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