Senior Staff Security Engineer

About Nu

Nu is the world’s largest digital banking platform outside of Asia, serving over 105 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services. Guided by its mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nu caters to customers’ complete financial journey, promoting financial access and advancement with responsible lending and transparency. The company is powered by an efficient and scalable business model that combines low cost to serve with growing returns. Nu’s impact has been recognized in multiple awards, including Time 100 Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Banks. Learn more: https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/

About the role

As a Senior Staff Security Engineer, you will report directly to the CISO and play a critical role in defining and implementing our security strategy. You will be a technical leader, working closely with engineering teams to ensure that security is built into every aspect of our products and infrastructure. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role where you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the security of our company.

As a Senior Staff Security Engineer in InfoSec, you’re expected to:

• Security Architecture: Collaborate with the CISO to refine and document our overall security architecture, ensuring a clear and cohesive technical vision.
• Technical Leadership: Elevate the technical expertise within the security team, serving as a go-to resource for teams facing security challenges.
• Collaboration & Alignment: Foster strong partnerships between security and engineering, facilitating communication and knowledge-sharing. Help teams understand and implement security best practices, enabling autonomy while ensuring consistency across our tech stack.
• Security Reviews: Conduct comprehensive security reviews of new and existing systems, identifying vulnerabilities and recommending mitigations.
• Incident Response: Participate in incident response activities, helping to identify, contain, and remediate security incidents. 
• Threat Modeling: Perform threat modeling exercises to identify and prioritize potential security risks.
• Stay Current: Stay abreast of the latest security trends, threats, and technologies.

What you'll need:

• Deep Technical Expertise: 5+ years of experience in security engineering or a related field, with a strong understanding of security principles, best practices, and technologies.
• Hands-On Experience: Proven track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining secure systems in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to think creatively and identify innovative solutions.
• Collaborative Mindset: A team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working with others to achieve common goals.
• Passion for Security: A genuine passion for security and a desire to make a difference in protecting our company and customers.

What we offer:

• High Impact: Directly influence security measures protecting 105 million users.
• Growth Potential: Be part of our exciting growth phase;
• Build, Don’t Buy: Contribute to building innovative solutions from the ground up.
• AI-Driven: Engage with cutting-edge, AI-first projects that are innovative and impactful.

Nu Way of Working 

This a Full Remote job opening.