IDP Education - Senior Security Engineer

IDP Education Ltd; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

IDP Education Ltd seeks a Senior Security Engineer to join the Security Platforms and Engineering team in Chennai. The role covers hands-on security engineering across platforms, Digital Workplace security, vulnerability management, patching governance, reporting, automation, and AI enablement.

The candidate will engage with business stakeholders, design both short-term fixes and long-term solutions, support penetration testing programmes, and contribute to security compliance uplift with strong

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on security engineering across platforms, infrastructure, EDR and cloud security.
• Experience with vulnerability management, patching governance and remediation tracking.
• Familiarity with SIEM/SOAR, dashboards, alerting and automation (prefer Splunk).
• Knowledge of DLP, CASB and SaaS security, and access governance.
• Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into secure solutions.
• Capable of designing both quick fixes and long-term security strategies.
• Experience supporting penetration testing and remediation governance.
• Strong documentation including runbooks, SOPs and operational reporting.

Skills

Senior security engineering

Vulnerability management

SIEM/SOAR

DLP/CASB/SaaS security

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic problem solving

Penetration testing support

Documentation

Ownership

Quick learner

AI in security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Certifications (CISSP/CISM/CEH/OSCP)

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Intune

Purview

Defender for Office 365

SharePoint

OneDrive

Exchange Online

Netskope

Splunk

Ivanti Neurons

Job description

Position Purpose

The Senior Security Engineer - Platforms, Digital Workplace & AI Enablement sits within IDP's Security Platforms and Engineering team and provides senior, hands‑on engineering capability across security platforms, Digital Workplace security, vulnerability management, patching governance, reporting, automation, penetration testing, AI enablement and security engineering practices.

Senior Security Engineer

Position Purpose

The Senior Security Engineer - Platforms, Digital Workplace & AI Enablement sits within IDP's Security Platforms and Engineering team and provides senior, hands‑on engineering capability across security platforms, Digital Workplace security, vulnerability management, patching governance, reporting, automation, penetration testing, AI enablement and security engineering practices.

What We're Looking For

• Significant hands‑on experience as a senior security engineer across security platforms, infrastructure, endpoint, cloud or modern workplace security.
• Practical experience with vulnerability management, patching governance, remediation tracking, reporting and security compliance uplift.
• Experience with SIEM/SOAR, detection engineering, dashboards, alerting and automation, preferably Splunk.
• Understanding of DLP, CASB, SaaS security, EDR, secure configuration baselines and access governance.
• Proven ability to engage with business stakeholders and translate requirements into practical secure solutions.
• Proven ability to design both tactical short‑term fixes and strategic long‑term solutions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting penetration testing programmes and remediation governance.
• Strong documentation capability including runbooks, SOPs, service boundaries and operational reporting.
• Self‑managed, proactive and comfortable working with ambiguity; strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Quick learner with the ability to pick up new platforms and processes rapidly across a broad tool set.
• Working knowledge of how AI works, with active interest in building AI agents and applying AI to security and workplace use cases.

Tech Stack

Microsoft Defender, Intune, Purview, Defender for Office 365, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Netskope, Splunk, Ivanti Neurons.

Additional Requirements

• Strong experience in Security Engineering and Cybersecurity, including designing and implementing security solutions across complex environments.
• Proficiency in Application Security, such as secure SDLC practices, code review, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation for web and mobile applications.
• Expertise in Network Security, including firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection/prevention systems, network segmentation, and secure configuration management.
• Solid background in Information Security, including risk management, security policies and standards, awareness programs, and alignment with industry frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST).
• Experience with security monitoring and incident response using SIEM tools, endpoint protection platforms, and cloud security services (e.g., AWS, Azure, or similar).
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, or equivalent are highly beneficial.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross‑functional teams, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and mentor less experienced team members.

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