Lead Security Engineer - GRC

VulnU; São Paulo; Hybrid; BRL 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

30 days PTO

Home-office stipend

Equity

Retirement match

Job summary

Nubank is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to act as a senior risk reference across TPRM, security awareness, and cyber risk. You will quantify gaps, develop prioritized remediation, and partner with cross-functional teams to scale security programs globally across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and beyond.

You will design controls, drive risk-based remediation, and lead automation efforts, while mentoring engineers and analysts. Strong English is required; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing security controls and leading risk programs.
• Experience with TPRM and risk analysis techniques using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Strong knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27002/27005, PCI-DSS and IT governance.
• Excellent executive communication skills for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assess security gaps across business processes and tech to enable remediation plans.
• Lead the evolution of the TPRM program toward a lifecycle model with onboarding/monitoring/offboarding.
• Define/review security requirements for third parties and guide owners on application.
• Build and scale automation/AI-assisted assessment capabilities to reduce manual effort.
• Report third-party risk posture and trends to leadership and committees.
• Drive phishing simulations and human-risk programs with measurement dashboards.

Skills

Security risk management

Threat modeling

Risk analysis

TPRM

Security awareness

Automation tooling

Executive communication

English proficiency

Spanish is a plus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Information Security, Risk Management or related fields

PCI ISA / PCIP / CISA / CISM / CISSP

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Automation scripting

AI risk tooling

Job description

# Lead Security Engineer - GRCNubank · nubank.com.brCategory: GRC & ComplianceLocation: RemoteLevel: Manager## Quality of lifeWhat the posting states. Hover or tap a perk to see the line it came from.* Paid parental leave* 30 days PTO* Home-office stipend* Equity* Retirement matchAbout NuNu serves more than 140 million customers, guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people. The company has been leading an industry transformation through innovative products and human-centered services. Proprietary technology and data at scale power Nu’s digital platform, built to promote financial access, advancement, and transparency. Its business model thrives on customer love and lower costs, feeding a flywheel of growth and profitability.Visit our Institutional PageAbout the roleAs a Lead Security Engineer you will be a senior technical and risk reference who moves where the risk is, across TPRM, Security Awareness and Cyber Risk, rather than owning a single silo. You will assess security gaps across diverse technologies, third parties and business contexts, quantify what matters, and turn it into prioritized, actionable treatment plans that leadership can decide on.You will build and evolve the policies, methodologies, platforms and automation behind these programs, and help the squad scale across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and other geos without scaling headcount linearly. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Legal, Procurement, Operations, Internal Communication, Risk teams and the business stakeholders to translate requirements into clear, pragmatic technical specifications. This is a multidisciplinary and global role, working with teams primarily based in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and the United States.You will be responsible forAssess security gaps across business processes and technologies, enable effective risk treatment, and define remediation plans with clear owners and deadlines.Work closely with ITSec, Risk, Procurement stakeholders to align on mitigation of identified risks and on risk acceptance decisions.Lead the evolution of the TPRM program toward a risk-based, lifecycle model: onboarding, continuous monitoring, offboarding, and fourth-party visibility.Define/review security requirements for third parties, including contractual security clauses and annexes, and guide business owners on their application.Build and scale automation and AI-assisted assessment capabilities that reduce manual questionnaire effort and increase coverage.Report third-party risk posture and trends to leadership and relevant committees.Drive human risk programs through phishing simulations, training and communication and evaluate and evolve the tooling behind them (build versus buy).Define and track behavior-change metrics that go beyond completion rates, and report them through dashboards for management.Act as technical lead across the squad, raising the technical and analytical bar and fostering continuous improvement.We are looking for a person who hasProven experience designing and implementing security controls and leading risk management initiatives, with strong knowledge of domains and concepts of cyber risks.Hands-on experience with risk analysis techniques: risk identification, assessment and prioritization, using both qualitative and quantitative methods.Experience with TPRM (third-party risk management).Experience building or running security awareness and human-risk programs, or a strong ability to ramp up on them quickly.Experience with large-scale distributed environments and cloud environments (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-30, ISO 27001/27002/27005, ISO 31000, PCI-DSS, ITIL, COBIT and similar.Excellent executive communication skills, able to translate complex topics into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership and committees.Technical background and comfort with automation, scripting and AI or LLM-based tooling to scale security processes.Experience operating in regulated and global environments, including interaction with auditors and regulators.Proven ability to lead projects and process improvement initiatives, and to mentor other engineers and analysts.Advanced English proficiency, written and spoken. Spanish is a plus.Nice to haveBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Information Security, Risk Management or related fields.Certifications such as PCI ISA or PCIP, CISA, CISM or CISSP.Experience in a regulated fintech, financial services environment or consulting roles.Experience with AI risk: assessing risks of generative AI and LLM use cases (data leakage, prompt injection, model and vendor risk)Location for this opportunity (City, Country)São Paulo, BrazilCampinas, BrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilBelo Horizonte, BrazilBenefitsChance of earning equity at NubankFood/ Meal Card (Vale-Refeição and/or Vale Alimentação)Public Transportation Commuting Benefit (Vale-Transporte)NuCare – Psychological, Financial and Legal Assistance ProgramLife InsuranceMedical PlanDental PlanNuLanguage – Language Course ProgramNucleo - Our learning platform of coursesExtended Parental LeaveDaycare AllowanceParental ConsultancyWork-from-home AllowanceGym Partnerships30 days of paid vacationRelocation Assistance Package, if applicableWork Model for this RoleHybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration. For more details, visit https://building.nubank.com/nu-hybrid-work-model/Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers.To maintain a consistent and fair process for every candidate, Nu does not provide individualized technical feedback. See how our policy works here