Sr. Lead, Cloud Security Engineer

An Amazing Career Opportunity for Sr. Lead - Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Chennai, India (Hybrid)

Job ID: 38272 

Profile Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. Lead Cloud Security Engineer to integrate security best practices into our software development and operations processes. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls within CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and application development workflows. This role requires strong expertise in security automation, vulnerability management, compliance, and threat mitigation while working collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams.

About HID Global

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things. We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our trusted identity solutions give people secure and convenient access to physical and digital places and connect things that can be accurately identified, verified and tracked digitally. Millions of people around the world use HID products and services to navigate their everyday lives, and over 2 billion things are connected through HID. We work with governments, educational institutions, hospitals, financial institutions, industrial businesses, and some of the most innovative companies on the planet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 4500 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global® is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. HID Global has is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers and users around the world. In India, we have two Engineering Centre (Bangalore and Chennai). Global Engineering Team is based in Chennai and one of the Business Unit Engineering team is based in Bangalore. Check us out: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/company/hidglobal/mycompany/

Are You Ready to Join the Team?

Our company is committed to finding the best and the brightest talent to help us reach the top. If you are a dynamic, highly skilled, experienced Cloud engineer and technology enthusiast, and you enjoy working in a rapid pace within a rapidly growing business environment, then you will want to consider this position. If you excel at communication, collaboration, and unrelenting innovation, we want to talk to you. And if you bring dedication, positive energy and integrity to the table, you just might be the right fit for our team.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage DevSecOps principle to ensure secure software development and deployment.
• Develop and maintain security tools for cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, and microservices architectures.
• Develop security policies, standards, and best practices for cloud and on-premises environments.
• Identify, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities in infrastructure, applications, and containerized environments.
• Implement security monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to detect threats and anomalies.
• Collaborate with software developers, IT operations, and security teams to embed security principles into development workflows.
• Automate security testing, reporting and compliance checks within CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide mentorship and awareness on security best practices to the end users
• Periodically assess using the security metrics and improve the overall security posture of the cloud infrastructure.
• Conduct security assessments, penetration testing, and threat modeling for applications and infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR.
• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align security objectives with business goals.
• Lead security incident response and forensic analysis when required

Technical Requirements:

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, or AWS/Azure Security certifications.
• Experience with Zero Trust architecture and security frameworks.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps compliance automation (Open Policy Agent, Chef InSpec, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, and security orchestration tools.
• AWS Professional certification

Preferred Qualities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Programming/Systems or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires overall 10+ years of overall experience.
• 6-7+ years of experience in DevSecOps, cybersecurity, cloud security, or related fields.
• Strong background in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS) and security best practices.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go).
• Experience with container security (Docker, Kubernetes, service meshes).
• Familiarity with security scanning tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, and vulnerability scanners like Snyk, SonarQube, or Nessus).
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, AWS Cloud Security
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM), secrets management, and encryption techniques.
• Strong understanding of network security, zero trust architectures, and identity management.
• Working experience with Security groups, NACLs, AWS Security Hub and related services

Customer Expectations

• Team player with the appropriate aptitude and underlying intellect.
• Positive attitude and open to share and collaborate in a distributed team setting.
• Good communication skills.
• Open to learn and grow.

Why apply? 

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.

This opportunity may be open to flexible working arrangements.

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  
 
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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