Staff Security Engineer, Marqeta
Detect & Response
CA$141.9-177.4k
+ Equity
Modern payment and card issuing solutions
Be an early applicant
Modern payment and card issuing solutions
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$141.9-177.4k
+ Equity
501-1000 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
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in security operations with deep expertise in incident response, digital forensics, and threat hunting
- Demonstrated experience serving as an incident commander, managing response workflows and making decisions under pressure for security events of varying severity
- Advanced knowledge of the NIST Incident Response Lifecycle and experience developing effective incident response documentation and procedures
- Expert-level proficiency with security monitoring and forensic tools including EDR, SIEM, and SOAR systems
- Experience conducting post-incident reviews and implementing security improvements based on lessons learned
- Strong understanding of threat actor TTPs and ability to apply threat intelligence to enhance detection and response capabilities
- Experience tuning security solutions and developing automation workflows to improve monitoring effectiveness and response efficiency
- Advanced knowledge of AWS cloud services and securing cloud environments
- Ability to effectively communicate with technical and executive stakeholders during security incidents and investigations
- Proven ability to work independently while demonstrating sound judgment about when to engage team members or escalate issues
- Strong mentorship abilities with a track record of developing junior security professionals in incident response techniques
What the job involves
- Marqeta is seeking a Canada-based Staff Security Engineer to join our Security Operations & Response Team as a senior technical leader
- In this role, you will lead our incident response program, proactively monitor for cyber threats, and act as incident commander across security events of all severities
- You'll shape our response strategy by establishing methodologies aligned with the NIST Incident Response Lifecycle, maintaining our cybersecurity incident response plan, and driving continuous operational improvements
- This position requires deep expertise in incident response, digital forensics, threat hunting, and security monitoring tools, along with the ability to provide strategic guidance across the organization
- You’ll mentor team members, lead technical initiatives, and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation
- Reporting to the Manager of Security Operations & Response, this role follows our Flexible First approach and can be performed remotely from anywhere in Ontario or British Columbia
- Proactively monitor Marqeta's environment for cyber threat activity and manage day-to-day security alerts through timely analysis, triage, and appropriate response actions
- Serve as the incident commander during security events of all severity levels, directing investigation strategies and coordinating cross-functional response efforts
- Deliver NIST Incident Response Lifecycle aligned services to prepare for, detect, contain, eradicate, recover, and learn from cybersecurity incidents
- Work with the CISO to maintain the Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (CIRP), ensuring alignment with government and law enforcement reporting requirements
- Document and maintain Security Operations processes, procedures, playbooks, and runbooks to ensure consistent and effective response operations
- Participate in 24x7x365 on-call rotations, providing expert-level guidance during security incidents and conducting thorough post-incident reviews
- Proactively research threat intelligence sources to develop and lead hypothesis-driven threat hunting initiatives to uncover threats in corporate and production environments
- Work closely with Security Solution Engineering to tune security solutions, enhance detection capabilities, and leverage business knowledge to improve security monitoring
- Serve as liaison with HR, law enforcement, response retainers, and cyber insurers as required, including coordination on cyber-crime financial fraud use cases
- Mentor security team members in incident response methodologies while collaborating with senior leadership to communicate security risks and strategic recommendations
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. Along with the company's recent partnership with Visa and Affirm which introduces the Visa Flexible Credential, allowing users to access multiple payment methods on one card, adding convenience and flexibility.
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 8 rounds)
May 2020
$150m
LATE VC
May 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $541.3m
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)Having studied at Arizona State University, they worked in Management for Benettar Marble & Granite, NetManage, and Gartner Group. They founded PropertyBridge and spent 2 years at MoneyGram before founding Marqeta in January 2010.
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