Flywire

Lead Security Engineer

Flywire
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4 hours ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the technical security engineering strategy and roadmap across AppSec, CloudSec, penetration testing, SecOps, and incident detection.
  • Represent security engineering in cross-functional and executive forums and translate technical risk into business impact.
  • Direct the integration of automated security controls into engineering pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
  • Provide final technical escalation and approval for complex cloud architecture, IAM, and Zero Trust decisions.
  • Set standards for penetration testing, red-team simulations, detection engineering, and incident response.
  • Lead containment and post-incident reviews during critical security incidents.
  • Mentor senior and junior security engineers and shape career development and technical growth.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition and Cyber leadership on hiring, career ladders, and resourcing decisions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • At least 8 years of progressive engineering experience.
  • Deep experience in either defensive or offensive security and strong working fluency across both disciplines.
  • Hands-on senior-level experience in application security, cloud architecture defense, penetration testing, or security operations.
  • Practical knowledge of public cloud topologies, containerization and orchestration, GitLab CI pipelines, manual testing, and forensic tooling.
  • Expert understanding of the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, applied cryptography, and federated authentication architectures.
  • Experience aligning security controls to PCI-DSS v4.0, SOC 1, SOC 2, and DORA.
  • Experience mentoring engineers, shaping technical roadmaps, or influencing hiring and resourcing decisions.
  • Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Security - Specialty, CKS, CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, SANS GXPN, GCIH, GCFA, and OffSec OSAI.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Competitive time off, including Digital Disconnect and FlyBetter Days for volunteering.
  • Flying Start global induction program and opportunities to work with global teams.
  • Wellbeing programs including mental health, wellness, and Yoga/Pilates/HIIT classes.
  • Talent and development programs including Managers Taking Flight and OneFlywire Career Mobility.
  • The hiring process includes meetings with the hiring manager, peers, the department VP, and a skills assessment.

Tech Stack

AWSGitLab CI/CD

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About Flywire

1,001-5,000 employees

Flywire is a public payments enablement and software company that helps education, healthcare, travel, and B2B organizations accept and reconcile complex cross-border payments. It sells vertical-specific A/R software integrated with a proprietary global payments network, monetized through SaaS and transaction fees. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, it supports 5,300+ clients, 140+ currencies, and payment flows across 240 countries and territories, with ERP integrations such as NetSuite.

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