Senior Security Infrastructure Engineer (AWS/Kubernetes)

Location: Remote in Latin America

Salary: $5,000–$9,500 gross USD per month, based on experience

Company

hirify.global is a fintech and retail technology company building interest-free installment payment and shopping solutions for consumers and merchants.

What you will do

• Lead vulnerability management across cloud infrastructure, platforms, and applications, including scanning, validation, triage, and remediation coordination.
• Build and operate SIEM/XDR capabilities through log ingestion, detection rule development, alert tuning, and investigation workflows.
• Investigate security incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive long-term remediation across cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Design threat detection strategies for suspicious activity and data exfiltration using application and database telemetry.
• Lead threat modeling, security design reviews, infrastructure hardening, and secure CI/CD initiatives.
• Develop security automation, including AI-assisted workflows, and implement controls aligned with PCI DSS and SOC 2.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in security, software, or infrastructure engineering, with hands-on experience securing cloud-based production systems.
• Strong practical knowledge of AWS, Linux, and Kubernetes, including security architecture, hardening, and operational practices.
• Experience with vulnerability management, SIEM platforms such as Wazuh, Splunk, or ELK, incident response, and bug bounty findings.
• Experience with CI/CD hardening, software supply chain security, and container and dependency security tools such as Snyk, Trivy, or Grype.
• Knowledge of common security vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies, including OWASP and SANS, plus working knowledge of PCI DSS and SOC 2.
• Demonstrated experience with Claude or equivalent large language model tools is required.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and tuning detection rules, reducing alert noise, and improving investigation workflows.
• Knowledge of cloud-native security controls, including IAM, network segmentation, container security, telemetry pipelines, and security analytics.
• Experience designing secure CI/CD workflows and aligning technical security initiatives with regulatory requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• High-autonomy environment focused on practical, scalable security improvements.
• Culture values proactive risk reduction, high standards, calculated action, candid communication, and accountability.
• Emphasis on open-source technologies and building solutions in-house where practical.
• Remote full-time work arrangement for candidates in Latin America.