AWS Cloud Security Specialist

Job Summary

We are seeking an expert in Information Security and Compliance to lead end-to-end security audits and compliance initiatives across applications, infrastructure, and organizational processes.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct technical assessments required by new clients in BFSI domain.
• Analyzing and completing detailed cloud infrastructure security and compliance questionnaires.
• Assisting in mapping customer security and regulatory requirements to internal controls.
• Maintaining documentation and templates for commonly requested BFSI assessment artifacts.
• Managing and completing security questionnaires from clients, vendors, and partners.
• Evaluating vendor security and compliance by reviewing their responses and supporting documentation.
• Identifying security risks within the company's IT infrastructure, applications and services.
• Ensuring compliance with security standards such as ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, or any other relevant frameworks.
• Collaborating with internal teams to maintain compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Working with IT security, legal, and procurement teams to address concerns identified in the security assessments.
• Developing and maintaining internal security policies and procedures related to vendor assessments and third-party risk management.
• Preparing detailed reports summarising findings from security assessments and risk analysis.
• Providing recommendations to improve security measures and compliance.
• Education internal staff and external partners about security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Supporting pre-sales and onboarding teams with timely delivery of assessment documentation.
• Staying updated with AWS best practices, shared responsibility model, and emerging cloud security trends.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, data science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience working with audit/compliance, application security assessments, AWS cloud security preferably BFSI domain.
• 2+ years of experience on AWS cloud security and risk assessments.
• Strong exposure to AWS cloud infrastructure (Guard Duty, security hub, inspector, Firewall, IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, Security Groups, etc.).
• Familiarity with secure coding practices, vulnerability management, and threat modeling.
• Experience with VRA templates, cloud security checklists, and assessment responses for enterprise or regulated clients.
• Familiarity with information security standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, RBI cybersecurity framework.
• Strong understanding of data protection, encryption methodologies.
• Ability to interpret and explain security configurations and policies in layman's terms.
• Experience with security controls, vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Nessus, wire shark), or SIEM.
• Exposure with security tools such as network firewall, IPS/IDS is plus.

What We Offer:

We offer a competitive package that includes a salary range of $80,000 - $120,000 per year, depending on experience.

Our company provides a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.

We believe in work-life balance and offer flexible hours, remote work options, and a generous paid time off policy.

About Us:

We are a leading provider of cloud security solutions and have been recognized for our expertise and innovation in the field.

Our team is passionate about delivering exceptional results and making a positive impact on our customers' businesses.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and strive to create a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive for all employees.