Security Engineer

Here at Pleo, we're growing with Sonic.gif speed, which is amazing don't get me wrong, but the larger we become, the bigger the temptation for the less lawful side of society. As you probably already know, we are in the FinTech business, and we handle money for our customers. So this is not just about protecting a company from a password leak that allows malicious actors to post not-funny cat videos to your SoMe account - this is about protecting our customers' money. Well, this is where you (hopefully) come in!

This role focus solely on the security side. We are talking about both the security side of our application but also ensuring our internal IT practices won't come back and bite us (to put it mildly). We are happy to have strong individuals and teams when it comes to their domain's security side, but we feel that as we scale this alone won't be enough. What we're looking for is someone to be part of owning all of this - and to bring the overview and abstraction level when it comes to addressing the topic of security itself.

To give you a better idea, here are some tasks you might do as a Security Engineer at Pleo.

• Help our engineering teams build secure solutions. You get involved early and help analyze the problem to find the right solution.
• Triage and analyze reports submitted to our bug bounty program by HackerOne. Dig deep into the problems, discuss them with the relevant engineering teams, and help the teams with finding a fix.
• Deep dive into various subjects related to security at Pleo. Then write summaries and give your recommendation on actions if any.
• Be a core contributor in projects closely related to security like authentication and authorization.

Just to make it absolutely clear, we're not building a security team to take over all security-related tasks. We're building a team of specialists that support the other teams through platform building, investigations, and coaching.

There will be a lot of flexibility in this role depending on your interests and skillset, but as a Staff/Senior you will most likely:

• Help plan, prioritize, and manage our security roadmap.
• Take lead on planning and executing projects related to audits and certification together with 3rd party auditors/consultants.
• Think about how we secure our data while providing access and meeting the needs of the company.

And sure, this may all sound that we are looking for a mythical all-rounded security focus but we are not delusional. We'd expect that you are highly skilled in certain areas (ideally application security) and not in the whole security-verse. What's important though, is that you have a passion for the field, you are willing to expand your knowledge, and that you enjoy the responsibilities that come along with such a role.

If you have been smiling in excitement while reading these, we probably want to meet you, click apply.

Your profile

• You recognize that communication is a core part of your job as a security engineer at Pleo.
• You are eager to discuss complicated security topics with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• You are pragmatic in your approach to security - a door that no one can unlock is very secure, but it's also no longer a door.
• You agree security isn't black magic but is a matter of understanding complex systems and applying creative thinking to interesting problems.
• You love learning new things and enjoy working with problem areas you aren't an expert in (yet).
• You are honest and unafraid to state things exactly like they are - acknowledging and communicating what's broken is the first step to fixing things.

The nitty gritty skills

• You are an excellent programmer and have a strong foundation within application development. Ideally, you think of yourself as "full stack" and would be able to contribute to any area within application development (front-end, back-end, infrastructure, databases, etc.).
• A holistic understanding of everything security. You have a broad interest in information security, and bring experience from a wide selection of security related problem areas.
• Application security. Pleo is a typical client-server application, with multiple front-ends (web, iOS, Android) talking to a REST API backed by microservices. You should be familiar with:
  • the usual problem areas for this kind of application.
  • web app security, and probably also know a thing or two about mobile app security.
• Cloud Networking Knowledge. You understand all the "meshy" things from sidecars, microservices to service mesh and you are familiar with the cloud shared responsibility model. You're comfortable balancing the tradeoff decisions with regard to cost, security, and deployment complexity.

Nice to have skills

• Java or Kotlin proficiency and experience with securing applications running on JVM.
• Experience with PCI DSS, GDPR, or PSD2. Maintaining compliance for financial applications like Pleo requires living up to a variety of formal security requirements and completing audits and certifications from time to time.

Non-requirements

We don't really care about certificates, degrees, and all that jazz. However, we won't penalize you for talking about your super relevant degree in computer science or showing off your brand new certificate. We also don't need you to have x years of experience in information security, but would of course love for you to tell us about any experience that you think is relevant for the job.

Your colleagues say that you

• Could easily be a hacker in your free time
• Never forget to lock your Laptop
• Often send encrypted emails
• Dropped an unattended USB-drive and wait for someone to pick it up.

Show me the Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Ability to work remotely (anywhere between the east coast of the Americas to European timezones)...
• ...or onsite if you want to (Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Madrid, Berlin, Lisbon)
• Lunch is on us - whether you are working remote or at one of our offices 🍜
• Private Health Insurance to ensure you’re fit of body and mind to do your best work
• Trips abroad for team camps. We’ve just been to Costa Brava, in Spain - we’d love to see you at the next one!
• 25 days holiday per year + your local public holidays
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶🏻
• €2500 annual Flex Benefits budget (maybe you want to buy additional holidays, pay for the gym, book a professional coach or pay part of your MBA - completely up to you!). We know everybody prioritises different benefits. So, our Flex Benefits package lets you choose what best suits you. Ask us about what we offer, we’ll be happy to outline more!

Why work here?

Working at Pleo means you're working on something very exciting: the future of work. Through fintech we've seen a way to impact how people work; we think company spending should be delegated to all employees and teams, that it should be as automated as possible, and that it should drive a culture of responsible spending. Based on some pretty amazing Series C-round investment in 2021 we think we're onto something big.

So, in a nutshell, that's Pleo. Today we are a 500+ team, from over 54 nations, sitting in our Copenhagen HQ, London, Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, Montreal, or Lisbon offices – and quite a few full-time remotes in 22 other countries! Being HQ'd out of Copenhagen means we're inspired by sensible things like a good work-life balance. If you don't work in the office with us we'll help you get up the best remote setup possible, and will fly you in for our amazing team camps ✈️

Things to look up about us

Sometimes, we win awards 🤩 🏆
If you want to know how we hire company-wide, there's a post on our blog.
Or have a sneak peek into what happens when get together for Pleo Team Camp on our YouTube 👈🏾
Check out what we think about the realities of working remotely on our blog.
No one says it quite like our customers. Hear what they have to say this week on Trustpilot.
Also, check out Glassdoor if you'd like to hear about us from other people.

PS. we treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there! Our lovely support isn't able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone 🙂

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