Security Architect – (Cloud & Enterprise Governance)

LTM; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security firm in India is seeking a Security Architect with extensive experience in cloud security and enterprise risk. In this role, you will lead security architecture assessments across various environments and define secure design expectations. The ideal candidate has over 8 years in enterprise information security, strong cloud security knowledge, and excellent communication skills. Certifications such as CISSP or CCSP are preferred. This position focuses on governance and architectural judgment rather than implementation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise information security experience.
• Experience in security architecture reviews, not only implementation.
• Strong cloud security knowledge (AWS and/or Azure).
• Experience defining and enforcing security guardrails in enterprise environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct security architecture assessments across cloud, hybrid, and legacy environments.
• Define and communicate secure design standards aligned to enterprise risk appetite.
• Review proposed architectures and identify unsafe or high-risk design patterns.
• Conduct structured risk assessments and clearly articulate acceptable vs unacceptable risk.

Skills

Cloud security

Security architecture reviews

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

CISSP

CCSP

Equivalent senior-level cloud security certification

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

We are seeking a Security Architect with strong cloud security and enterprise risk experience to support architecture reviews and governance engagement across complex cloud-first and hybrid environments.

This is not an implementation or DevSecOps role. The position requires senior-level architectural judgment, ability to define secure design expectations, and represent security in governance forums.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct security architecture assessments across cloud, hybrid, and legacy environments.
• Define and communicate secure design standards aligned to enterprise risk appetite.
• Review proposed architectures and identify unsafe or high-risk design patterns.
• Recommend secure architectural alternatives consistent with established enterprise guardrails.
• Apply and evaluate least privilege and least functionality principles in identity and access models.
• Conduct structured risk assessments and clearly articulate acceptable vs unacceptable risk.
• Represent Security Architecture in governance and review forums.
• Evaluate multi-tier and cloud-hosted architectures to ensure appropriate segmentation, logging sufficiency, and layered controls.
• Maintain alignment with recognized industry standards (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27000 series).

Required Experience

• 8+ years of enterprise information security experience.
• Demonstrated experience in security architecture reviews, not only implementation.
• Strong cloud security knowledge (AWS and/or Azure).
• Experience defining and enforcing security guardrails in enterprise environments.
• Experience participating in architecture or governance review boards.
• AI Security and Risk experience including generative AI and LLM risk assessments a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Required Certifications (at least one)

• CISSP (strongly preferred)
• CCSP (preferred)
• CISMAWS Security Specialty / Azure Security Engineer
• Equivalent senior-level cloud security certification