Lead Security Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Lead Security Engineer based in Brazil.

As Lead Security Engineer, you will lead a small security team while owning the organization’s security and compliance program end to end. You will shape security strategy across a global SaaS platform handling sensitive guest and payment data at significant scale. The role combines people leadership with hands-on technical ownership across cloud security, identity and access management, application security, and vulnerability management. You will also oversee compliance frameworks, audits, policies, third-party risk, and security awareness initiatives. As the primary security point of contact, you will communicate with customers, partners, auditors, and executive stakeholders. This player-coach opportunity is ideal for a security leader who can balance technical depth, pragmatic risk management, and strong business communication.

Accountabilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of security engineers, including hiring, performance management, prioritization, and career development.
• Own the security and compliance program end to end, including SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR/CCPA, and other applicable security and privacy frameworks.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the organization’s security control framework, policies, standards, and overall risk posture.
• Serve as the primary security point of contact for customers, partners, auditors, and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate the organization’s security posture effectively to audiences ranging from customer CISOs and security teams to executive leadership.
• Manage vendor and third-party security risk, including evaluating security practices and requirements.
• Review security terms and requirements within customer and vendor contracts.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate security policies and standards across the organization.
• Lead security awareness and training initiatives to strengthen security practices company-wide.
• Set the technical direction for security tooling and capabilities.
• Remain hands-on with security architecture assessments, threat modeling, and technical reviews alongside engineering teams.
• Help build and maintain a pragmatic, risk-based security program that supports a rapidly growing SaaS environment.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in security engineering or a closely related security discipline.
• 2+ years of experience leading a security team as a manager or technical lead.
• Demonstrated experience owning compliance programs end to end, with expertise in frameworks such as SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or similar.
• Strong hands-on technical foundation in cloud security, particularly AWS.
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management, application security, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with vendor and third-party risk management.
• Experience reviewing security requirements and contractual security terms with customers and vendors.
• Proven ability to build pragmatic, risk-based security programs within a growth-stage SaaS organization.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical security concepts for both technical and executive audiences.
• Strong leadership, coaching, prioritization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic security leadership with hands-on technical execution.
• Strong judgment and ability to assess security risks in the context of business objectives.
• Experience in hospitality, fintech, or payments is a plus.
• CISSP, CISM, or CISA certification is a plus.

Benefits:

• Unlimited paid time off to support rest and recharge.
• Standard holidays plus monthly company-wide Canary Days for additional long weekends.
• Dedicated birthday holiday.
• Travel stipend for visiting team members at hubs in San Francisco, New York, or Dallas.
• Credit toward stays at participating hotels through the hotel experience program.
• Minimum 30% discount on the best available rates at select partner hotels globally.
• Monthly Self Improvement Club budget to support personal goals.
• Dedicated professional development and learning stipend.
• Referral program with cash bonuses for successful hires.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-growing technology environment focused on AI, security, and global hospitality infrastructure.
• Equal opportunity employment environment.