Nu

FinTech

SecurityEngineeringManager(CloudSecurity)

$360–540k ~AI est. São Paulo, Brazil FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Security Engineering Manager (Cloud Security) at Nu. Skills: Cloud Security, Engineering Management, Software Engineering, IaC. Lead the squad. Set clear expectations”

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Engineering Manager experience, Tech-lead/staff-level background, Hands-on software engineering background, Comfortable reading code, Comfortable reviewing code, Writing Shell/Python scripts, Reviewing IaC, Working knowledge of AWS at scale

Nice to Have

Experience with AI coding assistants

What You'll Do.

Set clear expectations

Give frequent feedback

Run career conversations

Hire and onboard talent

Address low performance

Manage team engagement

Plan team composition

Drive technical decisions

Enable technical decisions

Understand multi-cloud patterns

Understand trade-offs

Be accountable for technical health

Manage technical-debt

Set team quality standards

Oversee root cause analysis

Sponsor architectural decisions

Communicate trade-offs

Translate strategy into execution

Cascade strategy into roadmap

Balance regulatory commitments

Reduce cloud configuration risk

Own squad contribution to OKRs

Own monthly business reviews

Own Area business board

Hold accountability for financials

Operate in compliance

Contribute to hiring panels

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Infrastructure peers; Infrastructure teams; Product engineering; Compliance; GRC; Procurement

Communication Scope

Stakeholder communication

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

ABOUT NU Nu is one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, serving 135 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 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Banks. Visit our institutional page: https://www.nu.com/2026-en   ABOUT US Nu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world, with more than 122 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Guided by our mission to fight complexity and empower people, we are redefining financial services in Latin America and this is still just the beginning of the purple future we're building. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NU), we combine proprietary technology, data intelligence, and an efficient operating model to deliver financial products that are simple, accessible, and human. Our impact has been recognized by global rankings such as Time 100 Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Bank. Visit our institutional page https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/  About the Team Cloud Security defines and operates the cloud security controls that underpin Nubank's growth globally and across multiple cloud providers. The team owns the preventive guardrails, configuration baselines, and posture-detection mechanisms that allow Nubank to launch in new markets, sustain regulatory commitments with international banking regulators, and adopt

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