Principal Security Engineer

Cashfree Payments
India
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: CybersecurityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Autonomy","Technical leadership","Mentoring","Risk-to-business impact correlation","Independent execution"]

Own the end-to-end security engineering strategy across application, cloud, and detection for a payments platform under RBI and PCI-DSS. Define security standards, KPIs, and automated guardrails that improve posture quarter over quarter. Architect secure multi-account AWS and Kubernetes (EKS) environments, lead Zero Trust controls, and build CI/CD-integrated security testing. Drive detection engineering, incident response maturity, and AI-assisted secure code review.

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Cashfree Payments
Cashfree Payments
1 month ago

Principal Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end security engineering strategy across application, cloud, and detection for a payments platform under RBI and PCI-DSS. Define security standards, KPIs, and automated guardrails that improve posture quarter over quarter. Architect secure multi-account AWS and Kubernetes (EKS) environments, lead Zero Trust controls, and build CI/CD-integrated security testing. Drive detection engineering, incident response maturity, and AI-assisted secure code review.
Location: India
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and track measurable security KPIs and operationalize vulnerability lifecycle management.
  • •Translate RBI and PCI-DSS expectations into automated technical controls and engineering-driven audit readiness frameworks.
  • •Architect and secure AWS and Kubernetes environments, implementing Zero Trust principles and security guardrails.
  • •Design CI/CD-integrated automated security testing and policy-as-code guardrails across the security lifecycle.
  • •Lead threat modeling, offensive security (VAPT), and detection engineering including incident response and root-cause-driven automation improvements.

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of deep hands-on security engineering experience (or equivalent architectural depth).
  • •Proven track record of independently driving security transformation and delivering measurable improvements.
  • •Strong expertise in AWS security architecture, Kubernetes & container security, and secure SDLC/CI/CD integration.
  • •Experience with IaC security, vulnerability lifecycle management, and API/authentication security.
  • •Strong programming/scripting skills (Python or Go) and ability to operate effectively without detailed managerial direction.
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Electrical, or Computer Engineering
Skills:AutonomyTechnical leadershipMentoringRisk-to-business impact correlationIndependent execution
Tech Stack:AWSMulti-account architectureKubernetesEKSZero TrustMTLSOAuth2OIDCJWTIAMSecrets managementEncryptionNetwork segmentationVPC architectureWAFInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCI/CDSASTDAST

Company Brief

Cashfree Payments
Provides payment gateway and payouts infrastructure for businesses, enabling online payments, vendor disbursements, and recurring collections. Serves merchants with APIs, checkout tools, banking integrations, and payment processing across cards, UPI, net banking, and wallets.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Bengaluru, India
Founded: 2015
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