Senior AWS Networking & Security Engineer — Remote-Friendly

Agile Engine; Portel; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flextime

Work from home option

Education budget

Mentorship

Team activities

Job summary

AgileEngine in Portugal is seeking a Senior AWS/Security Networking Engineer to design secure, scalable cloud networks that drive business impact. You will influence design decisions, optimize infrastructure, and collaborate across teams while gaining hands-on experience with AWS and security in a dynamic, innovation-focused environment.

The role emphasizes building robust VPC architectures (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, PrivateLink), enforcing NIST/CIS standards, automating with Terraform,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience.
• AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty; AWS Security Specialty certifications.
• Networking: VPCs, subnets, routing, DNS, firewalls, NACLs, Transit Gateway.
• Security: NIST/CIS benchmarks; AWS IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF, Shield.
• IaC: Terraform experience; familiarity with SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanning.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize AWS networking solutions (VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, PrivateLink, Route 53, ALB/NLB).
• Define and enforce security standards aligned with NIST and CIS benchmarks.
• Conduct network and security assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and drive remediation.
• Support incident response and troubleshooting across network and security stacks.
• Automate routine tasks using infrastructure-as-code and security-as-code best practices.
• Collaborate with governance, risk, and compliance teams to maintain audit readiness.

Skills

AWS networking

Security

VPC design

Transit Gateway

NIST/CIS

IaC (Terraform)

Incident response

Communication

Tools

Terraform

SIEM

WAF/Shield

GuardDuty

Security Hub

KMS

Job description

AgileEngine in Portugal is seeking a Senior AWS/Security Networking Engineer to design secure, scalable cloud networks that drive business impact. You will influence design decisions, optimize infrastructure, and collaborate across teams while gaining hands-on experience with AWS and security in a dynamic, innovation-focused environment.

The role emphasizes building robust VPC architectures (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, PrivateLink), enforcing NIST/CIS standards, automating with Terraform,