Lead Cloud Cyber Engineer

Summary
The Lead Cloud Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for designing, engineering, and governing secure, resilient Azure-based cloud and hybrid environments at enterprise scale. The role provides strategic and hands-on leadership to ensure security-by-design across identity, network, workload, and data layers, aligning architectures with Zero Trust principles, industry frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO), and regulatory expectations. This position establishes secure reference architectures, automated guardrails, and operational standards that enable scalable cloud adoption while maintaining strong risk management, audit readiness, and operational resilience.
Responsibilities
Design and maintain secure Azure cloud and hybrid reference architectures, including landing zones and foundational services.

• Define and implement identity, access, network, and workload security patterns aligned to least-privilege and Zero Trust principles.
• Establish security baselines, hardening standards, and policy-as-code to enable continuous compliance and posture management.
• Integrate cloud security controls into DevSecOps pipelines, including infrastructure-as-code, monitoring, and automated testing.
• Lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments; translate findings into actionable remediation plans.
• Enable cloud monitoring, detection, and response capabilities through logging, alerting, and incident playbooks.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and clear architectural guidance to engineers and stakeholders.
• Support disaster recovery, resilience planning, and vendor/security service evaluations
  

Develop and maintain secure cloud architectures that support business applications and data.

• Ensure security controls are embedded within cloud platforms and services from design through operations.
  
• Collaborate with technology, risk, and compliance teams to meet regulatory and audit expectations.
• Respond to and support investigation of cloud security incidents and control failures.
  

Essential Functions Of The Role

• Communicate effectively via email, phone, and virtual platforms.
• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Travel frequently, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.
  

Education & Work Requirements

• Bachelors Degree with 8-12 years of related experience
  

Education & Work Preferences

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Masters degree in a related discipline.

• Professional security or cloud architecture certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security certifications).
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, infrastructure-as-code tooling, and security monitoring platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and executive audiences.
  

Competencies

• Be Agile - Innovates and adapts quickly, approaching change with curiosity while persisting through obstacles.
• Be Customer Centric - Considers the needs, experiences and feedback of customers in all we do.
• Be People-Focused - Builds trust and collaborates with an inclusive and empathetic approach.
• Be Performance Driven - Operates with an ownership mindset, driving meaningful outcomes.
• Live The Schneiders Legacy, Our Noble Purpose - Passionately serves Our Mission and Vision, while demonstrating the Immutable Principles.
  

Location - Gurugram