Senior Cloud Security Engineer

About Us

slice the way you bank

slice's purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We've all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we're reimagining it. We're building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us.

Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, slice UPI ATMs, slice fixed deposits, slice borrow, and UPI-powered bank branch are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you'll get to build things you'd use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together.

We're backed by some of the world's leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to help secure our cloud-native infrastructure. You'll work alongside engineering and DevOps teams to implement security best practices across our AWS environments, automate controls through IaC, and strengthen the overall security posture of our platform. This is a hands-on role suited for someone passionate about cloud-native security, automation, and modern DevSecOps practices.

What you will do

- Support the implementation of security controls across our AWS infrastructure
- Use Terraform and AWS CDK to manage secure infrastructure as code
- Configure AWS security services - IAM, WAF, Shield, Security Groups, etc.
- Help secure containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
- Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, secrets scanning)
- Write scripts (Python/Bash) to automate security checks and processes
- Collaborate with engineers to identify and remediate vulnerabilities
- Monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations or suspicious activity
- Participate in cloud security reviews, audits, and assessments
- Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis
- Stay updated on emerging cloud security threats, tools, and practices

What you will need

- 3 to 6 years of experience in application or infrastructure security
- Strong hands-on experience in AWS security fundamentals
- Proficient in Terraform and/or AWS CDK for IaC
- Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes) in production environments
- Solid scripting skills (Python/Bash) for automation
- Familiarity with CI/CD security tooling and vulnerability scanning
- Understanding of OWASP, CIS benchmarks, and common cloud misconfigurations
- Experience with EKS and Kubernetes security practices
- Exposure to regulatory frameworks (e.g., RBI Cybersecurity, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- Security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, OSCP, etc.)
- Experience in fintech or regulated environments

Life at slice

Life so good, you'd think we're kidding:

- Competitive salaries. Period.
- An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependents. We'll love you and take care of you, our promise.
- Flexible working hours. Just don't call us at 3AM, we like our sleep schedule.
- Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life.
- A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here.
- Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously, not kidding.
- Good food, games, and a cool office to make you feel like home. An environment so good, you'll forget the term "colleagues can't be your friends".

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