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Senior Security Engineer
Ebury São Paulo Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home per week
Role Overview:
Ebury is rapidly expanding its footprint in Brazil, and we are looking for a Senior Security Engineer to join our São Paulo hub. As a member of the Security Engineering team, you will work closely with other engineering teams to improve the technical security of our applications, our software development lifecycle and our infrastructure. For this role, you will serve as a technical executor and auxiliary decision-maker alongside our Brazilian and global teams, and be responsible for: handling remediation projects in EBB; discovering, reviewing and prioritizing vulnerabilities; creating guardrails, guidelines and tooling to aid developers and platform engineers in delivering safe applications; and more, helping EBB achieve a high security level along all of its application and infrastructure stacks.
Key Responsibilities:
Hardening Efforts: Partner with other team members in Brazil to identify and remedy existing security gaps and implement the future workload for Ebury Brazil. Own the end-to-end delivery of technical security projects within the region, which involves performing technical modifications on business-critical systems. These include, for example: Backup configuration for disaster recovery efforts;
IAM projects to centralize system authentication, guarantee RBAC usage; Modification of existing systems and technologies to meet recommended security best practices.
Vulnerability Lifecycle assistance: Aid in the implementation and maintenance of vulnerability discovery systems. Evaluate and enrich discovered vulnerabilities, ensuring responsible teams have the necessary guidance to fix them.
Regional Cloud Infrastructure Hardening: Design and implement security controls for our GCP and AWS footprints in the South America (São Paulo) regions, meeting best practices for network segmentation, IAM, and encryption.
Brazilian Regulatory & Compliance Alignment: As necessary, handle technical efforts to ensure compliance with local regulations, including LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados) and BACEN (Central Bank of Brazil) security requirements.
Technical Guidance: Help promote a strong security culture within the local Engineering and Product squads, advocating for DevSecOps practices across the Brazilian tech stack with a strong focus on developer experience through security tooling and technical documentation.
About the Candidate
- You are a seasoned security professional with deep technical expertise and a history of tackling technical projects from end-to-end, delivering tangible results without unnecessarily impacting uptime or performance.
- You have an excellent understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, while also having a general grasp on important concepts from software and platform engineering.
- You think holistically about security, from low-level network protocols to high level data privacy regulations.
- You communicate effectively in both English and Portuguese, within and outside of security, translating complex security concepts for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience and Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering.
- Solid understanding of network security, identity management (IAM), operating systems and other cybersecurity fundamentals.
- Deep technical expertise in GCP, AWS or other cloud providers.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD technologies and processes.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Go, or Bash), and the ability to understand and navigate through large codebases, understanding applications end-to-end. Experience with containers and container orchestrator platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Professional fluency in English and Portuguese.
- Relevant academic qualifications
Desired:
- Knowledge of local Brazilian cybersecurity standards (e.g., ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 27001 context).
- Relevant certifications such as cloud platform certifications, linux certifications, cybersecurity certifications, etc.
- Previous experience as a software engineer, platform/SRE engineer, or other technology roles.
- Understanding of modern DevSecOps practices.
What We Offer
- A high-impact role at the center of Ebury’s LATAM expansion.
- Opportunity to shape the security architecture for a leading global fintech in Brazil.
- Competitive compensation package and benefits.
- Investment in your professional growth through certifications, training, and global collaboration.
- A collaborative, diverse, and fast-paced work environment.
Application Requirements
- Authorization to work in Brazil (São Paulo).
- Clean background check and regulatory screening.
- Professional references available upon request.
Why Ebury?
- Competitive Starting Salary with an annual discretionary bonus that truly rewards your performance from day one.
- Dedicated Mentorship: Learn directly from experienced managers who are invested in your success.
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Leverage state-of-the-art tailor made tools and systems that enable you to perform at your best.
- Clear, Accelerated Career Progression: Defined pathways to leadership and specialist roles within Ebury.
- Dynamic & Supportive Culture: Work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and personal growth are prioritized.
- Generous Benefits Package: Access competitive benefits tailored to your location, which typically include health care and social benefits
- Central São Paulo Office: A fantastic location with excellent transport links.
Ready to launch your career with a global FinTech? Click the ‘Apply’ Today and discover your potential at Ebury!
At Ebury Bank we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. All of our vacancies are open and eligible for people with disabilities.
About us
Ebury delivers sophisticated, integrated solutions — business accounts, hedging, and financing — on a single platform with a seamless workflow. Our success is built on a simple premise and singular purpose: To help businesses operate and scale globally.
Since its founding in 2009, Ebury has always been a fast-growing leader in fintech. Today, we bring together 1,800+ Eburians across nearly 70 cities and we’re always looking to add to our team.
At the heart of our offering is a proprietary platform, purpose-built to help businesses seamlessly streamline and manage global cash flow. We focus on continuous product evolution and innovation to build the infrastructure for borderless growth and help our clients scale at every stage.
The opportunities at Ebury are as diverse as our people, ranging from business development to engineering roles across our tech pillars.
We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and are against the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story.