Sr. Security Operations Engineer, Incident Response

Affirm

Remote regions

Canada

Salary range

$108,750–$145,000/yr

Benefits

Role Responsibilities:

  • Lead security incidents from detection through remediation, acting as incident commander to drive decisions during high-pressure situations.
  • Conduct investigations in cloud and endpoint environments to determine root cause and impact, and refine incident response playbooks and documentation.

Qualifications and Skills:

  • 5+ years in Security Operations with hands-on incident response in cloud environments like AWS and EKS, and experience with SIEM and EDR platforms.
  • Strong investigative and analytical skills to synthesize signals from multiple data sources, along with solid communication abilities for technical and non-technical audiences.

Company and Location Details:

  • Affirm is a remote-first company focused on building honest financial products, with this role based remotely in Canada.
  • The position offers a transparent pay structure based on location and experience, with benefits including fully covered medical premiums and flexible spending stipends.

Affirm

Affirm is reinventing credit to create honest and friendly financial products like buy now, pay later services without hidden fees. As a remote-first fintech company, they cultivate a collaborative and team-first culture for their skilled professionals.

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