Job Description
About the Opportunity
Job Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: 31 July 2026
Job Description
Title: Senior Cloud Security Architect
Department: FIL – Cybersecurity – Security Engineering & Architecture
Location: India - Bangalore
Reports To: Cloud Platform Security Lead
Level : 6
We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join FIL – Cybersecurity – Security Engineering & Architecture and feel like you’re part of something bigger.
Department Description
The Cybersecurity department is a part of the Global Technology function that provides IT services to the Fidelity International business, globally. These include the development and support of business applications that underpin our revenue, operational, compliance, finance, legal, marketing and customer service functions. The broader organisation incorporates Infrastructure services that the firm relies on to operate on a day to day basis including data centre, networks, proximity services, security, voice, incident management and remediation.
Cybersecurity is responsible for protecting the technology environment from internal and external security threats:
Application Security (through secure coding practices, penetration testing, and developer training)
Identity & Access Management (working to principles of least privilege, access appropriate to role, and Role Based Access Control)
Infrastructure Security
Security Engineering and Architecture
Security Application Support
Cyber Defence Operations (CDO)
Purpose of your role
The Senior Cloud Security Architect works within the Security Architecture and Engineering team in the Cybersecurity group. The Security Architect is the primary contact for cloud platform engagement, driving interaction with core stakeholders including product delivery teams, Cybersecurity, and cloud operations teams.
Cloud Security is split between workload security (the applications built and running in a CSP) and platform security (the cross application common security controls). Platform Security is responsible for the definition and scope of common security controls built into the cloud platform and applied to all consuming application delivery teams.
The Security Architect is expected to be an expert in the implementation of workloads in cloud platforms in a secure and compliant manner and will provide strategic consultation on appropriate and secure cloud platform use. The Security Architect will drive engagement with cloud operations and product delivery teams to support the definition of common platform based security requirements for cloud services and cloud hosted applications & workloads.
The architect is expected to provide support to the solution design, ensuring standardisation and consistency in the definition of security principles, and ensuring that security is built in by design and complies with Fidelity International security requirements. The role includes the creation and maintenance of supporting engagement processes, standards, and tools definition to underpin the growing adoption of cloud platform services, in a secure manner.
Key Responsibilities
Delivering in collaboration with the cloud enablement teams and cloud operations teams a robust and innovative security architecture for cloud platform-based security control deployments.
Designing security in from the start and supporting the organisation’s Cloud First strategy.
Creating, reviewing, and enforcing security design patterns to support desired architecture.
Empowering enablement teams and cloud operations teams to achieve secure delivery underpinning the Cloud First strategy.
A cloud platform evangelist, passionate about driving innovation of security and IaaS environment.
Responsible for defining how Fidelity will utilise cloud platforms in a secure and compliant manner.
Responsible for ensuring that all cloud platform security designs, blueprints, and artefacts are maintained and adhere to good practice.
Acting as a point of contact for cloud platform security architecture for other Technology teams within the organisation.
Leading the assessment of cloud platform services and how they may be consumed in a financial services organisation globally.
Responsible for identifying and recommending cloud platform component design changes to achieve compliance with security policies and the enterprise security architecture blueprints and roadmaps.
Experience and Qualifications Required
Recent and detailed practical experience of designing security within major public cloud platforms such as AWS, or Microsoft Azure.
Expert in the adoption of cloud platform services in a secure and compliant manner.
Experience of application security within CI/CD pipeline and associated assurance tooling.
Detailed in-depth application security architecture skills.
Understanding of off-cloud technologies; storage, server, network, middleware, etc, and how they may interact in a hybrid cloud environment.
Working understanding of regulatory requirements such as GDPR, FCA and other relevant privacy regulations and practices.
Experience of platform and application layer encryption concepts and practices.
Team player, collaborator, and educator.
Able to operate with autonomy and build relationships - become the “go-to” person.
Ability to consume and define integration technology and patterns.
Concise and effective communicator confident with presenting to audiences at all levels in an organisation and will mixed levels of technical understanding.
Scrum/Kanban experience is desirable.
In-depth knowledge of the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities is desirable.
Familiarity with NIST 800-53, Cloud Security Alliance and ISO27001 control frameworks is desirable.
Qualifications/Certifications
Certifications in major public cloud platform security and architecture practices are desirable.
Undergraduate degree in a relevant technology field or significant relevant experience is required.
Security accreditations such as CISM, CISSP or CISA by a recognised body are desirable but not required.
Cloud security certifications such as CCSK or other relevant and recognised qualification are desirable.
Feel rewarded
For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.
For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.
