Senior Security Engineer, Marqeta
Detection & Response
CA$119.4-149.3k
+ Equity
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
Job no longer available
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$119.4-149.3k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the global standard for modern card issuing, empowering builders to bring the most innovative products to the world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in security operations with deep expertise in detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, digital forensics, and/or threat intelligence
- Intellectual curiosity with a passion for understanding emerging threats, analyzing attack patterns, and continuously learning about evolving security landscapes and adversary tactics
- Strong investigative instincts that compel you to dig deeper into anomalies, follow evidence trails, and reconstruct complex security incidents from fragmented data
- Commitment to proactive learning and staying ahead of evolving threats by researching emerging attack techniques and sharing insights with the security team
- Solid technical foundation in security concepts and technologies, with hands-on experience using enterprise security tools including EDR, SIEM, and SOAR platforms
- Proficiency with threat intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and their application in assessing detection capabilities and coverage gaps
- Expertise in developing new threat detection use cases based on security telemetry analysis, environment baselining, actionable threat intelligence, and incident response findings
- Ability to identify detection coverage gaps across global infrastructure and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance visibility through improved logging and detection content
- Strong understanding of AWS cloud services and containerization technologies
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform
What the job involves
- Marqeta is seeking a Canada-based Senior Security Engineer to join our Security Operations & Response Team
- In this senior-level role, you’ll serve as a key technical leader, driving complex incident response efforts, developing advanced detection capabilities, and mentoring junior team members
- You’ll play a critical role in evolving our detection engineering program through proactive threat hunting, automation, and strategic collaboration across the business to strengthen our overall security posture
- This position requires deep expertise in enterprise security tools, threat intelligence, and cloud technologies, along with the ability to lead initiatives and produce robust security documentation
- The role includes participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation and spans both hands-on response and long-term program development
- Reporting to the Manager of Security Operations & Response, this position follows our Flexible First approach and can be based remotely anywhere in Ontario or British Columbia
- Serve as a primary security responder, leading the triage and investigation of complex security alerts as part of the Security Operations & Response team
- Participate in 24x7x365 on-call rotations, providing senior-level expertise and escalation support for security events, alerts, and incidents
- Lead technical response efforts as a core member of the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team during security incidents
- Engineer and maintain sophisticated detection logic across multiple data sources to identify persistent threats and anomalous behavior patterns
- Design and implement comprehensive detection coverage mapping, documenting capabilities and identifying blind spots in the threat landscape
- Develop and track key performance indicators, including metrics pertaining to detection effectiveness, false positive rates, mean time to detect, respond, and recover in collaboration with leadership
- Develop and maintain comprehensive incident response runbooks, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation to ensure consistent and effective response operations
- Mentor junior team members in security operations best practices, detection engineering techniques, and incident response methodologies
- Build automation workflows and orchestration playbooks that enhance detection engineering processes, threat hunting operations, and incident response procedures
- Conduct proactive threat hunting campaigns using hypothesis-driven methodologies to uncover hidden threats in corporate and production environments
- Continuously evaluate and optimize existing detection rules through threat modeling, ensuring coverage evolves with the changing attack landscape
- Manager - Charles Neitzel
- Recruiter - Kayla Osuna
Application process
- Application submission
- Recruiter phone or video call
- Hiring manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min interviews
- Offer!
Our take
Marqeta processes payments quickly, offering businesses a more straightforward way to take customer payments with its physical and virtual card solutions. The company has a string of major companies utilizing its flexible and scalable platform, including Uber, Doordash and Square.
The company is rapidly expanding in Europe, with strong growth in processing volumes and new partnerships, including major collaborations with firms like Trade Republic. It also partnered with Visa and Affirm to introduce the Visa Flexible Credential, allowing users to access multiple payment methods on one card.
With a focus on global growth and delivering innovative financial services, Marqeta is targeting new verticals and supporting underbanked businesses. With this aim, the company is on its way to deepening its impact in the fintech space and driving further innovation in payments.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2020
$150m
LATE VC
May 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $542.5m
Company benefits
- Praise: We believe in generously recognizing each other’s talents and contributions, and sharing the goodness we see
- Health and wellness: We cover your premiums for health, dental, and vision. Plus, your pet gets his/her/its own insurance, on us
- Flexible time off: We take time to relax and recharge when needed. We have unlimited time off for most employees and encourage an average of 5 weeks per year
- Marqeta paid family leave: We support all families. We offer 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents and up to 20 for birthing parents. We also offer 4 weeks of caregiving leave
- 401k match: We invest in your future. We’ll match 50% of your contribution and up to 6% of your salary
- Meaningful equity: As owners of the company, we’re all in this together. Full-time employees will receive equity in Marqeta
- Giving back: We recognize we’re part of a larger community and encourage employees to donate their time and expertise to organizations they support
- Monthly stipend: You’ll get an additional monthly stipend on your paycheck to help fund your daily commute, cell phone, and/or internet connectivity
- Stock discount: The Employee Stock Purchase Program allows employees to buy discounted company stock
Company HQ
Northgate - Waverly, Oakland, CA
Leadership
Jason Gardner
(Founder & Board Member)Having studied at Arizona State University, worked in Management for Benettar Marble & Granite, NetManage and Gartner Group. Then founded PropertyBridge and spent 2 years at MoneyGram before founding Marqeta as CEO in 2010.
Mike Milotich
(CEO)Spent a decade at VISA, ultimately serving as SVP (Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations). Was also Commercial Analytics Lead for PayPal and a Senior Financial Analyst at Barclays Global Investors.
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