Security Manager

Nu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world, with more than 122 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Guided by our mission to fight complexity and empower people, we are redefining financial services in Latin America and this is still just the beginning of the purple future we're building.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NU), we combine proprietary technology, data intelligence, and an efficient operating model to deliver financial products that are simple, accessible, and human.

Our impact has been recognized by global rankings such as Time 100 Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World's Best Bank. Visit our institutional page  

About the Team

The SOC Platforms Manager is a key leadership role within Nubank's Information Technology & Security team. Our mission is to ensure Nubank's cyber security by architecting, provisioning, maintaining, and evolving the entire engineering infrastructure used by the Security Operations Center (SOC) to detect, analyze, and react to cyber threats. The SOC Platforms team drives innovative, scalable, and resilient engineering solutions for our defense.

About the Role

As the SOC Platforms Manager, you will be instrumental in leading the SOC platforms engineering team, managing the lifecycle of critical security tools, and ensuring the operational excellence and strategic alignment of our threat detection and response capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing security engineering team focused on SOC platforms.
• Define the technical strategy, roadmap, and architecture for the entire SOC platforms ecosystem (including SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, Threat Intelligence platforms, and automation).
• Lead the planning and execution of complex engineering projects, ensuring on-time, in-scope delivery aligned with cyber security objectives.
• Ensure the scalability, resilience, performance, and financial health (FinOps) of all security infrastructure to support Nubank's global growth.
• Collaborate closely with the SOC, Threat Intelligence, and Incident Response teams to translate operational requirements into engineering solutions that enhance detection and automation.
• Establish, monitor, and report on key platform metrics (e.g., uptime, data ingestion latency, project delivery speed) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Manage the relationship with security vendors and internal infrastructure/Cloud teams.
• Promote the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and automation across the SOC platforms environment.
• Ensure that platform technical documentation and engineering processes are always up-to-date and clear.

Required Skills and Expertise

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a relevant technical field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Proven experience in a leadership role, managing Security Engineering, Cyber Platforms, or DevOps teams, preferably in a global environment.
• Deep and demonstrable experience in planning, managing, and executing complex, cross-functional engineering projects.
• Expert knowledge of core SOC technologies (e.g., SIEM solutions like Splunk/Sentinel/Elastic, EDR/XDR platforms, SOAR, and Cloud security monitoring).
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC) and Public Cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, SANS) are a plus.
• Ability to maintain calm and efficient responses in high-pressure environments.
• English (advanced).
• Spanish is a plus.

Role Location

NWW

Benefits

• Health, dental and life insurance
• Meal allowance
• Transportation assistance
• 30 days of paid vacation
• Equity at Nubank
• Parking partnership - discounted parking in our office
• Free bike parking with showers available
• NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program
• NuLanguage - Our language learning program
• Gympass partnership
• Extended maternity and paternity Leaves
• Child care allowance
• 'Espaço Feijão'- Private nursing and breastfeeding spaces in our buildings
• Onsite Health Center - Medical support for every Nubanker in our office

Hybrid 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