OCI Security Specialist
Work Location Protiviti Offices : Mumbai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida, Gurgaon, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Ahmedabad
About Protiviti India
Protiviti India, a member of the global Protiviti network, partners with organizations to solve complex business challenges in technology, finance, risk, and operations. With a people-first approach, we deliver deep expertise and innovative solutions across industries.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced OCI Security Specialist to drive secure-by-design Oracle Cloud deployments and safeguard enterprise environments. This role requires hands-on expertise with OCI security services, compliance frameworks, and identity management, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure resilient and compliant cloud operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement and manage OCI Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Threat Intelligence, Data Safe, VSS, WAF, Network Firewall and integrate with SIEM, CSPM, CASB tools.
- Design and enforce OCI IAM policies, dynamic groups, federation (SSO / SAML / OIDC), MFA, and RBAC ensuring least-privilege access.
- Conduct vulnerability scans using OCI VSS, Qualys, or Tenable, oversee remediation, and manage patch compliance.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2) and cloud frameworks (CSA CCM, OCI CIS Benchmarks).
- Architect secure OCI environments aligned to Zero Trust and defense-in-depth principles .
- Implement data security controls such as encryption, tokenization, and vault-based key management.
- Lead incident detection and response , integrating OCI security monitoring with SIEM platforms and managing investigations.
- Partner with DevOps to embed security into CI / CD pipelines and mentor junior engineers on OCI security practices.
Candidate Profile
Proven expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) security services .Strong knowledge of identity & access management, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks .8+ years in security operations with at least 3+ years in OCI environments preferred.Oracle Security certifications (OCI, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent) will be an advantage.Excellent stakeholder management and ability to work independently in a client-facing environment.Work Schedule
Shift : Middle East timings (10 : 30 AM – 7 : 30 PM IST)Workdays : Sunday to Thursday (Weekly off : Friday & Saturday)