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Post a security role and receive 3–5 pre-vetted profiles within 7 days. Every candidate is technically screened by a senior practitioner.
Senior Cloud Security Engineer
Bengaluru · Hybrid · Permanent · ₹38–55L
7-day shortlists
Average time from brief to first profile. Most roles closed within 3 weeks.
5-stage vetting
Async scenarios, live deep-dive, advisor sign-off, references, background.
90-day guarantee
Free replacement if a permanent hire doesn't work out within 90 days.
The Trusted Network
Hiring, vetting, and managed staffing — built for security teams.
CipherForce is a closed network of senior cybersecurity practitioners across India. Every hire is sourced, screened, and supported by people who've sat in the SOC, run the cloud, and shipped the playbooks themselves.
Curated permanent hires
Full-time SOC, AppSec, Cloud, GRC, and IR roles filled from a private bench of 2,500+ vetted professionals. You only see profiles that match the brief.
- Targeted headhunting for senior & lead roles
- Calibration call within 48 hours
- Salary benchmarking + offer support
5-stage technical vetting
No keyword-match resumes. Every candidate clears a structured, practitioner-led evaluation before they ever reach your inbox.
- Async scenario challenges + write-ups
- Live deep-dive with a senior advisor
- Reference + background verification
Managed security pods & contractors
Spin up an embedded SOC analyst, a fractional CISO, or a project pod for cloud, IR, or red-team work — fully managed, fully accountable.
- Contract, contract-to-hire, or project pods
- Onboarding, payroll, and compliance handled
- Performance reviews + replacement SLA
Vetting Process
How I verify SOC, cloud, and network security candidates — stage by stage.
Every profile that reaches your inbox has cleared a 14-day, practitioner-led evaluation. Below is the exact sequence, the artefacts I produce at each step, and the documentation you receive with every shortlist.
Detection & response depth
L1–L3 SOC, threat hunting, and incident response candidates are tested on real telemetry and playbook execution.
- SIEM triage on a live Splunk / Sentinel dataset
- MITRE ATT&CK mapping for a multi-stage intrusion
- IR runbook walkthrough with a senior responder
AWS, Azure & GCP hands-on
Cloud engineers prove they can secure workloads they actually ship — not just recite the shared responsibility model.
- IAM, KMS, and network policy review of a broken account
- IaC scan + remediation PR (Terraform / CloudFormation)
- Architecture deep-dive with a cloud security advisor
Perimeter, segmentation & Zero Trust
Network and infra security candidates are evaluated on firewall, segmentation, and Zero Trust design under real constraints.
- Firewall ruleset audit (Palo Alto / Fortinet / Cisco)
- Segmentation design for a hybrid data centre
- PCAP analysis + lateral movement detection exercise
14-day vetting timeline
- Day 1–2Brief calibration & sourcing
Intake call, role scorecard, and targeted outreach into the private bench. You sign off on the must-haves before any candidate is approached.
- Day 3–5Async technical challenge
Role-specific scenario (SOC triage, cloud IAM audit, or network segmentation). Candidates submit a written walkthrough plus artefacts within 72 hours.
- Day 6–8Live deep-dive with senior advisor
90-minute video session led by a senior practitioner from the relevant domain. Scored on depth, communication, and judgement under pressure.
- Day 9–11Reference & background verification
Two structured technical references, plus identity, employment, and education verification. Optional criminal-record check on request.
- Day 12–14Shortlist delivery
3–5 finalists delivered with a full vetting dossier. You interview only candidates I'd hire myself.
Documentation you receive
Scorecard across technical depth, communication, and culture fit, with rationale from the advisor who ran the live session.
The candidate's written submission, screenshots, IaC diffs, or PCAPs — so your team can review the actual work, not a summary.
Structured reference notes, plus identity, employment, and education verification status with timestamps.
Salary benchmark for the role, candidate expectations, notice period, and recommended offer structure.
What you get with every engagement
- Dedicated account manager + senior security advisor
- Match score and rationale on every shortlisted profile
- Coordinated interview scheduling and feedback loops
- Compensation benchmarking against the Indian market
- Onboarding, contract, and payroll handled end-to-end
- Quarterly engagement reviews and contractor performance reports