Aspire ★ 4.8

At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023, ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore, and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.

Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space!

About the team:

At Aspire, we recognize that data and infrastructure security are paramount to the success and trust of our customers. Our Security Team is at the forefront of protecting and securing our systems, ensuring compliance with industry best practices, and continuously learning and evolving to stay ahead of emerging threats. Our emphasis extends to data privacy, seamlessly integrating it into our security initiatives.

About the role:

As a Senior SOC Engineer at Aspire, you'll play a pivotal role in the administration of our IT systems, SOC development, and swift response to security alerts. Join a dynamic and rapidly growing security team, with minimal requirements for on-premise administration. Your expertise in cloud environments and Software as a Service (SaaS) will be indispensable.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and improve our SOC: Use Azure Sentinel, Grafana, related monitoring systems and other tools you find useful (tell us what we should build better!).
• Monitor security events: Detect threats by analyzing logs, alerts, and unusual behavior.
• Automate responses: Create Python Logic Apps / playbooks to respond faster to incidents.
• Threat hunting: Search for threats proactively, using models like MITRE ATT&CK.
• Improve detection: Use threat modeling and behavioral analytics to build better alerts.
• Work with teams: Help product teams to log the right data and improve visibility.
• Support incidents: Jump into incident response, root cause analysis, and recovery planning.
• Write clear docs: Create SOPs, FAQs, user guides, security policies and procedures.
• Support day-to-day ops: Be involved in both security and IT operations.
  
  

What We’re Looking For:

• Hands-on builder for SIEM/SOAR/EDR/Security automation tools — especially Sentinel and MS Defender.
• Experience with cloud environments — mostly Azure and AWS.
• Automation skills — you can script in Python, Bash, Powershell and use REST APIs, JSON, YAML or similar in Linux, Mac and Windows systems.
• Security analysis experience — logs, traffic, memory forensics, malware, etc. Frameworks-savvy — you know MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and how to use them.
• Problem-solver — you’re great at finding root causes and fixing things fast.
• Strong communicator — clear in both written and spoken English.
• Degree in IT or related field
• Willing to be on-call when an incident struck.
  
  

Nice to Have:

• Certifications like Security+, CISSP, GCIH, etc.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra, Cloudflare, GitHub, or Google Workspace.
• Experience fixing or retesting offensive security.
• A tech blog, GitHub portfolio, or personal project to show your passion.
• Software development skills, especially in PHP, Go, Terraform and Ansible.
• Personal tech projects showcased on platforms like a blog or Github.
  
  

What We Offer

• Uncapped flexible annual leave.
• Hybrid work arrangement.
• Training subsidy for your professional growth.
• Wellness benefit.
• Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
• Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
• Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Statement

Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws.

Please note: by submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Aspire’s Data Protection Policy for Employees, Freelancers, Contractors and Job Applicants (the “Policy”), and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by Aspire for the purposes set out in the Policy. You may withdraw consent for such collection, use and disclosure, and make an access or correction request in respect of your personal data, in accordance with the Policy by emailing [email protected].