At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care, a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 300,000 clients on their path to a brighter future.
While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you.
About The Role
We are looking for an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to design and enforce policies and procedures that protect our organization's computing infrastructure from all forms of security breaches. You will be responsible for identifying vulnerabilities and working with our IT department to resolve them, ensuring that our network and data remains secure. To be successful as a Senior Cyber Security Engineer, you should have expert analytical skills and an in-depth knowledge of best practices to prevent a wide range of security threats.
We’re a Chicago-based company looking for candidates willing to come into our downtown office 3 days a week. Enjoy in-person team collaboration, mentorship, and catered lunches — not to mention a free fitness center and relaxation lounge!
What You’ll Do
- Spearhead response efforts to security incidents, ensuring timely and effective resolution and helping create best-practice playbooks.
- Lead threat modeling exercises and MITRE mapping of existing platforms.
- Design, develop, and maintain advanced detection mechanisms to identify potential security threats.
- Proactively hunt for threats and vulnerabilities within the firm's digital environment.
- Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and platforms to streamline IR processes and enhance overall security operations efficiency.
- Perform in-depth analysis and reverse engineering of malware and other malicious artifacts to uncover hidden threats and attack vectors.
- Leverage your expertise in reverse engineering to dissect complex malware, understand its behavior, and develop robust detection and mitigation strategies.
- Provide insights and recommendations based on analysis to improve defenses and detection capabilities.
- Apply a deep understanding of security principles and practices to all aspects of your work.
- Ensure compliance with internal security policies and update security policies based on emerging threats and organizational needs.
- Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members.
What We Look For
- 5+ years of professional information security experience
- Experience with threat modeling, threat detection, uncovering potential security risks.
- Degree in Computer Science or extensive experience in a related technology field.
- Professional information security certification.
- You have a strong desire to continually learn about new technologies.
- Strong bias for action, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Understanding of AWS cloud security principles.
- Strong Security operational experience.
- Executive presence.
- Cross domain IT experience.
- Solid knowledge of various information security frameworks.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Why Join Us?
While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full-time employees, we offer:
- Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs
- Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
- 401(k) matching program
- Merit advancement opportunities
- Career development & training
And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization.
Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.
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What We Do
Grow along with our rapidly expanding organization and help us build and serve up customized, unique technological and client service solutions! We’re pushing the boundaries of what a debt consolidation company can offer.
But our mission to uplift isn’t limited to our clients — we know our people deserve to be elevated to their highest potential through growth opportunities, a healthy work-life balance, and continued support.
Why Work With Us
Our people make a real impact — on our organization as a whole, but also on the lives of thousands of Americans. Beyond Finance offers you the chance to have your voice heard, help people, and grow in a collaborative, uplifting environment.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We offer a choice between hybrid, remote and in-office work models so you can be where you feel you’ll be the most productive and happy! A few times a year, we gather for in-person departmental meetups, allowing us to share progress and collaborate.
