Staff Corporate Security Enginee
About Airwallex: Where Global Finance Meets Cutting-Edge Security
Imagine a world where businesses manage global payments, spend, and treasury seamlessly, powered by a unified financial platform. That's Airwallex. We are the only platform of our kind, empowering over 200,000 businesses worldwide—from industry giants like Brex and Qantas to innovative disruptors—with proprietary infrastructure and software.
Proudly founded in Melbourne and now a global force, our team of over 2,000 bright minds spans 26 offices. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, and Sequoia, we are not just building the future of global finance; we are defining it. Joining Airwallex means stepping into an environment where your work has monumental impact, fostering accelerated learning, and granting you true ownership over challenging, high-visibility problems.
The Impact You'll Make: Staff Corporate Security Engineer
At Airwallex, security isn't just a function—it's foundational. As a Staff Corporate Security Engineer, you will be a critical guardian, defending our enterprise systems and employees from a sophisticated landscape of threats including malware, phishing, and unauthorized access. This highly technical role offers a unique opportunity to shape our corporate security posture within a dynamic, rapidly expanding global fintech environment.
You will be at the forefront of detecting, investigating, and preventing security incidents across a modern corporate ecosystem. Your expertise will span digital forensics, advanced incident response, and the development and deployment of robust security tooling, protecting everything from endpoints to identity providers and critical corporate IT platforms.
What You'll Be Driving
Lead end-to-end incident response for malware, phishing campaigns, and complex digital forensics investigations.
Architect, develop, test, and evaluate innovative corporate security controls for a rapidly growing global business.
Proactively hunt for emerging threats and anomalies by thoroughly analyzing diverse log sources and security telemetry.
Engineer robust security alerts and automated workflows to optimize and accelerate the incident response lifecycle.
Fortify our critical corporate IT infrastructure, addressing and remediating security vulnerabilities across identity providers, endpoints, corporate networks, and other vital platforms.
Champion the deployment, configuration, and optimization of cutting-edge security tooling with a laser focus on measurable impact and efficacy.
What You'll Bring to the Team
7+ years of dedicated experience in a security engineering or incident response role within a fast-paced tech company.
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a closely related technical field.
Strong expertise with EDR/XDR platforms (e.g., Crowdstrike) and SIEM solutions (e.g., Splunk).
In-depth understanding of common attacker tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), coupled with proven ability to detect, prevent, and respond to incidents with high investigative depth and quality.
Proven experience securing cloud platforms (GCP, Alibaba Cloud, or other major providers) is preferred.
Hands-on experience with identity providers (Okta, Google Workspace) and cloud-based VPN services is preferred.
Experience securing endpoints, including proficiency with Mobile Device Management (MDM) tooling such as Kandji and Intune.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical security and software concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
A passion for solving the unique, complex challenges inherent in high-growth startups and a self-motivated drive for continuous learning and skill mastery.
Our Values: Builders with Founder-like Energy
We seek individuals who embody founder-like energy—those driven by a desire for real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You possess strong role-related expertise, sharp thinking, and are deeply motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move with speed and good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing rigor with agility. We value humble collaborators who transform zero-to-one ideas into tangible products and "get stuff done" end-to-end. You leverage AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you'll tackle ambitious challenges alongside exceptional teammates, rapidly growing your career as we collectively build the future of global banking.
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To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.