Product Security Engineer (remote in Brazil)

📋 Job Overview

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.

🏢 About KnowBe4

Please submit your resume in English.

To learn more about our team and office culture in São Paulo, Brazil, visit the following links.

Careers Page: Careers Page: https://www.knowbe4.com/careers/locations/sao-paulo
Glassdoor: Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/Location/KnowBe4-S%C3%A3o-Paulo-Location-EI_IE969384.0,7_IL.8,17_IC2479061.htm
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowbe4/life/brazil/

🎯 The Role

KnowBe4 is seeking a mid-level Product Security Engineer in Brazil to join our Security team! As our engineering team accelerates development, you will play a critical role in scaling our security coverage, triaging findings, and collaborating directly with global engineering teams across the US and Brazil.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Code Security Reviews: Analyze source code across multiple programming languages to identify vulnerabilities and guide remediation before and after production deployment.
• Vulnerability Triage & Remediation:
• Threat Modeling & Automation: Maintain threat models and build security automations to streamline security testing workflows.
• Security Engagement: Partner with product and development teams to embed secure coding practices throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

📌 Required Qualifications

• Code Comprehension: Proven ability to read and analyze source code in multiple languages (such as Ruby, PHP, Go, JavaScript, or Python)
• Language & Communication: Strong technical English communication skills (written and spoken) to collaborate smoothly across international teams
• Cultural Fit: Collaborative, open mindset with a strong focus on teamwork and positive team dynamics

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience with cloud computing environments (AWS, Terraform)
• Familiarity with security tools (e.g., Burp Suite, SAST/DAST, dependency scanning)
• Experience with Python scripting or leveraging AI tools in security workflows
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, CISSP)

🎁 Benefits

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

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