Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and 3+ years of experience in information security, or equivalent practical experience. Deep knowledge of compliance frameworks and standards including PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA. Proven experience with security monitoring and detection platforms, incident response tools, vulnerability management systems, and application security solutions. Strong technical understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and application security workflows. Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure security, particularly AWS and Kubernetes.