Join us as a Cloud Security Automation Architect (VP), shaping and safeguarding its hybrid IT landscape across on-prem, Azure, GCP, and cloud-native platforms. You''ll embed security into high-impact projects from the ground up, design scalable and reusable "as code" controls, and drive automation to streamline security across CI/CD, IaC, and cloud environments. About the job:The Cloud Security Automation Architect will define, implement, and maintain the Bank''s technical security strategy across hybrid environments (on-prem, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, SaaS, enterprise systems). The role embeds security into solution design, develops reusable controls, and drives automation to enable secure, scalable innovation. About the responsibilities: Conduct security design reviews, assess architectures against policies/standards, and recommend mitigations.Maintain and evolve a unified Security Reference Architecture and reusable design patterns.Design and enhance security controls to address gaps, emerging threats, and compliance requirements.Act as SME for Azure/GCP security; design cloud-compatible controls, templates, and "as code" modules.Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security into CI/CD, IaC, and DevSecOps pipelines.Lead threat modelling exercises and train non-security stakeholders in its application. About the requirements: Strong knowledge of industry frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, CIS Benchmarks) and core security principles (Zero Trust, Least Privilege, Ne