Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
At Affirm, Security is integral to our mission of building honest financial products and driving the company's long-term success. The Security Operations and Resilience Engineering (SOR) program serves as the foundation of our preventive and responsive efforts to safeguard Affirm's assets and infrastructure. As part of our Security Team, you'll join a group of passionate, highly skilled professionals redefining fintech security through collaboration, innovation, and a team-first mindset.
We're seeking a Senior Security Operations Engineer to join the Incident Response function within the broader Security Operations & Resilience org. In this role, you'll be a hands-on practitioner and technical contributor who drives incident response efforts from triage through resolution - with the depth, ownership, and composure to lead when it matters most.
This is a highly technical, execution-focused role where you’ll lead hands-on investigations and drive incident response from detection through remediation. You’ll collaborate across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams, and partner with Observability & Automation to improve detections, build automated playbooks, and strengthen our security posture. You will have the opportunity to help solve complex security challenges and build capabilities that protect millions of customers, merchants, and partners.
Note: This role is based in Canada and requires alignment with Pacific Time Zone working hours to support the current team’s operations coverage. Candidates must be able to reliably work Pacific Time hours.
What you’ll do
You will lead and execute incident response efforts to protect Affirm’s systems, customers, and data.
- Lead security incidents end-to-end, from detection and triage through containment, remediation, and post-incident review.
- Act as incident commander, driving clear decisions and alignment across teams during high-pressure situations.
- Conduct hands-on investigations across cloud and endpoint environments to determine root cause and impact.
- Partner with Observability & Automation to improve detections, reduce noise, and build automated response playbooks.
- Contribute to and refine incident response playbooks, runbooks, and documentation to improve readiness and consistency.
- Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, and Product teams to identify gaps and strengthen the incident response lifecycle.
- Communicate effectively during incidents, providing clear updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What we look for
We’re looking for a hands-on security engineer who can lead through ambiguity and drive effective incident response outcomes.
- 5+ years of experience in Security Operations or Detection & Response, with strong hands-on incident response in cloud environments (AWS and EKS experience strongly preferred).
- Proven ability to lead security incidents, including containment and remediation, in fast-moving environments.
- Strong investigative and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize signals from multiple data sources.
- Experience with security tooling such as SIEM and EDR platforms (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, or similar).
- Solid understanding of cloud security concepts and their application in real-world scenarios.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey information across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience building or improving automation for incident response workflows (e.g., scripting in Python; infrastructure-as-code is a plus).
Location - Remote CAN
Pay Grade - N
Equity Grade - 6
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, which includes the annual base pay and the sales incentive target.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
Base pay range per year: $150,000 - $200,000 CAD
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Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in Security Operations or Detection & Response
- Strong hands-on incident response in cloud environments (AWS and EKS strongly preferred)
- Experience with security tooling such as SIEM and EDR platforms
- Solid understanding of cloud security concepts
- Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience building or improving automation for incident response workflows
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Affirm Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare coverage includes $0 employee medical premiums with robust dental, vision, and mental‑health programs that minimize out‑of‑pocket costs. Careers materials also describe expanded comprehensive benefits that reinforce affordability.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides 18 weeks for both birth and non‑birth parents plus a four‑week return‑to‑work transition at full base pay. Family‑building support is further enabled through dedicated spending wallets and related programs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is structured through generous/flexible PTO and company‑wide Away Days published annually, with added Health Days and Life Happens time for unexpected needs. These collective recharge days complement day‑to‑day flexibility.
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At Affirm, we help people say yes to the things that matter with flexible, transparent ways to pay over time. No hidden fees, no compound interest, and no fine print—just a smarter way to spend.
Why Work With Us
Who is an Affirmer? /noun/ Someone who believes finance shouldn’t be complicated. We come from a diverse set of backgrounds and we’re driven by the desire to improve lives through honest financial products. We define success by challenging one another to bring our best ideas to every single project—and we have fun while doing it.
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