Oportun

Senior Manager, Information Security Architecture & Engineering (R13753)

Remote - USFull timeManagerPosted 20 days ago
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ABOUT OPORTUN Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven financial services company that puts its members' financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $21.3 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.5 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members set aside an average of more than $1,800 annually.   WORKING AT OPORTUN Working at Oportun means enjoying a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where we all feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share our perspectives. This inclusive culture is directly connected to our organization's performance and ability to fulfill our mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream. We celebrate and nurture our inclusive culture through our employee resource groups.POSITION OVERVIEW We are seeking a Senior Manager, Information Security Architecture & Engineering to serve as a key security leader within our organization. This role is responsible for defining and driving platform, application and data security, including designing and reinforcing secure-by-design principles, effective data protection and handling, identity and access management standards, and vulnerability management across the enterprise. Acting primarily as a second-line of defense, this leader ensures security best practices are embedded into our CI/CD, SDLC, data pipelines, and platform. Beyond technical expertise, this role demands strong leadership to both manage a team of security experts, as well as drive initiatives across teams and functions. The ideal candidate will foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance, prioritizing kindness, integrity, and transparency in leadership. This individual will view security as a business enabler, creating services that empower developers and system owners to iterate rapidly while maintaining strong and pragmatic security controls.   RESPONSIBILITIES Define and maintain secure application and infrastructure architecture frameworks, ensuring security is built-in from the outset Partner with engineering, DevOps, and technology teams to integrate security into SDLC, CI/CD, and data pipelines Own and oversee the vulnerability management program, ensuring risk-based remediation across all technology assets Enhance and scale an existing security design review service, providing structured security assessments for new and evolving systems and data Advocate for security as a service, building tools and processes that streamline secure development and system operations Act as a security advisor to engineering and technology operations, ensuring security aligns with business goals Collaborate with the Security Governance, Risk, and C...