At Yokoy, our vision is simple: empower companies to save money on every dollar they spend. We’re shaping a future where businesses handle their finances efficiently, securely, and compliantly - minimizing manual effort through the power of AI and automation. Backed by world-class investors, trusted by hundreds of global customers, and driven by a team of over 250 exceptional minds, we’re on a mission to revolutionize the way companies manage their spending. But that’s not everything: recently, Yokoy has been acquired by TravelPerk, the hypergrowth global business travel platform, bringing together two best-in-class platforms that are transforming the way companies operate.
Are you excited about working in a fast-paced environment alongside a passionate and ambitious team? Join us on our mission to revolutionize the travel and spend management industry!We’re looking for a Security Engineer to help us reach our goals.
As a Security Engineer at Yokoy, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the security infrastructure that protects our SaaS applications and data. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that security is an integral part of our development processes, from design to deployment. This role requires a deep understanding of security best practices, threat landscapes, and the ability to implement and enforce robust security measures.
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🧑🏽💻 What you’ll do:- You develop and implement security strategies, standards, and practices to safeguard our SaaS applications and infrastructure.
- You collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate security into the software development life cycle (SDLC).
- You conduct risk assessments and provide recommendations for mitigating identified risks.
- You design and implement security controls and technologies, such as firewalls, encryption, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
- You stay abreast of the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices to ensure our security measures are proactive and effective.
- You lead incident response efforts and participate in security incident investigations.
- You provide security guidance to teams and stakeholders, promoting a security-first mindset.
- You assist with, and drive certification cycles (ISO-27001, SOC I/II, PCI-DSS etc.)
- You act as a liaison between Engineering, Business and Clients with regard to security
- You develop a structured approach to Security Awareness and Risk Management
- You provide support to Engineering and Business with ensuring a high standard of security implementations, processes to enable Yokoy services.
- You help the company as a whole understand that security is en enablement service
⚒️ What you’ll need:- You’re an accomplished Security Engineer with a track record of running the security processess and procedures for organisations.
- You hold a degree (University/University of Applied Sciences) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- You have proven experience as a Security Architect or Security Engineer in a SaaS environment.
- You have strong knowledge of security principles and best practices, including encryption, network security, and access controls.
- You have experience with cloud security, particularly in AWS/Azure/GCP environments.
- You are familiar with compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, PDPA, HIPAA) and experience implementing security controls to meet these requirements.
- You have excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ideally, you have obtained relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or a Cloud Certified Security Specialty.
- You’re passionate about Security, Business and Engineering.
- You are fluent in English; other languages are a plus.
🚀 What you’ll get:- Resources and trust: You own your work and shape things from day one.
- Flat hierarchies: Work closely with the founders and the leadership team.
- Fast-paced environment: Quickly measure and learn about the impact of your work.
- Flexibility: Everyone has their own highly productive times - we look at the output and not at what time it was produced.
- Hybrid setup: We enjoy IRL sessions (in-real-life), our teams work together in-personthree days a week.
- Competitive scale-up package with the possibility to partake in the upside.
- Work anywhere: We offer up to 6 weeks remote work within the EU.
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We are keen to get to know you. Apply with your CV and/or LinkedIn profile and a few words on why you would like to join Yokoy. We look forward to your application!
👉🏽 What’s going to happen next: we aim to get back to you regarding your application within 8 business days. Our interview process tends to take around 4 weeks to complete. If you need more flexibility or are on a tighter schedule, don’t be afraid to let us know.
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This is important to us: Yokoy is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We welcome people from all backgrounds who are looking to make the future simple with us. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
Yokoy provides a leading all-in-one solution to automate spend management for midsize and enterprise companies through artificial intelligence (AI). We bring together expense management, invoice processing and the administration of intelligence corporate cards on a single, intuitive platform. As TravelPerk acquired Yokoy recently, the offering will be extended to an end-to-end platform for travel and expenses.
🏢 Established in 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland, Yokoy is trusted by leaders at over 700 of the world’s most forward-thinking companies to help them transform how they spend, by transforming how their people spend their time. Designed to sit at the heart of the modern finance tech stack, Yokoy connects with the leading ERP systems, invoicing platforms, travel booking tools, and other enterprise finance tools to power end-to-end automation and provide complete visibility across the enterprise. Yokoy is backed by leading investors including California-based Sequoia Capital, New York-based Left Lane Capital and London-based Balderton Capital. Currently, Yokoy counts more than 250 employees based in seven locations globally. Yokoy is ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 certified. Yokoy will be integrated into TravelPerk in the coming months, resulting in a new service offering including an end-to-end Travel and Spend Management platform.
https://yokoy.io/
