Application & Cloud Security Lead

S&P Global

Application & Cloud Security Lead overseeing security architecture and cyber risk management initiatives. Collaborating across teams to protect applications and cloud environments in S&P Global's Energy Division.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeHyderabad • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and coordinate application, cloud, and AI security initiatives across the S&P Global Energy Division in alignment with S&P Global's cyber risk management objectives.
Conduct security architecture reviews for applications, APIs, cloud platforms, data flows, integrations, and AI-enabled solutions to identify risks and recommend secure design improvements.
Partner with engineering, product, architecture, cloud, and business teams to embed security requirements into solution design, development, deployment, and operations.
Enforce application security controls, including secure coding practices, vulnerability remediation, authentication, authorization, secrets management, dependency security, and software supply chain risk management.
Oversee cloud security control implementation across public cloud environments, including identity and access management, network security, encryption, logging, monitoring, workload protection, and secure configuration.
Review and assess AI and machine learning use cases for security risks, including data leakage, prompt injection, model exposure, access control, third-party AI risk, and misuse scenarios.
Track, prioritize, and drive remediation of application, cloud, and AI security findings, exceptions, and risk acceptances in partnership with accountable technology owners.
Support cyber risk assessments, compliance reviews, audit requests, and security reporting related to Energy Division applications, cloud services, and AI-enabled platforms.
Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reporting to communicate security posture, risk trends, remediation progress, and key security initiatives.
Serve as a trusted security advisor and liaison between the Energy Division and Enterprise cybersecurity teams, promoting secure-by-design practices and consistent adoption of security standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
5-8+ years experience in cybersecurity, with a strong focus on application security, cloud security, security architecture, and/or technology risk management.
Experience conducting security architecture reviews for applications, APIs, cloud platforms, data platforms, and enterprise technology solutions.
Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD security, container security, Kubernetes security, infrastructure-as-code scanning, secrets management, and software supply chain security.
Experience with cloud security tools such as CSPM, CWPP, CNAPP, SIEM, vulnerability management platforms, container scanners, and identity governance tools.
Familiar with AI security concepts such as prompt injection, model access control, sensitive data exposure, model monitoring, adversarial testing, AI red teaming, and third-party AI risk.
Experience working with public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders including technology, product, risk, compliance, privacy, legal, and business teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical security risks to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to prioritise risks, influence remediation, and drive outcomes in a complex enterprise environment.
Relevant certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, CCSK, Cloud Vendor Certifications (e.g. AWS Certified Security — Specialty, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer) or equivalent credentials.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Security Architecture ReviewsVulnerability RemediationSecure Coding PracticesIdentity and Access ManagementContainer SecurityInfrastructure-as-Code ScanningAI Security ConceptsPublic Cloud EnvironmentsRisk AssessmentCompliance Reviews

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsInfluencing RemediationPrioritizing Risks

Certifications

CISSPSABSACCSKAWS Certified Security — SpecialtyGoogle Professional Cloud Security Engineer