Configuration Assurance Specialist

Job Title: Configuration Assurance Specialist

Location: Bangalore

Who can apply: Exposure Management, Cloud Security

Department: Group Security: Information Security

Role Overview

The Configuration Assurance Specialist is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and improving the organization's security posture across cloud, endpoint, application, and network environments. Operating within the Posture Management team in the Exposure Management group, this role ensures continuous identification, assessment, and coordination of remediation of misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and policy deviations.

The analyst works closely with cloud security, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence teams to reduce the organization's attack surface and enforce secure-by-default standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor cloud, endpoint, and infrastructure environments using posture management platforms (e.g., CSPM, CWPP, CNAP, vulnerability scanners). Wiz experience an advantage.
• Identify, analyze, and report on misconfigurations, policy violations, and exposure risks.
• Collaborate with IT and operations teams to drive remediation of posture gaps.
• Monitor baseline configuration standards.
• Support continuous assurance efforts by validating remediation effectiveness and measuring posture improvements.
• Track and report posture-related metrics, such as exposure reduction trends, SLA adherence, and remediation progress.
• Assist in prioritizing posture issues based on business impact, threat intelligence, and risk context.
• Contribute to playbooks, processes, and automation to improve posture management efficiency.
• Partner with the Exposure Management group to correlate posture gaps with threat activity and vulnerability data.

You are a part of

Philips Group Security team ensures the safety and security of our customers, employees, and partners across the globe. Within Group Security - Information Security (GS-IS), Security Assurance is primarily responsible for ongoing assessments of Philips enterprise attack surface and the organization's capability to resist and recover when incidents do occur.

The Configuration Monitoring Specialist will report directly to the Director of Security Assurance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in areas such as Security Architecture, Network Security, Cybersecurity Technology, Information Security or equivalent with Bachelor's OR no prior experience required with Masters Degree.
• Experience with cloud and infrastructure security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with posture management tools (e.g., Wiz, Defender for Cloud, Qualys).
• Strong understanding of security configuration baselines and hardening standards.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management principles and exposure reduction strategies.
• Ability to analyze complex environments and identify practical remediation steps.
• Familiarity with container security and Kubernetes posture management.
• Knowledge of automation and scripting (Python, PowerShell) for reporting and remediation.
• Exposure to security metrics and reporting dashboards (Power BI, Splunk, ServiceNow).
• Strong collaboration skills to influence cross-functional teams and drive remediation.

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