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Chief Information Security Officer

Smartstream·Posted 1 month ago

Location

All India

Experience

5–9 years

Required Skills

cloud securityemerging technologiesstrategic leadershiprisk managementcompliancecrisis managementvulnerability managementsecurity monitoringOWASPpenetration testingoperating within a regulatory environmentDevSecOpsprofessional communication skillsinfluencedrive changeincident responsethreat detectionsecure coding practicesstaticdynamic code scanningCREST CertificationCREST AccreditationCloud Security Alliance best practicesglobal markets understandingcultural differences understandingworking in a distributed environment

About the Role

As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at our company, your role will involve establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure that information assets and technologies are adequately protected. You will be responsible for overseeing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, managing risk, ensuring compliance with regulations, fostering a culture of security awareness across the organization, and acting as a primary point of contact with our customers. Your essential skills should include experience operating within a regulatory environment, familiarity with cloud security and emerging technologies, as well as professional communication skills at the C-level. Additionally, your ability to influence and drive change across a complex organization will be crucial to your success in this role.

Role Overview: In this role, you will be expected to provide strategic leadership by developing and executing a company-wide information security strategy aligned with business objectives. You will advise executive leadership on security risks and mitigation strategies, lead the security governance framework, and ensure alignment with industry standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS. Key Responsibilities: - Identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks across the organization

  • • Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards

  • • Lead incident response and crisis management for security breaches

  • • Oversee threat detection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring

  • • Manage customer communications and engagement regarding information security

  • • Promote a security-first mindset and foster secure coding practices across all levels of the organization
  • Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field

  • • 10+ years of experience in information security, with at least 5 years in a leadership role

  • • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent

  • • Deep understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management, and regulatory compliance

  • • Proven experience in incident response, security architecture, and governance

  • • Strong leadership, communication, and strategic thinking skills
  • In addition to the above, desirable skills for this role include experience with secure coding practices, static and dynamic code scanning, OWASP, CREST Certification / CREST Accreditation, Cloud Security Alliance best practices, Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue (C5), understanding of global markets and cultural differences, working in a distributed environment, threat and vulnerability management, and penetration testing.

    Please note that this Job Description may not cover all tasks performed but represents the major duties and responsibilities associated with the job. Your flexibility to take on other duties of a broadly similar nature will be appreciated. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at our company, your role will involve establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure that information assets and technologies are adequately protected. You will be responsible for overseeing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, managing risk, ensuring compliance with regulations, fostering a culture of security awareness across the organization, and acting as a primary point of contact with our customers. Your essential skills should include experience operating within a regulatory environment, familiarity with cloud security and emerging technologies, as well as professional communication skills at the C-level. Additionally, your ability to influence and drive change across a complex organization will be crucial to your success in this role.

    Role Overview: In this role, you will be expected to provide strategic leadership by developing and executing a company-wide information security strategy aligned with business objectives. You will advise executive leadership on security risks and mitigation strategies, lead the security governance framework, and ensure alignment with industry standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS.

    Key Responsibilities: - Identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks across the organization

  • • Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards

  • • Lead incident response and crisis management for security breaches

  • • Oversee threat detection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring

  • • Manage customer communications and engagement regarding information security

  • • Promote a security-first mindset and foster secure coding practices across all levels of the organization
  • Qualifications Required:

  • • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field

  • • 10+ years of experience in information security, with at least 5 years in a leadership role

  • • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent

  • • Deep understanding of c
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