Job Description
Senior DevSecOps / Cloud Security Engineer (6-Month Contract)
About the opportunity Join a security-focused squad to harden a multi-region AWS platform ahead of a major launch milestone, working directly with a fast-moving US engineering team.
About our client Our client is a leader in video-based learning, enabling companies and educational institutions to create, manage, and share video content at scale.
What you’ll do
Run security assessments and threat modeling across the AWS environment: network security, secrets management, infrastructure, and IAM
Review and remediate launch-critical findings in Infrastructure as Code
Review AI-assisted and AI-generated code for security risk
Build and execute the security roadmap: WAF, SAST/DAST, security gates in CI/CD, secrets management, and IAM hardening
Pair with the client’s engineers and in-house DevSecOps hire so practices stay with the team
Provide documentation, runbooks, and reports to ensure visibility and a record of all work delivered
Other activities as agreed upon between the client and the team
What you bring (must-haves)
Hands-on AWS security experience in multi-region environments
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation)
IAM design and hardening
Comfort working with Claude and agentic development workflows, and a clear view of where they introduce security risk
Bonus points for (nice-to-haves)
CI/CD security tooling (SAST/DAST) and building security gates into pipelines
WAF configuration and management
Secrets management at scale
Experience embedding security into a fast-moving product team
Perks & benefits 💻 Equipment provided — none of that “bring your own device” stuff here 🛡️ Full back-office support — Legal, Accounting, HR Business Partner, and Delivery team 🧭 Career and cultural mentoring — how to show up, stand out, and navigate US work culture 🗣️ Free English lessons with a native speaker 🤝 Referral bonus — recommend Ubi to your tech friends and get paid for it 🏖️ Florianópolis HQ always open — 100% remote, but the office is there whenever you want it.
How the process works Interview with our Tech Recruiter (+ quick AI assessment, if needed) Client interview process (varies by company) Offer 🎉 Onboarding with full Ubiminds support
Why Ubiminds? With 9 years in the market and GPTW-certified, Ubiminds connects Latin American tech professionals with software companies in the US and Canada. Hundreds of professionals in data, design, product, and engineering are already growing in North American teams with our support. We’re with you throughout the entire journey — Recruitment, Legal, Accounting, PeopleOps, and career guidance — so you can thrive internationally with confidence. Ready to go global? Apply now — it takes less than 5 minutes.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
