Cloud Infrastructure and Information Security Lead – AWS

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and nurture the Infrastructure and Security team, which currently comprises four members.

• Provide structured, hands-on management of personnel, including regular one-on-one meetings, Individual Development Plans (IDPs), and continuous tracking of individual growth.

• Transition the Information Security function from a primarily operational role to a strategic position.

• Automate manual infrastructure tasks to reduce operational dependencies and mitigate risk.

• Plan and supervise AWS infrastructure architecture in conjunction with the existing specialist on the team.

• Monitor and optimize cloud expenditures, ensuring fiscal efficiency while maintaining performance standards.

• Define and monitor metrics related to availability, performance, and security.

• Implement practices for observability and incident response.

• Collaborate with Development and Product teams to ensure that the infrastructure can scale with business needs.

• Drive the team’s performance management, as well as technical and behavioral development.

• Report directly to the CTO, offering technical insights for strategic technology decisions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• Significant experience in managing infrastructure and/or information security teams.

• Proven history of working in rapidly growing, high-scale settings.

• Practical experience with cloud infrastructure architecture, especially AWS.

• Established record of implementing infrastructure process automation initiatives.

• Experience in hands-on people management, including 1:1s, Individual Development Plans (IDPs), and team development.

• Familiarity with AWS infrastructure architecture.

• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and infrastructure automation.

• Knowledge of information security practices and risk management methodologies.

• Understanding of monitoring, observability, and incident response strategies.

• Knowledge of cloud cost management and FinOps principles.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies as applied to technical team management.

• Strong technical foundation paired with management acumen.

• Automation-oriented approach to problem-solving.

• Strategic mindset and results-driven orientation.

• Genuine commitment to and active participation in the development of team members.

• Ability to reassess processes and enhance the maturity of an existing function.

• Clear and effective communication with senior stakeholders, including executive leadership.

• Cloud (AWS) or information security certifications are advantageous.

• Experience in enhancing the maturity of information security functions within technology organizations is a plus.

• Experience in regulated environments or those with compliance requirements, such as Open Finance, is a plus.

• AWS certifications, such as Solutions Architect or Security, are a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Meal and food allowances.

• Education allowance.

• SulAmérica health insurance (Especial 100 plan).

• TotalPass.

• Day off during the birthday month.

• 100% remote work opportunity.