DEUNA · Mexico
Join DEUNA as a Security Operations Lead to build and operate modern cloud security capabilities that protect millions of payment transactions while enabling engineering teams to move quickly and securely. You’ll partner with Infrastructure, Engineering, Compliance, and Product teams to continuously improve security maturity across detection, response, automation, cloud security, and regulatory compliance.
About the Role
DEUNA is a rapidly growing startup revolutionizing global commerce with ATHIA, our AI-powered orchestration and payments platform. As we expand into the U.S. to serve large retailers, marketplaces, airlines, and QSRs, we need a Security Operations Lead to strengthen our security posture and ensure our platform remains secure at scale. You’ll lead security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and cloud security initiatives across AWS, Kubernetes, and containers. You’ll also drive compliance programs including PCI DSS, SOC 2, and GDPR, while mentoring the Security Operations team and fostering a security-first culture. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly shape the future of payments for millions of users across LATAM and beyond.
What You Will 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.
What We Are Looking For
8+ years of experience in Cybersecurity.
3+ years leading Security Operations or Security Engineering teams.
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 (Preferred).
Experience supporting compliance programs including PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, or similar regulatory frameworks (Preferred).
Excellent communication skills with both technical and executive stakeholders (Preferred).
Scripting languages for automation (Preferred).
API Security (Preferred).
DevSecOps practices (Preferred).
If you’re ready to lead security at scale for a high-growth fintech platform, this is your opportunity to make a real impact. Apply now and help shape the future of secure payments for millions of users.