Job Description
Ovii's Interpretation of the Role
The Senior Security Engineer will lead security engineering for Tekion’s cloud‑native automotive platform, designing controls, driving threat modeling, and automating security operations. The role partners with product, engineering, and DevOps teams while mentoring junior security staff.
Role Snapshot
- Lead security engineering for critical cloud platform
- Design and implement advanced security controls
- Drive threat modeling and security design reviews
- Automate monitoring, alerting, and vulnerability management
- Embed security into CI/CD pipelines
- Mentor junior security engineers
Must-Have Requirements
- Cloud security services (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Scripting/automation (Python, Bash, Terraform)
- Security tools (SIEM, IDS/IPS, SAST/DAST, WAF)
- security engineering
- cloud security
- infrastructure protection
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
Nice-to-Have Signals
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST)
- automotive
Work Setup
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Work mode: ONSITE
- Employment type: Full-Time
Not Specified in JD
- Salary range
- Visa sponsorship
- Remote eligibility
What You'll Likely Work On
- Design and deploy security controls across cloud infrastructure, applications, and networks
- Lead threat modeling exercises and security design reviews for high‑impact services
- Create detection mechanisms, incident‑response playbooks, and remediation strategies
- Automate security operations including monitoring, alerting, and vulnerability management
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and DevOps to embed security into development pipelines
- Mentor and support growth of junior security engineers
Good Fit If You Have
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
- Excellent communication for cross‑team collaboration
- Passion for securing cloud‑native, AI‑driven platforms
- Experience automating security workflows
- Ability to mentor and develop junior talent
Skills
- Cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Infrastructure hardening
- Security automation (Python, Bash, Terraform)
- Security tooling (SIEM, IDS/IPS, SAST/DAST, WAF)
- Threat modeling & design reviews
- Compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST)
- Incident response & remediation