FISPAN Hiring for Security Co-op at Vancouver, BC Full Time

FISPAN is an Enterprise SaaS FinTech start-up that allows for banks to deploy embedded financial products and services to create a seamless banking connection for their corporate clients. Our product aims to provide instant scale and reach for banks who want to remove friction and add value by enabling their commercial banking clients to access banking services through their preferred operational software. Founded in 2016 by respected and renowned entrepreneur Lisa Shields, FISPAN is on a mission to create the best product in the FinTech industry, and fundamentally change the way that companies bank. Being the market leader in ERP-banking, we work with the world’s Tier 1 banks with assets exceeding up to $3T, including J.P. Morgan Chase.

With our rapid growth and global expansion, we are looking for dynamic and passionate individuals to join our team and inclusive culture. FISPAN recognizes that the differences in each of us is what makes FISPAN a different kind of business. Being a Vancouver based start-up, our modern and scenic office is located in downtown’s historic Marine Building. The interview process for this position will be entirely remote, and we are open to remote work options.

Position

We’re looking for cyber security enthusiasts who are interested in challenging security of our bank grade APIs while staying on the right side of the law! 🙂 You will also be working on new innovative ways of detecting suspicious behaviour amongst harmless and intended normal usage traffic.

This is a unique opportunity to work for a young fast growing and yet extremely professional startup, where you won’t be “just another coop”. Our team will guide you and task you with projects that create clear value for business and are also fun.

If this sounds exciting and you can check most of the items of the “Ideal Candidate” list below – please include a short introduction of why you feel you will be the best fit for the role with examples of your favourite security tools. We do read this!

Ideal Candidate

Has good understanding of OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities and can give clear examples of how they are typically exploited

Can give a meaningful list of top risks for internet-facing REST-full APIs

Has some experience with web / infrastructure security scanning

Has previously tried to break into “friendly” internet-facing applications and succeeded

Has some experience with cloud hosting providers (preferably AWS)

Have previously done security events monitoring and analytics

Our Business / Platform

Our platform consists of 3 key components – cloud-based transactional platform, dedicated business-facing web apps and native integrations with corporates’ ERP/Accounting systems.

Banks have been historically lagging on the innovation side and we’re here to change that. We started from ground 0 three years ago and are building a next-generation banking experience for businesses and corporates featuring hundreds of business-facing APIs and out of the box applications making business banking not suck. Our customers already include 3 out of the top 5 banks in the US and we’re rapidly expanding internationally.

Why Work With Us?

Experienced team

All of our Co-Founders are seasoned professionals within their field. Join our team to build your network and engage in mentorship opportunities.

Start-Up Environment

FISPAN’s start-up nature implies autonomy and leadership over projects. Our employees hold a higher level of responsibility and are presented with various hands-on opportunities from the get-go. We want our team to reach their full potential and career aspirations.

Rich Culture

We understand that personal growth happens on multiple levels, which is why we encourage a work-life balance to have family time, explore new ideas and develop hobbies. At FISPAN, you can also expect various (virtual) company-wide events and clubs to drive engagement.

Perks

Our prime downtown Vancouver office is close to a Skytrain, prestige shopping, and coastal views. FISPAN employees have access to our building fitness center and amenities, fully stocked cupboards, weekly team lunches, and daily coffee runs. We also set our employees up for success by providing the most modern MacBook and Apple equipment.

Compensation & Vacation

FISPAN offers industry-researched and competitive pay, annual compensation reviews, options, incentive plans, and health & wellness benefits. Also, enjoy four weeks accruing vacation per annum. We believe in rewarding our driven and hardworking team.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

As FISPAN continues to grow, we are committed to celebrating diversity, endorsing equity, and encouraging inclusion. This starts in the recruitment process. All job postings are first evaluated in a gender decoding platform to ensure fair candidate pools. Human Resources and hiring managers also engage in blind-hiring and resume review practices to ensure we are being objective and mitigating any potential biases.

FISPAN’S underrepresented groups stand at over 50% with an equal gender balance in our upper manager team, as well. Notably, this position is within the Product department which has our most underrepresented groups representation at over 50% of the department. We aim to make FISPAN the best place to start, explore, and grow a career for everyone.