Senior AWS Cloud Security Engineer – IAM & API

Lean Solutions Group; Medellín; Remote; COP 286,615,000 - 414,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Technology Services in Medellín, Colombia, seeks a Senior Security Engineer to bolster cloud and application security within a large AWS modernization program. You will review IAM, Cognito, OAuth/OIDC/JWT and collaborate with engineers to implement secure access controls.

Responsibilities include assessing security risks, guiding remediation across infra and apps, and documenting controls and decisions. Strong English communication is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Practical experience in cloud security or application security, with exposure to AWS.
• Experience implementing IAM controls and applying least privilege principles.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization, including OAuth, OIDC, and JWT.
• Experience reviewing API security, application vulnerabilities, and secure configuration.
• Ability to assess security findings and collaborate with engineers on remediation.
• Understanding of secure development practices, secrets management, and security logging.
• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Review AWS and application security configurations, implement appropriate access controls, and support authentication and authorization flows.
• Assess security risks, investigate findings, and support remediation across infrastructure and application components.
• Help incorporate security checks into delivery workflows and document security decisions, controls, and validation results.

Skills

Bachelor's degree (CS/IS/Engineering)

Cloud security

AWS

IAM controls

OAuth/OIDC/JWT

API security

Remediation collaboration

Secure development practices

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Amazon Cognito

GitLab CI/CD

API Gateway

Lambda

Job description

Global Technology Services in Medellín, Colombia, seeks a Senior Security Engineer to bolster cloud and application security within a large AWS modernization program. You will review IAM, Cognito, OAuth/OIDC/JWT and collaborate with engineers to implement secure access controls.

Responsibilities include assessing security risks, guiding remediation across infra and apps, and documenting controls and decisions. Strong English communication is required.