--- title: "Lead Security Engineer" company: "Prelim" company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/prelim" url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/prelim-lead-security-engineer-a61f3dfc-2617-4262-8052-16cc851db78f" apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/prelim/7d46d026-aadc-4560-96ea-0cbe63f7d984" workplace: remote location: "Remote | US" remote_scope: "| US" employment_type: full-time seniority: lead role: devops-infrastructure region: united-states salary: "$240,000–$260,000 per year" date_posted: 2026-09-16T20:00:06.211Z first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-16T20:37:21.947Z --- # Lead Security Engineer **Prelim** · Remote | US Salary: $240,000–$260,000 per year Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/prelim/7d46d026-aadc-4560-96ea-0cbe63f7d984 ## About Prelim At Prelim, we are on a mission to revolutionize the way financial institutions onboard new customers. We believe that the customer onboarding process should be fast, efficient, and user-friendly. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and make a real impact on the financial industry. Our platform allows banks and financial institutions to digitize their services, streamline account opening processes, and improve customer experience. By joining our team, you will be a part of a fast-paced, innovative, and dynamic work environment where you can learn and grow your skills. Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals with a wide range of experience and expertise. We value collaboration, creativity, and a passion for problem-solving. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with experts in the field, and be challenged to think outside the box. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, flexible working hours, and a great work-life balance. We are constantly evolving and growing, and we are looking for talented individuals who share our vision and are excited to be a part of our journey. If you're passionate about fintech and want to be a part of a team that is making a real impact in the industry, then Prelim is the place for you. ## About the role #### About Prelim Prelim builds digital account-opening infrastructure for community banks and credit unions. We've sustained over 100% ARR growth for four consecutive years on seed funding, and our platform sits in the critical path of how banks onboard their customers. When our system is down, a bank can't open accounts for its customers. We're a small team. You'd be our first dedicated security hire and help define the security program for the next generation of banking. #### What you'll own - Secure SDLC: dependency scanning, static analysis, security review of high-risk changes, and coordinating annual penetration tests. Teach engineers to catch issues before you have to. - Partner with DevOps on IAM, secrets management, network architecture, logging, and detection. - Policies, risk assessment, and roadmap. Decide what a company our size and risk profile actually needs, and defend that reasoning to auditors, bankers, and internally. - Own security questionnaires, vendor risk assessments, and customer security reviews. Banks conduct rigorous third-party risk management (often against FFIEC guidance). - Endpoint management, access reviews, phishing resistance, offboarding hygiene. The unglamorous stuff that questionnaires ask about first. - Own SOC 2 Type II end to end: control design, evidence collection, auditor management. - Owning incident responsne, from writing the plan, run the tabletops, and lead if it's ever real. Banks have breach-notification expectations in their contracts. You'll know them cold. #### What we're looking for - 5+ years in security engineering, with breadth across appsec, cloud security, and compliance. - Hands-on: you can read code, write scripts, and configure cloud controls yourself - You've owned or heavily contributed to a SOC 2 audit (or ISO 27001 / equivalent) - Experience answering enterprise or financial-institution security reviews. - Strong written communication. - Judgment about proportionality: you know which risks matter at our scale and which controls are theater #### Nice to have - Fintech or banking-vendor experience; familiarity with FFIEC, GLBA, or bank third-party risk management - Experience as a first or early security hire - Detection engineering / SIEM experience - Familiarity with core banking integrations or handling of PII/KYC data flows #### About Prelim Prelim is a San Francisco and New York City-based startup that operates with fully remote positions across the US, helping banks onboard their customers. Our platform is designed to streamline the account opening process for both consumers and businesses, accelerating speed-to-market and enhancing the customer experience for financial institutions. If you’re excited to help shape the future of the banking industry, we encourage you to apply and join our team at Prelim. We are seeking individuals who are driven, ambitious, and eager to make a real impact in a traditional industry ready for technological innovation. We offer equity, a sponsored 401K, parental leave, and fully paid health, vision, and dental insurance. Additional benefits include unlimited PTO, a remote work stipend, a life-style stipend, and twice-yearly company retreats. Prelim values diversity and inclusion; people of all backgrounds are welcome to join our mission to transform banking. --- Source: Prelim's own career page, read by RemJobs. Canonical HTML version: https://www.remjobs.works/job/prelim-lead-security-engineer-a61f3dfc-2617-4262-8052-16cc851db78f