Information Technology Security Engineer

PAX Technology, Inc. is a global leader in payment solutions, seeking a Senior AWS Information Security Engineer to enhance security across their AWS-based infrastructure. The role involves leading security initiatives, implementing scalable solutions, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring compliance with financial institutions' requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex security initiatives across multiple services teams and drive architectural decisions that impact organization-wide security posture
• Build automated security testing frameworks and continuous security monitoring system
• Implement scalable security solutions using Java, Python, Go, or other relevant languages
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and establish security engineering best practices
• Partner with software development teams to build security controls directly into the development lifecycle
• Lead security incident responses and drive root cause analysis for complex security events
• Influence product roadmaps by providing security expertise during planning phases
• Drive technical direction for security projects impacting multiple teams or organizations
• Author and maintain technical design documents for security systems and controls
• Review and approve security architecture proposals and technical implementation plans
• Lead security reviews for critical systems and applications
• Partner with Compliance to drive security improvements
• Represent security engineering in senior-level technical discussions
• Mentor junior security engineers and develop team capabilities
• Drive security best practices across engineering organizations

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in AWS Security Engineer
• Strong hands-on AWS security experience
• Flexibility on work schedule to assist the team
• AWS Security Specialty certification
• CISSP, CISM, or equivalent certifications
• Experience in ISO 27001 environments