Senior Staff Engineer, SOC
Blackhawk Network · Coppell, TX, US
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## About Blackhawk Network Blackhawk Network (BHN) powers branded payment solutions through a single global platform—helping businesses grow revenue, increase loyalty, motivate and reward teams, disburse funds, and engage consumers. BHN’s network spans the globe with 400,000+ consumer touchpoints. **Work style:** Hybrid flexibility—remote work plus in-person collaboration at the Coppell, TX office. --- ## Role: Sr Staff Engineer, SOC We’re hiring a **Sr Staff Engineer, SOC** to help defend our fintech platform against large-scale payment fraud, carding attacks, and other financially motivated threats. You’ll lead **offensive security assessments** targeting **transaction systems, authentication flows, and APIs**, with a strong focus on **automation and scalability**. Your work will directly impact fraud defenses, detection strategy, and customer trust. --- ## Responsibilities - **Application Security Leadership** - Embed security into the SDLC (requirements, design, development, deployment) - Define and promote secure coding practices across engineering teams - Conduct security design reviews, threat modeling, and architecture assessments for applications, APIs, and microservices - **Cloud Security Enablement** - Partner with cloud engineering to secure **AWS** environments - Leverage tools such as **GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Macie, and AWS Config** - Ensure security controls extend into cloud-native workloads - **Risk Management** - Perform vulnerability assessments using **SAST, DAST, and SCA** - Analyze findings, prioritize remediation, and track to resolution - Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies aligned to business needs - **Collaboration & Mentorship** - Partner with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to raise security maturity - Mentor junior engineers and advocate for a security-first mindset --- ## Qualifications - **Deep Application Security Expertise** - Strong secure coding background, **API security**, and software architecture - Hands-on experience with **SAST, DAST, SCA**, and fuzzing platforms - **Cloud Security Knowledge** - Solid understanding of **AWS** services (IAM, Lambda, S3, VPC) - Experience securing containerized and microservice-based environments - Familiarity with AWS-native security tooling - **Leadership & Communication** - Ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders - Strong problem-solving, analytical, and risk prioritization skills - **Certifications & Frameworks (Preferred)** - CISSP, CSSLP, or AWS Security Specialty - OWASP, NIST, ISO 27001 - **Experience** - **7+ years** in application security, cloud security, or related fields **AI tools:** We’re looking for candidates who have successfully implemented and used AI tools to enhance work, improve processes, or deliver measurable results. --- ## Employment Requirements - Background check and drug screen --- ## Compensation & Benefits **Salary Range (California Residents Only):** $189,990.00 – $323,010.00 **Salary Range (Illinois Residents Only):** $155,770.00 – $264,834.00 Pay is based on factors including education, work experience, certifications, and more. **Benefits include:** 401k with employer match, medical/dental/vision, 12 paid holidays (2026), sick pay accrual, parental leave, life/disability/accident & illness insurance, flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, and flexible time off. --- ## Equal Empl
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