Career Family : Cloud Security and Network Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security & Networking Engineer with 4-8 years of IT experience and deep expertise in designing, deploying, and managing secure cloud network architectures. The role requires robust hands-on skills in Azure and AWS (with GCP as an added advantage), implementing Zero Trust security, cloud-native networking, and enterprise-grade compliance frameworks. You will work closely with cloud architects, security leaders, and application teams to ensure resilient, secure, and scalable environments across hybrid and multi-cloud platforms.

Your key responsibilities

Cloud Security

- Implement cloud-native security controls in Azure Security Center, Defender for Cloud, and AWS Security Hub.
- Manage IAM, RBAC, Conditional Access, Key Management, and encryption for sensitive workloads.
- Define and enforce Zero Trust frameworks, security policies, and compliance guardrails.
- Implement security monitoring, logging, and incident response using SIEM/SOAR (Sentinel, Splunk, GuardDuty, CloudTrail).

Cloud Networking

- Design and configure Virtual Networks (VNets, VPCs), subnets, route tables, and hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect).
- Implement load balancing, private link, peering, and firewall solutions (Azure Firewall, AWS Network Firewall).
- Optimize network performance and high availability across multi-region deployments.

Automation & Governance

- Automate network and security deployments using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Integrate IaC with CI/CD pipelines for policy-as-code and compliance-as-code (OPA, Sentinel).




- Implement cloud governance frameworks with security baselines aligned to ISO, CIS, NIST.

Collaboration & Support

- Partner with security architects, DevOps, and application teams for secure solution delivery.
- Provide L3 support for cloud security and networking incidents, lead RCA investigations.
- Mentor junior engineers in cloud security, networking, and automation best practices.

Skills and attributes for success

Required Skills

- 4 - 8 years of IT experience with at least 3-5 years in Azure and AWS cloud security/networking.
- Strong expertise in IAM, RBAC, encryption, network security groups, and cloud firewalls.
- Hands-on experience with hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, VPNs, SD-WAN).
- Knowledge of cloud-native security services: Azure Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, AWS GuardDuty, AWS WAF, Shield.
- Proficiency in automation and scripting (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python).
- Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, ELK, Grafana).

Preferred Qualifications

- Certifications: Azure Security Engineer Associate/AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, CISSP, or CKA/CKS.
- Optional: Exposure to GCP networking and security (VPC Service Controls, Cloud Armor, IAM).
- Experience with third-party security platforms (Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, Check Point, Fortinet, Zscaler).

Education

- Degree: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

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📌 DE-Cloud Security and Network Engineer-G (Chennai)
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