Security Engineer
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Security Engineer with strong experience in Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT), Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC), Blue Team and Red Team operations, and Infrastructure / Network Security.
The candidate will work closely with application teams, infrastructure teams, SOC, DevOps, and management to strengthen the organization’s overall cyber security posture.
Responsibilities:
1. Secure SDLC / Application Security
● Participate in Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC / SSDLC / ASDLC) activities
● Perform security reviews during:
○ Requirement phase
○ Design phase
○ Development phase
○ Testing phase
○ Production deployment
● Conduct:
○ Threat Modeling (STRIDE)
○ Secure design reviews
○ API security assessments
○ Code review coordination
● Validate remediation of security findings
● Review application architecture for security weaknesses
● Work with development teams to implement secure coding practices
● Verify security controls for APIs, web applications, mobile applications, and integrations
2. Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
● Perform:
○ Web application VAPT
○ API security testing
○ Mobile application testing
○ Network VAPT
○ Infrastructure security assessment
● Identify:
○ OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
○ Authentication and authorization flaws
○ IDOR/BOLA issues
○ Misconfigurations
○ Business logic flaws
● Validate remediation effectiveness
● Prepare detailed VAPT reports with risk ratings and mitigation recommendations
● Coordinate with development and infrastructure teams for closure
3. Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
● Support implementation of security governance processes
● Assist in:
○ Risk assessments
○ Security audits
○ Compliance reviews
○ Exception management
● Work on compliance alignment with:
○ ISO 27001
○ RBI guidelines
○ OWASP ASVS
○ CIS benchmarks
○ CERT-In advisories
● Review SOPs, standards, policies, and security baselines
● Track security risks and remediation status
4. Blue Team Activities
● Monitor and analyze security alerts and incidents
● Work with SOC and SIEM teams
● Investigate:
○ Suspicious activities
○ Security incidents
○ WAF alerts
○ Endpoint threats
● Support incident response activities
● Perform log analysis and threat detection
● Validate security monitoring use cases
● Assist in hardening activities
5. Red Team Activities
● Perform adversarial security testing
● Simulate attack scenarios
● Conduct:
○ Privilege escalation testing
○ Internal security testing
○ External attack surface testing
○ API abuse testing
● Support purple-team exercises
● Identify attack paths and security gaps
6. Infrastructure & Network Security
● Review security configurations for:
○ Linux / Windows servers
○ Firewalls
○ WAF
○ VPN
○ Load balancers
○ Kubernetes / Containers
○ Cloud infrastructure
● Conduct hardening validation
● Perform vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking
● Validate network segmentation and access controls
● Review firewall rules and exposure risk
Required work experience:
Experience in Secure SDLC activities, including security reviews, threat modelling, secure design reviews, API security assessments, and remediation validation.
Experience performing web application, API, mobile application, network, and infrastructure VAPT assessments.
Experience identifying OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, authentication and authorization flaws, IDOR/BOLA issues, misconfigurations, and business logic flaws.
Experience preparing detailed VAPT reports, risk assessments, and mitigation recommendations.
Experience supporting governance, risk, compliance, security audits, and compliance review activities.
Experience working with SOC teams, SIEM platforms, security monitoring, incident investigation, and threat detection activities.
Experience performing adversarial security testing, attack simulation exercises, and red team activities.
Experience in infrastructure and network security assessments, vulnerability scanning, hardening
validation, and remediation tracking.
Experience collaborating with development, DevOps, infrastructure, and management teams on security initiatives.
Must have technical skills:
Strong understanding of:
SDLC / SSDLC
OWASP Top 10
API Security
Network Security
Infrastructure Security
Authentication & Authorization
Threat Modeling
Secure Design Principles
2. Hands-on experience with:
Burp Suite
Good to have technical skills:
1. Experience in Banking / NBFC / Financial Sector Security.
2. Exposure to DevSecOps practices.
3. Knowledge of Container Security and
Kubernetes Security.
4. Experience with SAST / DAST / SCA tools.
5. Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
Educational qualification:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Cyber Security or equivalent.
Preferred Certifications
● CEH
● eJPT / PNPT / OSCP
● ISO 27001
● Security+
● CISSP (preferred)
Experience Range : 2-4