Security Operations Lead at DEUNA

Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Argentina -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

AWS Security, SIEM Engineering, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management, DevSecOps, Network Security, Threat Detection, Security Automation, PCI DSS Compliance, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, Kubernetes Security, API Security, Forensic Investigations

Industry

Software Development

Description

About DEUNA 🧡 DEUNA is a rapidly growing startup revolutionizing global commerce with ATHIA, our AI-powered orchestration and payments platform that helps large enterprises boost approval rates, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue. Built by the team behind DEUNA—the fastest-growing Commerce OS in Latin America—ATHIA combines payment intelligence, checkout optimization, and data orchestration in one powerful solution. With deep integrations across 300+ PSPs and alternative payment methods, and over 20% of Mexico’s digital economy running through our platform, we simplify global payments through a single integration and centralized reconciliation. We are a rapidly growing startup expanding into the U.S. to meet the urgent needs of large retailers, marketplaces, airlines, and QSRs. Join us to shape the future of payments! 🚀 Visit https://www.deuna.com/ to learn more about us! About the Role We're looking for an experienced Security Operations Lead to strengthen DEUNA's security posture as we continue scaling our global payments platform. This role is responsible for building and operating modern cloud security capabilities that protect millions of payment transactions while enabling engineering teams to move quickly and securely. You'll partner closely with Infrastructure, Engineering, Compliance, and Product teams to continuously improve our security maturity across detection, response, automation, cloud security, and regulatory compliance. Who You Are 8+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, with at least 3 years leading Security Operations or Security Engineering teams. Strong experience securing cloud-native environments, preferably AWS. Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (Wazuh, Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, Elastic, or similar). Experience with EDR solutions such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, or equivalent. Deep understanding of Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust principles, and privileged access controls. Strong knowledge of vulnerability management, CVE prioritization, and remediation programs. Experience leading security incident response and forensic investigations. Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD security practices. Experience supporting compliance programs including PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, or similar regulatory frameworks. Excellent communication skills with both technical and executive stakeholders. Technical Skills AWS Security Network Security Security Monitoring Threat Detection Incident Response SIEM Engineering Vulnerability Management Security Automation Scripting languages for automation API Security DevSecOps practices Mindset Thinks like both an attacker and a defender. Enjoys automating repetitive security work. Makes pragmatic security decisions that enable business growth rather than creating unnecessary friction. Comfortable working in fast-moving engineering organizations. Uses data and risk to prioritize work. Strong ownership mindset with excellent incident leadership skills. What You'll Do Lead the Security Operations function across DEUNA's production and corporate environments. Own security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response processes. Build and continuously improve SIEM, detection rules, alerting, and security automation. Lead vulnerability management, remediation tracking, and risk prioritization. Partner with Infrastructure and Engineering teams to embed security into cloud architectures and software delivery pipelines. Drive cloud security initiatives across AWS, Kubernetes, containers, IAM, networking, and secrets management. Manage endpoint security, identity security, privileged access management, and access reviews. Coordinate external penetration tests, red team exercises, and security assessments. Lead investigations of security incidents and perform post-incident reviews with clear corrective actions. Own security tooling including SIEM, EDR, CSPM, vulnerability scanners, and security monitoring platforms. Support PCI DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and future security certifications. Collaborate with Compliance during customer security questionnaires, audits, and evidence collection. Develop security metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting. Mentor and grow the Security Operations team while fostering a security-first engineering culture. Evaluate emerging threats and recommend improvements to DEUNA's security strategy. Drive adoption of AI-assisted security operations and automation where appropriate. Join us at DEUNA 🧡, and be part of a dynamic team that's transforming e-commerce payments in LATAM 🚀 \n \n What will you find when you join DEUNA? - A multicultural team distributed throughout LATAM - Dynamism, agility and constant innovation - Being part of a high-impact solution for an entire region - The best tools and technology to operate - Being part of the startup culture. - We are in full expansion! Benefits: Vacations and additional PTO 🏝️ Remote work from anywhere 💻 Economic support for health insurance, internet and cell phone line📱🌐 We all own DEUNA, we offer stock options 💸 Learning and development platform 📚 Multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic team 🧡 Growth and career path 🚀 Be part of a dynamic team that's creating the next generation payments platform. DEUNA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate diversity and inclusion in our workplace. All employment decisions at DEUNA are made without discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, color, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Responsibilities

Lead the Security Operations function by owning security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response across production and corporate environments. Partner with engineering teams to embed security into cloud architectures and ensure regulatory compliance for global payments.