Senior SecOps Engineer

Tala is a fintech company providing lending and financial services to underserved markets across three continents, serving millions of customers in emerging markets.
Security
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Finance · Cybersecurity

Description For Senior SecOps Engineer

Tala, a leading fintech company, is revolutionizing financial access for the Global Majority – 4 billion people overlooked by traditional financial systems. With operations across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India, Tala has served over nine million customers and raised nearly half a billion dollars in funding. Named in Fortune Impact 20 and CNBC's Disruptor 50, Tala is seeking a Senior SecOps Engineer to strengthen their security infrastructure.

The role combines cloud security expertise with DevSecOps practices, focusing on implementing robust security solutions across AWS and GCP environments. You'll be responsible for designing and maintaining security infrastructure, managing vulnerabilities, and ensuring protection against threats. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies while contributing to Tala's mission of financial inclusion.

As a Senior SecOps Engineer, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment, implementing security solutions that protect Tala's global financial platform. The ideal candidate brings strong cloud security expertise, hands-on experience with major cloud platforms, and a passion for automation and security best practices.

Working at Tala means joining a diverse, global team dedicated to making financial services accessible to everyone. The company maintains offices in Santa Monica (HQ), Nairobi, Mexico City, Manila, and Bangalore, offering a truly international work environment. This role provides an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on financial inclusion while working with modern security technologies and practices.

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Responsibilities For Senior SecOps Engineer

  • Design and implement defense-in-depth infrastructure and application security solutions for SaaS platform in AWS & GCP
  • Drive architecture, implementation, and automation of cloud security solutions
  • Assist in incident response and triaging activities
  • Work with Product, Engineering, and IT in a DevSecOps model
  • Provide security thought leadership to the organization

Requirements For Senior SecOps Engineer

Python
Kubernetes
  • 5-7 years experience deploying and administering security infrastructure in GCP or AWS
  • In-depth hands-on experience with public Cloud platform (AWS or GCP)
  • Security experience in cloud-native environment
  • Experience with authentication, access management, API security, Linux security
  • Prior experience working with Product, DevOps and CloudOps teams

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