Senior Cloud Security Engineer
QualysPune, Maharashtra, India
Posted March 6, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.
Job Description
We're seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join our Product Security team's Cloud Infrastructure Security wing. The ideal candidate will design and implement security controls, automation, and policies that protect our cloud-native products at scale.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering, with significant focus on cloud security
- Experience in managing/writing policies in any of the industry leading CSPM platform with proficiency in Policy as Code frameworks (OPA/Rego, Sentinel, or similar)
- Deep understanding of the cloud services and workloads security
- Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like HELM and security best practices
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes security (RBAC, network policies, pod security, admission controllers)
- Programming/scripting skills in Python, Go, or similar languages for automation
- Strong understanding of container security and orchestration
- Experience with security automation and DevSecOps practices
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
