Spire - Pay with Spire, Inc. · 1 day ago
IT Operations & Security Compliance Lead
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expSpire is on a mission to change in-store payments through their merchant-branded, pay-by-bank platform. The IT Operations & Security Compliance Lead will manage the Azure environment, oversee deployment processes, and ensure compliance with SOC 2 Type II and other security audits.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Own the management, monitoring, optimization, and cost-control of our Microsoft Azure environment
Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for secure and reliable application deployments
Manage system provisioning, configuration, automation, and scalability
Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and performance of production systems
Lead incident response for infrastructure-related issues and participate in on-call rotations
Serve as the primary owner and project manager for our SOC 2 Type II compliance initiative and annual audit
Work closely with Engineering and Security teams to design, implement, document, and monitor security controls required for compliance
Manage the relationship with external auditors and pentesting vendors
Coordinate and remediate findings from external penetration tests, vulnerability scans, and internal assessments
Develop and maintain IT and security policies, procedures, and runbooks to meet compliance requirements
Prepare the organization for audit engagements and conduct training for control owners
Act as the bridge between Engineering, Security, Product, and external auditors
Translate compliance requirements into actionable tasks for engineering teams
Communicate compliance status, risks, and infrastructure health to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Proven experience (5+ years) in a combined IT operations/cloud engineering role with direct, hands-on ownership of SOC 2 compliance for a SaaS or fintech/payments company
Deep, practical expertise in managing and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure (AWS/GCP experts with willingness to transition may be considered)
Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep), CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience managing external pentests and vulnerability management programs
Excellent project management skills with the ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives to completion
Strong understanding of security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS) and their technical controls
Preferred
Experience in the payments/financial technology industry and knowledge of PCI DSS
Relevant certifications: Microsoft Azure Administrator/Architect, CCSP, CISSP, CISA, or similar
Experience with configuration management and monitoring tools
A background in software development or SRE
Benefits
Health/Dental/Vision insurance
401(k) or retirement benefits
Unlimited PTO
Company
Spire - Pay with Spire, Inc.
Spire is transforming everyday spend with a convenient payment solution designed to lower transaction processing costs for merchants while enabling them to drive loyalty by providing customer rewards that matter.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$22.63M2025-11-26Series Unknown· $6.25M
2025-03-04Series Unknown· $2.5M
2024-01-04Series Unknown· $6.85M
Leadership Team
Walter Loiselle
COO/CPO
Alanna Arenstein
Chief Marketing Officer
Recent News
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