Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer

Job Type: Full-time
Experience: 3–6 years
Location: Gurugram, Haryana
Department: Information Security / Cloud Security

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen our cloud security posture and protect our infrastructure, applications, and data across cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with cloud security, IAM, vulnerability management, security monitoring, and security automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement and manage IAM, RBAC, MFA, privileged access, and least-privilege controls.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure for security threats, misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and compliance risks.
• Perform cloud security assessments and vulnerability management.
• Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and best practices for cloud environments.
• Configure and manage cloud-native security services and tools.
• Work with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents involving cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Implement security logging, monitoring, alerting, and SIEM integrations.
• Automate security processes using scripting or Infrastructure as Code where appropriate.
• Conduct security reviews of cloud architectures and provide recommendations for risk reduction.
• Support compliance requirements such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or other applicable standards.
• Stay current with emerging cloud security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, infrastructure security, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Good understanding of IAM, networking, encryption, key management, secrets management, and cloud security architecture.
• Experience with security monitoring and SIEM platforms.
• Knowledge of vulnerability assessment and remediation.
• Understanding of Linux/Windows security, TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, VPNs, and network security.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code is preferred.
• Scripting/programming experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Opportunity to work with modern cloud and security technologies
• Learning and professional development opportunities
• Collaborative and security-focused work environment
• Exposure to large-scale cloud infrastructure and security projects

Pay: ₹1,800,000.00 - ₹2,200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Gurugram, Haryana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• What percentage of your current role is actually cloud security?

Work Location: In person