Principal Security Engineer

Key Responsibilities -

• Own the overall technical architecture for all managed client environments.
• Act as Tier 3/4 escalation for major incidents and outages.
• Define security standards, baselines, and best practices.
• Lead SOC 2 Type I & II audits, controls, and evidence management.
• Oversee backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Mentor service desk, NOC, and cloud engineers.
• Partner with application and product teams to provision and manage cloud resources (VMs, storage, networks, databases, and related services).
• Design and maintain standardized VM images, landing zones, and infrastructure templates.
• Own cloud resource lifecycle management including provisioning, scaling, patching, and decommissioning.
• Implement cost controls, tagging standards, and resource governance policies.
• Support application deployments with secure networking, identity, and access configurations.
• Lead quarterly technical reviews, risk assessments, and roadmap planning.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles.
• SOC 2 Type I & II ownership or strong involvement (preferred).
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, or similar frameworks (nice to have).

Technical Skills -

• Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)
• Azure & Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Microsoft Intune / Endpoint Manager
• Microsoft Defender or equivalent EDR/XDR - Identity & access management (MFA, Conditional Access, RBAC)
• Endpoint management, patching, and device lifecycle
• Backup & Disaster Recovery systems
• Networking fundamentals (firewalls, VPNs, segmentation)PowerShell and automation

Preferred Experience -

• 7 -12 years in IT infrastructure, cloud, or managed services
• 3 - 5+ years in a technical leadership roleExperience owning complex, multi-client or enterprise IT environments
• Proven experience with audits, compliance, or regulated systems

Preferred Certifications -

• Azure Solutions ArchitectAzure Security Engineer (AZ-500 / SC series)
• ITIL v4
• CISSP, CCSP, or SOC 2 Practitioner (nice to have)

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹3,000,000.00 per year

Experience:

• SOC: 5 years (Preferred)
• Zero Trust: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person