Head of Security Engineering (Mexico City) Scheme: Full-time, Onsite (Polanco)
Time: Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Our client, a fast-growing fintech operating across the US, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, is hiring their first dedicated security leader. This is a hands on role reporting to the CTO, owning and scaling an already mature security program
What you’ll own: Security across the platform, cloud infrastructure, corporate systems and endpoints
The security of the money movement path (transaction approval, withdrawal controls, credentials)
Cloud and Kubernetes hardening, codified as infrastructure as code
Application and infrastructure security reviews, working directly with engineers to fix issues
ISO 27001 certification progress, audits, and banking partner due diligence
Incident response, on call rotation, and business continuity/disaster recovery testing
What you bring: 5+ years in security engineering, appsec, or cloud security,



ideally in fintech, payments or banking
Real hands on engineering ability. You can read code, understand auth flows, and fix what’s broken
Practical OWASP Top 10 experience in production environments
Experience implementing ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIST
Certifications like OSCP, CISSP, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer are a plus
Professional English
Based in Mexico City or willing to relocate. In person from the Polanco office
Our offer: A competitive salary package with medical insurance.
Participation in our client’s employee stock option plan.
Direct access to the CTO and full ownership of how security is run.
The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence.

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