Job Summary
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We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer to join immediately. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise across Azure and AWS security platforms, a strong foundation in cloud-native security tooling, and seasoned knowledge in security governance frameworks. This is an urgent vacancy — only candidates available to join immediately will be considered. |
Role Details
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Job Title |
Cloud Security Engineer |
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Availability |
Immediate Joiner — Notice period not accepted |
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Employment Type |
Permanent |
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Location |
Hyderabad / Noida / Bengaluru |
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Experience |
5–10 years in Cloud Security / Information Security |
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Reporting To |
[Head of Security / CISO / Cloud Architecture Lead] |
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Required Date. |
Immediate |
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Security Architecture & Operations
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud security architectures across Azure and AWS environments.
- Configure and operate AWS Guard Duty for continuous threat detection, anomaly analysis, and incident triage.
- Manage Azure Security Centre (Microsoft Defender for Cloud) — policy assignments, regulatory compliance assessments, secure score monitoring, and alert management.
- Administer AWS Security Hub to aggregate, prioritize, and remediate security findings across multi-account environments.
- Leverage AWS Config for resource compliance evaluation, configuration drift detection, and automated remediation using conformance packs.
- Manage and analyze AWS CloudTrail (Cloud Trail) for audit logging, forensic investigation, and compliance reporting.
Security Governance & Compliance
- Define and enforce cloud security governance policies aligned to industry standards (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks, SOC 2).
- Conduct cloud risk assessments, security reviews, and third-party audits, producing governance-ready reports for senior stakeholders.
- Drive security baseline configuration across cloud estates, ensuring continuous compliance posture, support internal and external audit processes by providing evidence packs, access logs, and remediation records.
- Collaborate with enterprise architecture and delivery teams to embed security-by-design in new cloud workloads.
Skill Requirements
Required Technical Skills
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AWS Security Tooling |
Azure Security Tooling |
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✓ AWS Guard Duty |
✓ Azure Security Centre |
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✓ AWS Security Hub |
✓ Microsoft Defender for Cloud |
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✓ AWS Config |
✓ Azure Policy & Blueprints |
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✓ AWS CloudTrail |
✓ Azure Sentinel (SIEM) |
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✓ AWS IAM & SCPs |
✓ Azure AD / Entra ID |
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✓ AWS Inspector |
✓ Azure Key Vault |
Security Governance Knowledge (Essential)
- Proven expertise in cloud security governance frameworks: ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Cloud Benchmarks, SOC 2 Type II.
- Ability to author and maintain security policies, standards, and exception processes.
- Experience managing cloud security posture management (CSPM) tooling and reporting to senior leadership.
- Understanding of data residency, data classification, and cross-border data transfer regulations (GDPR, NIS2).
- Track record of working with GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) platforms or processes.
Qualifications & Certifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- One or more of the following certifications — highly preferred:
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
- CISSP / CISM / CompTIA Security+
- Hands-on lab evidence or portfolio of cloud security implementations is an advantage.
Other Requirements
Qualifications & Certifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- One or more of the following certifications — highly preferred:
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
- CISSP / CISM / CompTIA Security+
- Hands-on lab evidence or portfolio of cloud security implementations is an advantage.