Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Omilia is a leader in Conversational AI. Our cloud platform powers natural, human like customer conversations over voice and chat for some of the largest enterprises in banking, insurance, telecommunications and hospitality, handling hundreds of millions of interactions a year. We build our own deep tech across the stack, from speech recognition and natural language understanding to dialog management, and we integrate natively with the major CCaaS platforms. We are a company of roughly 500 people, distributed across Europe and North America, in the middle of an ambitious platform modernization program: Kubernetes everywhere, autoscaling for every service, a next generation observability stack, and AI woven through our own engineering lifecycle.

Role Purpose

Omilia Cyber is looking for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer with strong DevOps expertise to safeguard our AWS cloud ecosystem. Core to the role: adopting GitOps methodologies, developing Terraform, and executing secure updates through CI/CD pipelines. The role leads strategic security projects, automates protection mechanisms, and partners across teams to strengthen cloud security posture.

Accountabilities:

• Design, implement, and manage security policies using a Policy as Code approach; write Terraform and deploy changes via peer-reviewed CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate and maintain automated security scanning tools within CI/CD pipelines to catch misconfigurations before they are merged.
• Monitor, manage, and respond to findings using CSPM/CNAPP tools; drive remediation of cloud risks, threats, misconfigurations, and compliance violations with engineering teams.
• Identify and implement cloud controls to strengthen security posture, and validate controls are enforced across the entire cloud ecosystem.
• Design and implement automation that detects non-compliance and self-heals in real time.
• Proactively review and respond to security threats and anomalies from detection and alerting tools; support incident response, penetration test findings, and audit remediation.
• Partner with Engineering, Platform, Compliance, and Product teams to embed security best practices into the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure products meet or exceed industry regulations and internal standards; maintain security processes, policies, and documentation.
• Support audits and assessments, providing evidence of compliance and driving remediation efforts.
• Review network security controls and access entitlements, eliminating overpermissive access and maintaining least privilege.

Requirements

Technical / Professional Skills

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security, infrastructure security, or a hands-on DevSecOps technical role.

• Deep practical experience writing and managing Terraform, with a strong background in deploying and managing infrastructure via CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep expertise in AWS security services (e.g., Security Hub, GuardDuty, IAM, CloudTrail, Config).
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, Go) for automation tasks.
• In-depth understanding of cloud security principles, Kubernetes, network security, access control, and incident response procedures.

Soft / Behavioural Skills

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and strong communication skills.
• Capacity to lead initiatives and collaborate effectively with diverse teams and external partners.

Formal Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security (nice to have).
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, GIAC) are a plus.
• DevOps certifications (e.g., Terraform Certified Associate) are a plus.
• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Security) are a plus.
• Understanding of AI and contact center industries is a plus.

Benefits

• Fixed compensation;
• Long-term employment with the working days vacation;
• Development in professional growth (courses, training, etc);
• Being part of successful cutting-edge technology products that are making a global impact in the service industry;
• Proficient and fun-to-work-with colleagues;
• Apple gear.

Omilia is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that embracing diversity in all its forms enriches our workplace and drives our collective success. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives without regard to factors such as race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, heredity, disability, age, or veteran status, all eligible candidates will be given consideration for employment.

Requires 5+ years in cloud or infrastructure security, Terraform and CI/CD expertise, AWS security services, scripting, Kubernetes, network security, access control, and incident response.

Key Responsibilities

• implementing controls
• automating protection
• responding to threats

Skills & Tools

Terraform, CI/CD, AWS, Security Hub, GuardDuty, IAM, CloudTrail, Config, Python, Bash, Go, Kubernetes, CSPM, CNAPP, GitOps

Job Details

• Category: Information Technology
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Portugal
• Languages: English

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

About Omilia

A conversational AI company providing cloud-based voice and chat interaction platforms for enterprise customers. — Industry: Information Technology