Senior Cloud Security & DevSecOps Engineer

We are an AI-led platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate whats next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptors mindset commitment to client success and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation leadership and inclusion. We have delivered 23sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26500global team members located in 18 countries have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence Award for AI and Data Excellenceand were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data Analytics and AI Services PEAssessment 2025.

Location: Gurugram India

Years of Experience: 12 to 15 Years

We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Engineer with a strong background in securing cloud-native IoT-integrated and Energy/industrial systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS security application and infrastructure security and cybersecurity standards for OT/IoT environments. This role requires close collaboration with QA DevOps and development teams to ensure security is embedded across the software lifecycle with a strong emphasis on product security and threat & risk assessments (TRA).

• Design and implement AWS cloud security controls for cloud-native and hybrid environments ensuring compliance with best practices and organizational policies.
• Integrate security into DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines (CI/CD) automating security checks vulnerability scans and compliance validation.
• Manage AWS IAM Cognito KMS Security Groups and PKI infrastructure to enforce least-privilege access and secure authentication/authorization.
• Conduct Threat & Risk Assessments (TRA) for cloud workloads applications and infrastructure identifying risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Vulnerability management: Understand vulnerability scans report analyze results and coordinate remediation with development and operations teams.
• Collaborate with QA DevOps and development teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Monitor and respond to security incidents using AWS-native tools (CloudTrail GuardDuty Security Hub) and SIEM platforms.
• Drive product security initiatives: conduct secure design reviews code audits and ensure adherence to security standards (OWASP CIS Benchmarks).

• 8 years in cybersecurity with a focus on AWS cloud security and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS security services (IAM Cognito KMS Security Groups Security Hub GuardDuty etc.).
• Experience integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. SAST DAST container image scanning).
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python Java ) for automation and secure code reviews.
• Solid understanding of Threat risk assessment and vulnerability management in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools (Jenkins GitLab CI AWS CodePipeline) and infrastructure-as-code security (CloudFormation Terraform).
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 secure coding practices and cloud security frameworks.
• Understanding with container security (ECR ECS EKS Docker) and orchestration platforms.
• Exposure to IT/OT cybersecurity standards i.e 62443.
• Understanding of energy domain and industrial automation systems (DCS PLC SCADA).

• Familiarity with DevOps tools container security and orchestration platforms.
• Experience with SIEM tools log analysis and incident response.
• Experience in product security lifecycle management and secure architecture design.

• Knowledge of frontend security (Angular TypeScript).
• Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure GCP).
• Certifications like CISSP CEH AWS Security Specialty or OSCP.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties flexible work hours and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life personal accident and Mediclaim hospitalization for self spouse two children and parents

Values-Driven People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals including those with disabilities and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements please inform us during the applicationprocess or at any time during your employment

Lets unleash your full potential at Persistent- is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.