Sr. Cloud Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TEG India; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Economist Group is seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and manage security measures across the organisation. You will protect systems and networks, respond to breaches, test vulnerabilities, and communicate findings to executives.

Responsibilities include conducting pen tests, designing secure architectures, auditing code, and coordinating incident response. Strong AWS security, CI/CD, and cryptography expertise are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field or proof of exceptional skills in related fields, with practical software engineering experience.
• Previous proven experience in Cyber Security.
• In-depth knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).
• AWS certifications such as: AWS Certified Security - Specialty, or AWS Certified Developer are a plus.
• Industry certifications, such as: CISSP, CISM, or CISA, are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support teams to implement, identify and advance security at the Economist.
• Conduct pen tests and risk assessments to prioritise threats and compare mitigation strategies.
• Develop new policies, design processes / procedures and develop technical designs to drive remediation.
• Design a secure connected architecture and assist engineering teams in developing secure systems.
• Audit embedded code to identify security vulnerabilities and develop solutions.
• Lead security engineering initiatives and act as a point of contact.
• Develop security baselines and documentation as required.
• Work with monitoring and ensure logs are forwarded to the SIEM capability.
• Assess vulnerabilities and implement risk-mitigating solutions and strategies.
• Identify, implement, and automate cybersecurity measures and best practices.
• Coordinate incident response across the organisation to threats.
• Upgrade security solutions and research new attack vectors and threat models.
• Perform security control audits and coordinate outcomes with relevant teams.

Skills

Cloud Security

CI/CD

Vulnerability Mgmt

Cryptography

Analytical Skills

Secure Architecture

Penetration Testing

Software Development

SQL & API

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Cyber Security

Tools

CircleCI

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated engineer responsible for designing, implementing, managing, monitoring and upgrading an organisations cybersecurity measures. At The Economist Group we have four business units specialised in editorial publications, impact think-tank, data forecasting, and distributed professional education. Our web and mobile applications allow customers to get the latest critical insights which drive global decisions. As a Cybersecurity Engineer for The Economist Group you will be expected to protect organisational systems and networks from cyber threats by responding to security breaches, testing and identifying vulnerabilities and communicating their security findings to managerial-level executives in an organisation.

What You’ll Do

Responsibilities:

• Support teams to implement, identify and advance security at the Economist
• Conduct pen tests and risk assessments to prioritise threats and compare mitigation strategies.
• Work with Economist teams, external suppliers and engage with the customer to develop new policies, design processes / procedures and develop technical designs to drive remediation.
• Help to design a secure connected architecture.
• Assist engineering teams in developing secure systems
• Audit embedded code to identify security vulnerabilities and develop solutions
• Lead security engineering initiatives and serve as a point of contact
• Develop the security baselines and documentation as per required
• Work with monitoring and ensure logs are forwarded to the SIEM capability
• Assess vulnerabilities and implement solutions and strategies that mitigate those risks
• Identify, implement, and automate cybersecurity measures and best practices
• Coordinating incident response across the organisation to respond to threats and security breaches
• Upgrade security solutions, research new attack vectors and develop threat models
• Performing security control audits and coordinating with other teams within the organisation to implement the outcomes of security controls

Skills:

• Cloud Security and Development (AWS a prerequisite)
• Understanding and experience with CICD and secure CICD best practices (CircleCI)
• Vulnerability Mgmt tooling (code scanning, IaC)
• Security expertise in cryptography and exploit development
• Strong investigative and analytical problem solving skills.
• Experience with secure architecture design. Strong communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Penetration testing experience.
• Proficient in software development, auditing code and features.
• Experience with SQL and API development best practices is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field or proof of exceptional skills in related fields, with practical software engineering experience.
• Previous proven experience in Cyber Security
• In-depth knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).
• AWS specific certifications such as: AWS Certified Security - Specialty, or AWS Certified Developer are a plus.
• Industry certifications, such as: CISSP, CISM, or CISA, are a plus.