Security Engineer II, Corporate Security

Job Description:

At Remitly we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access move and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011 weve tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally providing secure simple and reliable ways to manage their money ensuring true peace of mind. Whether its supporting loved ones back home growing a business across continents or pursuing new opportunities abroad were not just here to move money were here to move our global customers forward.

Were looking for builders reimaginers and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology trust and transformation. If thats you and youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your careerwe invite you to join over 2800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role:

Remitly is seeking an AI-forward Security Engineer to join Corporate Security (CorpSec) within Security & Privacy (S&P) and build the automation that secures our workforce identities and devices. Our objective: every Remitlian works on accounts and devices that are secure by default and access is granted and removed automatically.

In this role you will build and operate the identity access endpoint and SaaS security controls that keep Remitlys workforce secure and ship the code and agents that run them. You will partner with IT and engineering teams to deliver paved roads that raise our security bar without creating friction for employees.

Strength in identity and access management endpoint security and software engineering combined with curiosity and a habit of teaching yourself new tools will be part of your success in this role. We are deeply AI-forward and if you are excited to use agents and code to retire manual work we want you on our team.

You Will:

• Automate Access: Build and maintain automation for single sign-on phishing-resistant authentication and joiner mover and leaver access so access is granted and removed without a ticket.
• Secure Devices and SaaS: Configure monitor and improve controls for mobile device management (MDM) endpoint detection and response (EDR) and SaaS security keeping devices and business applications hardened without slowing employees down.
• Ship Agents and Code: Use agents and code to find and fix misconfigurations and excess access across corporate systems and turn what you build into tools the team relies on.
• Respond and Improve: Triage CorpSec requests and security events take part in the teams on-call rotation and fix root causes so issues stay fixed.
• Partner Across Teams: Work with IT engineering and business owners to onboard new SaaS tools and AI integrations securely and quickly and help them make principled security decisions.
• Raise the Bar: Give thorough code reviews keep runbooks current and help new teammates and security champions apply the standards you work to.

You Have:

• Experience building and operating corporate security controls for identity endpoint or SaaS at an organization with 1000 users.
• Hands-on experience with identity platforms and protocols like Okta SAML OIDC and SCIM.
• Experience securing macOS and mobile devices with MDM EDR and tools like Santa.
• Proficiency in a language like Python or Golang and experience building automation that detects risk or speeds up response.
• Hands-on experience delivering production or open source software through agentic development.
• Familiarity with zero trust access like secure access service edge (SASE) and cloud-native infrastructure like AWS and Kubernetes.
• Curiosity that shows up outside your day job: you experiment build and stay current on open source and new security tools.
• Clear communication about security risks and tradeoffs and experience influencing other teams to act without relying on formal authority.

Compensation Details

The starting base salary range for this position is typically $168000-$210000. In the U.S. Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.

Our Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Health dental and vision 401k plan with company matching
• Paid parental medical military and family care leave
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Continuing education

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation Together

At Remitly we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates consistent meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their teams specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships fueling creativity and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

At Remitly we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race creed color religion sex gender identification and expression marital status military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran pregnancy (including a womans potential to get pregnant pregnancy-related conditions and childbearing) sexual orientation age (40 and over) national origin ancestry citizenship or immigration status physical mental or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal) HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status genetic information status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence sexual assault or stalking or any other protected class as established by law.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.