Staff Product Security Engineer
Airwallex - San Francisco, CA
Hiring: Staff Product Security Engineer Company: Airwallex Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 13:25:42 Target Skills & Keywords : CI/CD, Embedded Systems, GCP, Java, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Okta, Python, Salesforce, Splunk, VPN About the job Experience: •8+ years working in a security engineering or incident response role within a tech company Required Skills: •As a Staff Product Security Engineer at Airwallex, you will be a trusted member of the Information Security team and work closely with Infrastructure, Product and Engineering teams across the business. •Reporting directly to the Product Security Engineering Manager, this role will see you being a critical part of Airwallex, helping to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover the organisation from cybersecurity threats. •This is a dynamic and hands-on role that requires experience in designing, developing and managing infrastructure projects, processes and standards related to the security of our networks, systems and applications. •This role is based in San Francisco, or Sydney or Melbourne •Create and build security controls that strengthen Airwallex’s ability to scale securely. •Design and deliver security improvements across applications, software, and services. •Develop and operationalise detection strategies and response workflows that improve the speed and effectiveness of incident response. •Build and enhance secure systems through strong integration, testing, operations, and maintenance practices. Qualifications: •We’re looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory. •In depth expertise with at least one major cloud platform •Strong knowledge of common software development tools and infrastructure, including CI/CD tooling and pipelines •Comprehensive understanding of common attacker tools and techniques, how they can be detected and prevented, and ability to respond to incidents with high depth and quality of investigation •Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical security and software concepts to a non-technical audience •A passion for solving the complex challenges of high-growth startups •Self motivation and drive to learn new skills, or dive deeper into existing skills •Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or similar •Recognised training or cybersecurity certifications (eg OSCP, GIAC, CEH) •Strong experience with Splunk and other common security monitoring tools Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!