Project Lead-Cybersecurity

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Country/Region: IN Requisition ID: 39041 Work Model: Position Type: Salary Range: Location: INDIA - BENGALURU - BIRLASOFT OFFICE Title: Project Lead-Cybersecurity Description: Area(s) of responsibility Experience Required: 7-10+ years in Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Security Architecture, DevSecOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Resilience Assurance. Required Experience • 7+ years of Azure Cloud Security experience. • 5+ years with cloud-native microservices and event-driven architectures. • Proven expertise in security validation, resilience testing, disaster recovery assurance, and operational readiness assessment for distributed cloud environments. • Hands-on experience with Azure Container Apps (ACA), Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Service Bus, Dapr, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics. Role Summary The Senior Cloud Native Security & Resilience Assurance Lead is responsible for independently assessing and validating the security, resilience, recoverability, reliability, observability, and operational readiness of Azure cloud-native applications and event-driven platforms. • Key Responsibilities o Security Assurance & Architecture Validation o Lead end-to-end security assurance activities across cloud-native platforms. o Security assessments of Azure-based applications and microservices. o Validation of JWT, OAuth2/OIDC, Azure AD, RBAC, and token-based authentication controls. o API security assessment through Azure API Management (APIM). o Service-to-service authentication and Zero Trust security validation. o Dapr security controls, mTLS implementation, and secure east-west communication. o Validation of encryption in transit and at rest. o Azure Key Vault integration and secrets management reviews. o Tenant isolation, privacy controls, and data protection assessments. o Azure Service Bus publisher/consumer authentication and authorization validation. o Microservices & API Security Testing • Perform security validation across: o API, microservices, event, and DevOps layers. o Authentication, authorization, access control, session management, and input validation. o API abuse case testing and security misconfiguration reviews. o Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) using tools such as Burp Suite. o Secure API exposure and enforcement of least-privilege principles. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with Azure Security Architecture • Experience validating ACA, Dapr, APIM and Azure Service Bus based solutions • Knowledge of Enterprise DR and Business Continuity validation practices • Microsoft Azure Security Certifications preferred • CISSP / CCSP / Azure Security certifications preferred but not mandatory