Security Engineer | Generalist

The role

You will build SIEM detection rules, alert pipelines, and automated response playbooks. You will also conduct cloud security assessments, drive application security initiatives, and secure AI workflows.

What you will do

• Build and improve SIEM detection rules, alert pipelines, and automated response playbooks
• Contribute to incident response readiness, including IR playbooks, tabletop exercises, and forensic procedures
• Support DLP strategy and data protection controls across Google Workspace, Slack, and internal tooling
• Conduct cloud security assessments across AWS and Kubernetes environments
• Drive application security initiatives: threat modelling, secure code review support, API testing, and security pipeline improvements
• Assess and secure AI/agentic workflows across the company
• Establish and run the vendor security assessment process

Required qualifications

• 4–7 years in cyber security
• 2+ years at a regulated fintech/bank/payment company
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure security (AWS, Kubernetes)
• Working knowledge of SIEM platforms and detection engineering
• Familiarity with application security practices: threat modelling, secure code review, CI/CD pipeline hardening, and API security testing
• Experience with endpoint security tooling (EDR/XDR) and identity & access management in a SaaS-heavy environment (Google Workspace, Okta/Cloudflare Access, SSO/SCIM)
• Ability to assess and secure emerging AI/agentic tooling
• Experience running or contributing to vendor security assessments and third-party due diligence
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Business fluent in English

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Stock options
• Discretionary performance bonus
• The latest tools and technology
• A world-class team that will challenge and grow your skills
• The opportunity to help build the best fintech app in Latin America

About the company

arq is a company building the best fintech app in Latin America.