Engineer-Cloud security

Job Description

Engineer-Cloud security, Pune

NielsenIQ is maturing its Cloud Security programs and is recruiting a Cybersecurity Engineer who will be responsible for evaluating the tools, processes and procedures used to secure applications within the cloud focused on Microsoft Azure, but includes GCP and AWS. You will be supporting programs across all geographies and business units.  
As the Cloud Security, Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining the tools and technologies that secure cloud applications and platforms. You will oversee cloud security tools and technologies within a multi-national matrixed environment. The cloud infrastructure security engineer will have the opportunity to replace the current Cloud Workload Protection Platform and advocate for the tech stack used for monitoring. This position will involve working closely with application development teams, business units, technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive the adoption and maturity of the NIQ’s Cloud security programs. 

Responsibilities

• Evaluate events and alerts within the cloud workload protection platform 
• Document security tool integration requirements for DevOps tooling 
• Tune alerting rules based on NIQ’s environment and compensating controls 
• Partner with the application security team to implement security controls aligned to business operations 
• Review IaaS / PaaS architecture roadmaps for the cloud to and recommend baseline security controls and hardening requirements 
• Recommend security guardrails to protect workloads within the cloud while maintaining deployment agility 
• Define security monitoring requirements with the Security Operations Center for Cloud based systems and applications 
• Contribute to the security champions program for material related cloud infrastructure security 

Qualifications

• Must have 4+ years of experience in cloud security.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field including Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, Physics, Science or similar desired - experience in government, military or in other capacities with similar focus can be substituted 
• Experience using JIRA, ServiceNow and Confluence 
• Experience working with government or military including nation state and sophisticated cybercrime experience including knowledge of sophisticated hacking techniques, malicious actors, IOCs, TTPs and the ability to translate intelligence into action is highly desirable 
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline including tools such as Bitbucket, Gitlab, Jenkins, Terraform 
• Experience with DevOps methodologies, processes, and technologies 
• Experience with Cloud Workload Protection Platforms such as Azure Security Center, Wiz, Palo Alto Prisma, Orca Security, etc. 
• Certifications such as AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security, AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, vendor specific training 
• Demonstrated engagement in security conferences, training, learning, associations is highly desired and fully supported 
• Self-starter, technology and security hobbyist, enthusiast 
• Lifelong learner with endless curiosity 

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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