Job Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: 31 July 2026
Job Description
Title: Senior Cloud Security Architect
Department: FIL – Cybersecurity – Security Engineering & Architecture
Location: India - Bangalore
Reports To: Cloud Platform Security Lead
Level : 6
We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join FIL – Cybersecurity – Security Engineering & Architecture and feel like you’re part of something bigger.
Department Description
The Cybersecurity department is a part of the Global Technology function that provides IT services to the Fidelity International business, globally. These include the development and support of business applications that underpin our revenue, operational, compliance, finance, legal, marketing and customer service functions. The broader organisation incorporates Infrastructure services that the firm relies on to operate on a day to day basis including data centre, networks, proximity services, security, voice, incident management and remediation.
Cybersecurity is responsible for protecting the technology environment from internal and external security threats:
Application Security (through secure coding practices, penetration testing, and developer training)
Identity & Access Management (working to principles of least privilege, access appropriate to role, and Role Based Access Control)
Infrastructure Security
Security Engineering and Architecture
Security Application Support
Cyber Defence Operations (CDO)
Purpose of your role
The Senior Cloud Security Architect works within the Security Architecture and Engineering team in the Cybersecurity group. The Security Architect is the primary contact for cloud platform engagement, driving interaction with core stakeholders including product delivery teams, Cybersecurity, and cloud operations teams.
Cloud Security is split between workload security (the applications built and running in a CSP) and platform security (the cross application common security controls). Platform Security is responsible for the definition and scope of common security controls built into the cloud platform and applied to all consuming application delivery teams.
The Security Architect is expected to be an expert in the implementation of workloads in cloud platforms in a secure and compliant manner and will provide strategic consultation on appropriate and secure cloud platform use. The Security Architect will drive engagement with cloud operations and product delivery teams to support the definition of common platform based security requirements for cloud services and cloud hosted applications & workloads.
The architect is expected to provide support to the solution design, ensuring standardisation and consistency in the definition of security principles, and ensuring that security is built in by design and complies with Fidelity International security requirements. The role includes the creation and maintenance of supporting engagement processes, standards, and tools definition to underpin the growing adoption of cloud platform services, in a secure manner.
Key Responsibilities
Delivering in collaboration with the cloud enablement teams and cloud operations teams a robust and innovative security architecture for cloud platform-based security control deployments.
Designing security in from the start and supporting the organisation’s Cloud First strategy.
Creating, reviewing, and enforcing security design patterns to support desired architecture.
Empowering enablement teams and cloud operations teams to achieve secure delivery underpinning the Cloud First strategy.
A cloud platform evangelist, passionate about driving innovation of security and IaaS environment.
Responsible for defining how Fidelity will utilise cloud platforms in a secure and compliant manner.
Responsible for ensuring that all cloud platform security designs, blueprints, and artefacts are maintained and adhere to good practice.
Acting as a point of contact for cloud platform security architecture for other Technology teams within the organisation.
Leading the assessment of cloud platform services and how they may be consumed in a financial services organisation globally.
Responsible for identifying and recommending cloud platform component design changes to achieve compliance with security policies and the enterprise security architecture blueprints and roadmaps.
Experience and Qualifications Required
Recent and detailed practical experience of designing security within major public cloud platforms such as AWS, or Microsoft Azure.
Expert in the adoption of cloud platform services in a secure and compliant manner.
Experience of application security within CI/CD pipeline and associated assurance tooling.
Detailed in-depth application security architecture skills.
Understanding of off-cloud technologies; storage, server, network, middleware, etc, and how they may interact in a hybrid cloud environment.
Working understanding of regulatory requirements such as GDPR, FCA and other relevant privacy regulations and practices.
Experience of platform and application layer encryption concepts and practices.
Team player, collaborator, and educator.
Able to operate with autonomy and build relationships - become the “go-to” person.
Ability to consume and define integration technology and patterns.
Concise and effective communicator confident with presenting to audiences at all levels in an organisation and will mixed levels of technical understanding.
Scrum/Kanban experience is desirable.
In-depth knowledge of the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities is desirable.
Familiarity with NIST 800-53, Cloud Security Alliance and ISO27001 control frameworks is desirable.
Qualifications/Certifications
Certifications in major public cloud platform security and architecture practices are desirable.
Undergraduate degree in a relevant technology field or significant relevant experience is required.
Security accreditations such as CISM, CISSP or CISA by a recognised body are desirable but not required.
Cloud security certifications such as CCSK or other relevant and recognised qualification are desirable.
Feel rewarded
For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.
For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Cloud Platform Security Architect position is now open for candidates interested in the Software Developer Jobs sector. This role in Bengaluru offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Software Developer Jobs is a plus.
