Security Architect

Project Role : Security Architect
Project Role Description : Define the cloud security framework and architecture, ensuring it meets the business requirements and performance goals. Document the implementation of the cloud security controls and transition to cloud security-managed operations.
Must have skills : Application Security Architecture and Design, API Testing, API Security
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
Pod: Pod 6 — Security, Governance & Policy
Reports to: Engineering Manager, Data & Integration (EM2)
Experience: 12–15 years
Location: Bangalore / US (flexible)

ROLE OVERVIEW: This is the tech lead role for Pod 6, the layer that makes the platform trustworthy at enterprise scale. You will design and own the platform's security architecture — identity and auth, secrets management, data classification enforcement, audit logging, and the policy-as-code framework.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Design and own the platform security architecture — identity model, agent authentication and authorization, secrets management, network isolation
Lead Pod 6's two platform security engineers, governance engineer, and compliance engineer
Own the audit log infrastructure
Design the policy-as-code framework
Be the platform team's primary interface with CISO and risk
Conduct security reviews of all ToolRegistry integrations
Define the platform's data classification enforcement model

IDEAL PROFILE: Has designed and implemented security architecture for a platform or infrastructure product understands enterprise identity at depth has worked with CISO and compliance teams has built audit logging and policy enforcement systems.

15 years full time education

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