Founding Infrastructure & Security Engineer

Company

Fintech startup launched in 2023 and based in Paris. The company is building a platform enabling the issuance and seamless access to next-generation financial instruments, designed to be internet-native and transferable 24/7.

Its first products are Money Market Funds approved by the French Financial Markets Authority, offering individuals and companies programmable access to risk-free rates in euros and dollars.

Today, the platform manages more than $1B in assets.

The team is currently composed of ~8 engineers. The company is hiring a Founding Infrastructure & Security Engineer , the first role fully dedicated to infrastructure, security, and reliability (previously handled by full-stack engineers).

Role & Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations

• Manage and evolve cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Cloudflare) via Terraform
• Operate Kubernetes environments (via Qovery)
• Improve reliability, observability, and performance
• Define infrastructure standards and deployment best practices

Security

• Implement continuous security scanning and vulnerability detection
• Evaluate and deploy AI-powered pentesting tools
• Manage external security audits
• Enforce application and cloud security best practices

Corporate IT & Compliance

• Manage VPN, SSO, MFA and access control
• Handle onboarding/offboarding from a systems perspective
• Drive ISO 27001 compliance (policies, controls, evidence)
• Respond to internal security incidents

Must-have criteria

• 5–10 years of experience in DevOps / Infrastructure / Security
• Strong dual expertise: infrastructure + security
• Mastery of Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS and/or GCP
• Hands-on experience in:
  • security scans
  • vulnerability management
  • pentesting (coordination + remediation)
• Experience in ISO 27001 environments
• Background in demanding tech environments (fintech or equivalent)
• Ability to operate in a structuring / early-stage environment

Candidate profile

• 5+ years in infrastructure / DevOps / security roles
• Able to work autonomously and define roadmap
• Comfortable in an English-speaking environment
• Curious, pragmatic, hands-on
• Experience in regulated environments (fintech, capital markets) is a plus

Technical skills

Core stack

• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• AWS / GCP
• CI/CD and security pipelines
• Incident management

Security

• Automated security scans
• Pentesting (coordination + fixes)
• ISO 27001 compliance
• Security best practices (VPN, access policies, etc.)

Additional

• Multi-cloud / data migration experience
• Security automation (including AI tools)

Recruitment process

• 45 min intro call (CTO)
• 45 min technical interview (infra & security)
• 2h hands-on session (infra design + security scenario, on-site)
• Final discussions with COO and CEO

Compensation & setup

• Salary: €75k – €95k + stock options
• Remote: 2 days/week + 1 full remote week/month
• Based in Paris

Positioning

• Early key hire with high ownership
• Opportunity to build infrastructure & security from scratch
• Direct impact on company foundations and scaling trajectory