This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 3800000 - Rs 4800000 (ie INR 38 - 48 LPA)

Min Experience: 8+ years

Location: Pune
JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure while ensuring compliance with modern security standards and best practices. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Cloud Security, extensive hands-on experience with Linode cloud infrastructure, and strong proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This role requires a strategic thinker who can build secure, scalable, and resilient cloud environments while collaborating with engineering, DevOps, and platform teams.

As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will be responsible for developing cloud security strategies, implementing automated security controls, identifying vulnerabilities, and ensuring that cloud-native applications and infrastructure remain protected against evolving cyber threats. You will also play a key role in driving security automation, governance, and compliance initiatives across cloud environments.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure on Linode.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices across engineering teams.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate provisioning and security configurations.
• Implement identity and access management (IAM), network segmentation, encryption, and secure access controls.
• Perform cloud security architecture reviews and recommend improvements to strengthen infrastructure security.
• Continuously monitor cloud environments for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and security threats.
• Develop automated security guardrails and integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability management, and remediation planning.
• Collaborate with DevOps, SRE, and development teams to ensure secure application deployments.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and incident response mechanisms for cloud environments.
• Support compliance initiatives aligned with industry standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, CIS Benchmarks, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Respond to security incidents, perform root cause analysis, and recommend preventive measures.
• Evaluate emerging cloud security technologies and recommend enhancements to improve overall security posture.
• Document security architectures, operational procedures, and infrastructure standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8–18 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, or cloud engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linode cloud platform.
• Expertise in Cloud Security architecture, governance, and operational best practices.
• Advanced proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts including VPNs, firewalls, DNS, load balancers, and secure network design.
• Experience implementing IAM, encryption, secrets management, and key management solutions.
• Knowledge of Linux system administration and cloud-native security practices.
• Experience with container security, Kubernetes security, and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with security monitoring, SIEM solutions, vulnerability management tools, and incident response processes.
• Strong scripting skills using Bash, Python, or similar languages for automation.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security integration.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or NIST.
• Experience implementing zero-trust security models.
• Relevant cloud security or cybersecurity certifications are highly desirable.
• Experience working in highly available, large-scale production environments.