The Senior Platform Security Engineer will focus on vulnerability management, cloud security, and hardening of critical environments while collaborating with various teams to enhance security practices.
Financial ServicesFinTechLendingPayments
Responsibilities
Drive infrastructure, network and perimeter security initiatives for hardening and segmentation
Work across multiple engineering functions and organizations to advocate for security practices
Influence, align and implement security features across engineering teams
Demonstrate expertise across various domains to design and develop scalable solutions
Configure and implement cloud security services, including identity and access management, detective controls, infrastructure protection, and data protection
Specify, standardize, configure, and validate access controls across a wide range of cloud services. Integrate security tooling into existing infrastructure
Develop security software configurations and improve tool functionality over time. Implement security controls across Affirm’s data infrastructure, including S3, DynamoDB, RDS, and Snowflake
Decompose large, cross-team projects into individual tasks. Manage scope across teams and drive toward project closure
Qualification
Required
A proven track record of tackling difficult and ambiguous challenges and driving them to success
Capable of shifting focus in a complex, ever changing environment to balance between security risks and business agility
Strong in multiple domains including infrastructure operations (e.g. networking, systems, storage), Corporate IT, able to make technical trade-offs between short versus long term security business decisions
Hands-on experience deploying infrastructure within a Kubernetes environment
Experience developing and deploying cloud services using Terraform
Understanding of methods and systems used for auditing usage and access to AWS cloud services
Experience managing security tooling, including Wiz, Auditbeat, Crowdstrike Falcon EDR, AWS System Manager Agent, or similar
BS degree in related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
MS degree in a related field or equivalent experience is a plus
Benefits
Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
Company
Affirm
Affirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (104)
2024 (96)
2023 (133)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.57BKey Investors
New York Life InsuranceSixth StreetPGIM Fixed Income
2025-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2024-12-13Post Ipo Debt· $4B
Leadership Team
Max Levchin
Founder & CEO
Robert O'Hare
Chief Financial Officer
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