Lead Cybersecurity Engineer / Security Architect
Hyderabad
The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in cybersecurity strategy, cloud security, DevSecOps automation, risk governance, and incident response, with a proven record of leading security transformations in large-scale organizations.
This is a senior permanent role where the candidate will be expected to build the Cybersecurity team from the ground up and lead the Cyber Security vertical, ensuring robust governance, scalability, and long-term resilience for the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Security Leadership
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Design, implement, and manage enterprise-wide security architecture and frameworks across multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) environments.
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Lead secure SDLC adoption, threat modeling, application security reviews, and WAF (F5 ASM) implementation.
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Drive DevSecOps practices, including automation of compliance checks, vulnerability management, and secure infrastructure provisioning.
Cybersecurity Vertical Ownership
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Establish and grow the Cybersecurity team from the ground up, setting up processes, frameworks, and best practices.
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Act as the head of the Cybersecurity vertical, accountable for strategy, execution, and reporting to leadership.
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Build a strong pipeline of security talent and mentor engineers to achieve maturity in security operations.
Risk Management & Compliance
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Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements (NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, PSD2, SOC2).
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Partner with leadership to balance business needs with security risk tolerance, translating technical risk into actionable business decisions.
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Continuously improve security policies, procedures, and audit readiness.
Cybersecurity Operations & Incident Response
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Work with SOC and Incident Response teams to detect, investigate, and remediate security threats and incidents.
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Develop and optimize incident response playbooks to improve containment, recovery, and resilience.
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Implement proactive monitoring and security automation to reduce exposure to malicious events.
Collaboration & Mentorship
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Partner with cross-functional teams to embed security best practices across development and infrastructure teams.
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Provide strategic mentorship to engineers and stakeholders on threat trends, secure coding, and compliance.
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Lead documentation, training, and awareness programs to promote a strong security culture.
Qualifications
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Master’s in Computer Science (Preferred: Texas A&M or equivalent) and Bachelor’s in Computer Science/Engineering.
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12+ years of proven cybersecurity experience across cloud, DevSecOps, application security, and compliance.
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Certifications: ISC2 CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect (Pro), Azure Security Engineer, CEH Master, Google Cloud Architect, ITIL.
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Hands-on expertise in:
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AWS/Azure security services, IAM, Terraform, Okta/AD, CI/CD pipelines.
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Secure network design (VPCs, firewalls, WAFs).
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Application and product security reviews.
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Security automation and compliance monitoring tools.
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Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
