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Afya

Software Architect, Security Specialist

Afya

. Work cross-functionally within the Digital Services for Medical Practice team, focusing on the iClinic ecosystem .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in software architecture, particularly in AWS environments, with a strong focus on Security by Design principles and DevSecOps practices. Capable of guiding technical decisions and promoting best practices across cross-functional teams while ensuring scalability, security, and performance.

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AWS ExpertiseSoftware ArchitectureSecurity By DesignDevSecOps PracticesCloud Platforms

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Hard Skills
Software ArchitectureMicroservicesEvent-Driven ArchitectureDomain-Driven Design (DDD)APIsInfrastructure As CodeTerraformCloudFormationCI/CDSecurity Practices
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationTechnical InfluenceAutonomousCollaborativeProactive
Tools & Technologies
AWSKubernetesIAMOAuth/OIDCSSOSecrets ManagementCryptographyObservabilityMessagingDistributed Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
ISO 27001NIST CSF
Industry Keywords
HealthTechHealthcareMedical PracticeLGPDAWS Well-Architected FrameworkAWS Security Reference Architecture

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Work cross-functionally within the Digital Services for Medical Practice team, focusing on the iClinic ecosystem
  • Evolve product architecture and support technical decisions from discovery through go-live
  • Ensure solutions deliver scalability, security, resilience, performance, and efficiency
  • Contribute to the integration and evolution of Afya’s technology ecosystem
  • Define and evolve software architecture incorporating Security by Design
  • Guide decisions by evaluating trade-offs among security, scalability, performance, resilience, cost, and delivery speed
  • Support the definition of technology stacks, frameworks, tools, and technical standards
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, Security, and Infrastructure teams
  • Define and promote standards for architecture, secure development, technical documentation, version control, deployment, and secrets management
  • Conduct technical and architectural reviews, impact analyses, and mentoring
  • Identify and reduce technical debt, vulnerabilities, and architectural risks
  • Support DevSecOps practices in CI/CD pipelines, including automated security controls and analyses
  • Guide decisions regarding cloud, observability, resilience, cost efficiency, and security in AWS environments
  • Support system modernization, integration, and evolution projects, considering APIs, messaging, service-oriented architecture, and interoperability
  • Work with Information Security and Infrastructure teams to strengthen application protection and environment compliance
  • Serve as a technical reference and promote engineering best practices and architectural maturity

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong experience working as a Software Architect on medium- or large-scale digital products
  • Solid, hands-on experience with AWS — mandatory requirement
  • Experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and infrastructure environments
  • Knowledge of software architecture and patterns such as microservices, event-driven architecture, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  • Experience applying security to software architecture, including Security by Design principles
  • Knowledge of IAM, OAuth/OIDC, SSO, secrets management, and cryptography fundamentals
  • Experience with APIs, integrations, messaging, and distributed systems
  • Knowledge of CI/CD, DevSecOps, and security practices throughout the development lifecycle
  • Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Ability to analyze scenarios, make architectural decisions, and clearly document technical trade-offs and decisions
  • Clear communication skills and the ability to technically influence diverse stakeholders
  • Autonomous, collaborative, proactive profile with the ability to serve as a technical reference
  • Nice to have: experience in the HealthTech sector; experience with products focused on healthcare or medical practice; experience protecting sensitive data, especially health-related data; knowledge of Brazil’s LGPD, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, or other security and compliance frameworks; experience with AI and Artificial Intelligence applications; knowledge of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and AWS Security Reference Architecture (SRA)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Meal and food allowance
  • Flexible working hours and arrangements (for remote positions)
  • Transportation allowance (for hybrid or on-site positions)
  • Profit-sharing program
  • Flexible benefits: flexible allowance provided through a Flash Card for you to use as you prefer
  • Gympass / Wellhub
  • Psicologia Viva: online platform for consultations with psychologists and nutritionists
  • Health and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Extended parental leave (up to 6 months for mothers and 20 days for fathers)
  • Rede D'Or: support and important health information for mothers and babies through a network of accredited nurses
  • Partnership with the SESC unit in your region
  • Birthday day off
  • Platform offering a variety of courses to enhance your knowledge (UCA)
  • Language academy (AIA)
  • Leadership development program
  • Afya Women’s Mentoring (MMA)
  • Discounts on undergraduate and graduate courses at Afya educational institutions
  • Premium subscriptions to Afya iClinic and Afya Whitebook (an additional benefit for Medical Professors)