Cloud Security Architect — AWS & Kubernetes Expert

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

iFood, a Brazil-based technology leader in food delivery and fintech, seeks an expert Cloud Security Architect to design and evolve AWS-first security across a large-scale ecosystem. You will partner with Cloud Platform, SRE, Engineering, and Privacy teams to define reference architectures and automated controls.

You'll lead architecture reviews, model threats for critical cloud-native products, and drive automation via Terraform and policy-as-code.

Qualifications

• Expertise in designing and operating AWS-centric security architectures.
• Deep understanding of IAM, least privilege, and federated access.
• Strong experience securing Kubernetes workloads (EKS, containers) and cloud networks.
• Proficient in threat modeling, CNAPP/CSPM, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Python, Go, and Bash.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and influence security decisions without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and evolution of AWS-first security architectures in a large-scale ecosystem.
• Serve as the primary technical reference for Cloud Security with cross-functional partners.
• Define and maintain reference architectures, paved roads, and automated controls for AWS.
• Lead architecture reviews and threat modeling for cloud-native products, APIs, data pipelines, and Kubernetes workloads.
• Oversee evolution of identity, access, Kubernetes, containers, and network standards.
• Strengthen cloud detection/response with telemetry standards and automated containment flows.
• Build security automations via infrastructure as code, policy as code, and Terraform modules.
• Mentor engineers and Security Champions.

Skills

AWS security

IAM least privilege

Kubernetes security

Cloud network security

Threat modeling

Terraform

CI/CD

Python

Go

Bash

Leadership

Tools

EKS

ECR

Helm

RBAC

OPA/Gatekeeper

Job description

iFood, a Brazil-based technology leader in food delivery and fintech, seeks an expert Cloud Security Architect to design and evolve AWS-first security across a large-scale ecosystem. You will partner with Cloud Platform, SRE, Engineering, and Privacy teams to define reference architectures and automated controls.

You'll lead architecture reviews, model threats for critical cloud-native products, and drive automation via Terraform and policy-as-code.