Senior Cyber Security Analyst – CloudSec

RecargaPay

. Support initiatives to improve the security posture of the AWS environment supporting RecargaPay’s financial products.

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeRemote • BrazilSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing AWS security postures, implementing security controls, and automating security tasks. Proficient in incident response and compliance with regulatory standards such as PCI DSS and LGPD.

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AWS Security ManagementIncident ResponseInfrastructure As Code (IaC) with TerraformAWS IAM Policies and RolesCloud Security Automation

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Hard Skills

Information SecurityAWS IAMGuardDutyCloudTrailTerraformCI/CD SecurityPythonBashKubernetes/EKSPCI DSS Compliance

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AWS Control TowerSecurity HubConfigVPC Flow LogsSIEM

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certified Security – SpecialtyCCSP

Industry Keywords

FintechPaymentsRegulated EnvironmentCentral BankLGPD

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support initiatives to improve the security posture of the AWS environment supporting RecargaPay’s financial products.
Manage the security posture of AWS accounts using Control Tower, Organizations, SCPs, Security Hub, Config, and GuardDuty.
Prioritize critical findings and drive remediation with engineering teams through closure.
Review and harden IAM policies, roles, and cross-account access, applying least privilege and eliminating static credentials and excessive permissions.
Investigate and respond to cloud security alerts and incidents using CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and VPC Flow Logs.
Lead incident triage, containment, and post-mortems.
Embed security controls into infrastructure as code using Terraform and into CI/CD pipelines.
Conduct change reviews, policy-as-code implementation, and IaC and image scanning.
Secure containerized and serverless workloads, including EKS/ECS and Lambda.
Define image baselines, manage secrets, and implement network segmentation.
Produce and maintain control evidence for audits and regulatory requirements, including PCI DSS, the Central Bank, and LGPD, in partnership with Compliance.
Automate recurring detections and remediations, reducing manual work and time to resolution.
Document AWS security standards and guardrails.
Guide engineers in adopting secure practices.
Work closely with infrastructure and engineering teams to accelerate delivery securely.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree completed; graduate-level education preferred.
4+ years of experience in Information Security.
Proven track record of delivering high-impact initiatives.
Strong information security experience, including at least 3 years securing AWS environments in production.
Strong command of AWS IAM, including policies, roles, SCPs, and cross-account access.
Strong command of GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, Config, and KMS.
Knowledge of AWS Control Tower, including landing zones, preventive and detective controls, Account Factory, and multi-account governance.
Knowledge of the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark and the AWS Security Maturity Model.
Hands-on experience with Terraform or another IaC tool.
Experience securing CI/CD pipelines.
Experience investigating and responding to incidents in cloud environments.
Ability to automate security tasks using Python, Bash, or a similar language.
Preferred: experience in fintech, payments, or another regulated environment, including PCI DSS and Central Bank requirements.
Preferred: Kubernetes/EKS and container security experience.
Preferred: experience with SIEM and detection rule creation.
Preferred: certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty or CCSP.
Preferred: intermediate English and Spanish.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, market-aligned salary.
Remote work — wherever you are, you are part of the team!
Home office allowance paid monthly through the RecargaPay app.
Health and dental plans with no co-payments.
Life insurance.
Flexible meal allowance via Flash.
TotalPass to support your health and well-being.
Freedom to be yourself in an environment that values diversity and inclusion.
Potential consideration for other opportunities within the RecargaPay group.
Option to request the update or deletion of personal data in accordance with LGPD.