Senior SDLC-focused Security Engineer, Wise
£80-102k
+ RSUs.
1-5 days a week in office
Money without borders
Be an early applicant
Money without borders
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£80-102k
+ RSUs.
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
We’re on a mission. And it’s money without borders. Instant, convenient, transparent and — eventually — free.
Role
Who you are
- You are passionate about the SDLC, with knowledge of application security and surrounding topics
- You have worked within a production environment and understand the security risk regarding Continuous Integration/Delivery
- You have solid development experience with various languages, e.g. Java, Python and Go
- You have worked with or experienced various security exercises; for example, penetration testing, security researching, red teaming or bug bounty programs
- You are able to consider and reason about risks and controls, especially in the security domain
- Great communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to other Wisers
- Are able to run your projects in collaboration with other teams and find the path for success
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Security Engineer with a focus on the SDLC, with interest in all aspects of cyber security
- You will be joining in an embedded role in the Developer Enablement Squad, working within our CI, CD and Engineering Experience teams
- The role will also involve being a conduit to various Security teams (e.g. Application Security, Security Engineering, amongst others)
- As Wise continues to grow, our systems and complexity increases
- We face an increasing need to ensure that malicious attackers or threats are mitigated with best-in-class technology, tooling and processes
- The SDLC is how we deliver changes quickly to our customers, and ensuring this is done securely is an increasingly important part of managing cybersecurity risk
- Wise operates globally, and our working practices must meet the standards of the various regulatory requirements of the jurisdictions in which we operate
- But that does not mean we have to do exactly what larger and older banks do
- Security will always have trade-offs, and we need to make sure that we also balance this with developer productivity and teams’ understanding of best practices
- We operate on a strong belief in automation, programmatic implementation and reusable design
- We’re looking for people who can step back and think holistically about the ecosystem but also follow through and help implement the design, drawing on the resources across the rest of the platform tribe
- Initially, you will be working in an individual team within the squad
- As we grow, the role will expand and you will work across all teams in the squad. focusing on long-term projects aimed to improve our security posture in the SDLC
- We want you to be able to consider parts where we need better guardrails, automation or processes, where we make it easy to do the right thing for all of our engineers at Wise
- We’re looking for an engineer that is looking to work at the intersection of cutting-edge software supply-chain technologies, such as SLSA and OpenSSF standards, and rolling that out across Wise’s large engineering estate
- As you get more familiar with Wise, we expect you to be able to analyse complex requirements and deliver simple solutions to help our teams achieve our mission with speed and confidence
- Working closely with Platform and Security engineers, in order to secure the SDLC
- Able to threat model across various CI/CD systems and processes
- Design, build and collaborate on technologies and solutions for improving software supply chain posture
- Understand how teams use various languages (Java, Python, nodejs), what best practices look like when developers use build chains, tooling and ecosystem
- Understanding security requirements from regulators and compliance at a global level, and designing/help build scalable solutions
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Wise started when the two founders realised they would be better off trading Estonian kroons for British pounds (and vice versa) between themselves rather than going through banks. That was back in 2011, and they've since grown Wise into one of Europe's most successful tech businesses, exchanging billions of currency every month.
Wise rapidly grew by solving a significant problem for customers, who lost too much money to banks when exchanging currency. They've attracted investment from some of the best investors in the world, from Andreesen Horowitz to Index Ventures and even Richard Branson.
The challenge for Wise will be maintaining their edge and brand power in a market that's becoming increasingly crowded with new entrants (like Revolut and Monzo) and incumbents (traditional banks) trying to catch up. To do so, the company is ramping up its digital and marketing strategies, as well as pushing for further development of its existing products.
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Employee endorsements
Flexible working
"I'm trusted to do my work regardless of whether I'm in the office or working from my spare room. Our mobile wiser scheme gives us the opportunity to..."
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2017
$280m
SERIES E
May 2016
$26.4m
SERIES D
Total funding: $396.8m
Company benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Health and Wellbeing Discounts
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays) + 3 Me Days
- RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)
- 6 Week Paid Sabbatical
- Mobile Wiser - work remote for up to 90 days a year 🛫
- Parental Leave
- Pension and Retirement Plans
- Plus Many More!
Company values
- This isn’t just a job, we’re a revolution
- We get it done
- Customers > team > ego
- No drama. Good karma.
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Taavet Hinrikus
(Chairman)Previously Director of Strategy for Skype.
Kristo Käärmann
(CEO)Previously a Consultant at PwC and Manager at Deloitte.
People progressing
Joined as Banking Lead, promoted to Head of Banking after 2 years, then again to Global Head of Banking.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Wise
- Communities and safe spaces (Employee Resource Groups) – led by our Wisers so people can share experiences and information, support each other and connect on shared values
- Wise Cultural Calendar – a programme to learn and celebrate the wide range of cultures, traditions, backgrounds, and global experiences we have here at Wise. Example programmes include Pride Summer and Black History Month
- Our teams continue to set and drive their own bespoke objectives, holding themselves accountable and making sure they focus efforts where they can have the most impact
- We’re excited to partner with InChorus to collect ongoing data on our culture and enable teams to track their progress
- DEI development and training — We’re building our capability and getting everyone on the same page about DEI. Our new training programme will help new joiners and all Wisers know what DEI looks like day-to-day and how they can play their part
- Global policy review — We’re working with an external advisor to provide detailed feedback on best practices in policies by end January
- Disability inclusion – We’re building resources and support for Wisers and candidates with disabilities. Our goals is to offer practical information and support to ensure that Wise remains an inclusive environment for those impacted by a disability
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