Cloud Security Engineers

Alignity Solutions; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignity Solutions is hiring a Cloud Security Engineer to safeguard Azure cloud environments and support security operations for client projects.

You will monitor security alerts, respond to incidents, manage access controls, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant and secure cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computerscience, cybersecurity, information security, engineering, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of information technology and/or information security experience.
• Knowledge of major public cloud providers: Azure.
• Experience with firewalls, VPCs, security groups, and key management in secure SDLC pipelines.
• Experience with regulatory requirements such as NIST, PCI, ISO 27001, GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Security Operations: monitor and respond to cloud security alerts, incidents, access requests, and exceptions within SLA/SLO.
• Investigate suspicious activity, unauthorized access, blocked traffic, phishing, malware indicators, and policy violations.
• Configure and troubleshoot Azure security controls, firewalls, VPNs, NSGs, security groups, port rules, and access controls.
• Support vulnerability remediation, security assessments, patch validation, and evidence collection.
• Manage identity and access management, RBAC, privileged access, and periodic access reviews.
• Monitor hybrid cloud environments and review configurations against standards.
• Develop and maintain knowledge articles, SOPs, and automation.
• Participate in on-call or shift-based support as required.

Skills

Azure security

Security operations

Incident response

Vulnerability remediation

Access management

SIEM

Networking

Policy compliance

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Azure

Firewalls

VPNs

Security groups

Elastic Stack

Job description

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Role: Cloud Security Engineers Location: HYDERABAD | BANGALORE | PUNE | CHENNAI Experience: 3 - 8 Years Employment Type: Contract to hire Notice Period: 0-15 days(If you have negotiable notice period or buyout option please apply)

Requirements

Cyber Security Consultant As a CyberSecurity Consultant, you’ll support a team responsible for the SecurityOperations of Azure Cloud environment to our client cloud environmentshosted on the Client environment. Some of the key activities that you’llperform include:

• Security Management andOperations:
  • o Monitor and respond to cloudsecurity alerts, incidents, access requests, and exceptions within SLA/SLOrequirements.
  • o Investigate suspiciousactivity, unauthorized access, blocked traffic, phishing, malware indicators,and policy violations.
  • o Configure, implement, andtroubleshoot Azure security controls, firewalls, VPNs, network security groups,security groups, port-access rules, and network access controls.
  • o Support whitelist requests,website and cloud application access, Azure port openings, and securityexception processes.
  • o Troubleshoot connectivityacross Azure resources, virtual machines, virtual networks, VDI, Azure VirtualDesktop, endpoints, and enterprise networks.
  • o Review SIEM, firewall,endpoint, and cloud-native security logs and alerts; elevate complex orhigh-impact issues as needed.
  • o Manage ServiceNow incidents andRITM requests, maintaining accurate work notes, resolution details, statusupdates, and escalation records.
  • o Support vulnerabilityremediation, security assessments, patch validation, control testing, evidencecollection, and risk tracking.
  • o Support identity and accessmanagement, including role-based access control, privileged access, andperiodic access reviews.
  • o Monitor hybrid cloudenvironments and perform configuration reviews against approved securitystandards and architecture patterns.
  • o Maintain security managementtools and platforms to improve operational visibility, security, andcompliance.
  • o Coordinate with infrastructure,network, endpoint, application, service desk, and security teams to resolvecross-functional issues.
  • o Develop and maintain knowledgearticles, standard operating procedures, checklists, and automated processes.
  • o Analyze recurring ticket trendsand recommend improvements to reduce repeat issues and increase efficiency.
  • o Participate in on-call orshift-based support as required.
• Compliance and Governance:
  • o Ensure adherence to regulatoryrequirements such as NIST, CIS, PCI, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
  • o Participate in securityarchitecture reviews and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Collaboration andCommunication:
  • o Work effectively in a globallydistributed team, managing multiple priorities while collaborating withcross-functional teams.
  • o Communicate effectively withall levels of the organization, including technical and non-technicalstakeholders.
  • o Provide training and support toclients and internal teams on hybrid cloud security management practices.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • o Identify opportunities forprocess improvements and automation to enhance the efficiency and effectivenessof cloud security operations.
  • o Stay up-to-date with the latesttrends and advancements in cloud security technologies and managementpractices.
  • o Contribute to the developmentof best practices and standards for hybrid cloud security management.
• Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computerscience, cybersecurity, information security, engineering, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of informationtechnology and/or information security experience.
  • Knowledge and expertise inmajor public cloud service providers: Azure
  • Moderate level of understandingassociated with firewalls, VPCs, security groups, and key management and secureSDLC pipelines.
  • Ability to identify gaps and/orsecurity requirements and inject security controls across the security domainsto cloud infrastructure.
  • Exposure to DevOps practicesand automation of software testing, delivery, and infrastructure changes.
  • Strong analytical andproblem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complextechnical issues.
  • Experience withsecurity-related regulatory requirements, such as NIST, PCI, ISO 27001, GDPR.
  • Experience with log collectionand storage (e.g., Elastic stacks, Splunk, etc.).
  • Relevant certifications such asCISSP, CSSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: AzureSecurity Engineer Associate, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud SecurityEngineer are preferred.
  • Excellent oral and writtencommunication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technicalconcepts to non-technical stakeholders.