CISO | BFSI | Mumbai Churchgate

CISOJobDescription

AChiefInformationSecurityOfficer(CISO)atop-levelexecutiveresponsiblefor

developingimplementingandmanaginganorganizationscomprehensiveinformation

protectcompanydatasafeguardsensitiveinformationandensurethecompanycomplies

withlegalandregulatorystandardsrelatedtocybersecurity.

OnadailybasistheroleofCISOinvolvesworkingcloselywithITdepartmentsandsenior

managementtoassesssecurityrisksmanagesecurityincidentsandoverseesecurityteams.

Theyaretaskedwithdevelopingsecuritypoliciesconductingauditsandensuringall

employeesecuritytrainingandawarenessprogramsensuringthatallstaffmembers

understandtheimportanceofcybersecurityandtheirroleinmaintainingit.

Objectivesofthisrole

Leadingthedevelopmentandimplementationofthecompanysinformationsecurity

strategy.

Overseeingtheprotectionofcompanydataintellectualpropertyandtechnology

assetsfromcyberthreats.

Developingandenforcingsecuritypoliciesproceduresandprotocolsthatalignwith

businessgoalsandregulatoryrequirements.

Identifyingandmitigatingsecurityrisksensuringtheorganisationremainsresilient

againstemergingthreats.

Ensuringthecompanyscompliancewithindustrystandardsandregulations.

Managingsecurityauditscomplianceassessmentsincidentresponseprocessesand

investigatingsecuritybreaches.

Collaboratingwithcross-functionalteamstointegratesecuritymeasuresintothe

companysITandbusinessoperations.

Keytasks

Developimplementandmaintainacomprehensivesecurityprogramthatincludes

cyberdefencedataprotectionandsecurityoperations.

Conductriskassessmentsidentifyvulnerabilitiesandprioritiseremediationeffortsto

reduceriskexposure.

Overseesecurityincidentdetectionresponseandrecoveryensuringswiftmitigation

ofpotentialbreaches.

Managethesecurityarchitecturetoolsandtechnologiesdeployedacrossthe

organisationsITinfrastructure.

Coordinatewithlegalcomplianceandregulatoryteamstoensurecompliancewith

dataprotectionlawssuchasIRDACyberLawsRBICERT-INMeityDDPA.

Monitorsecuritymetricsandreportontheorganisationssecurityposturetoexecutive

leadership.

Leadsecurityawarenesstrainingprogramsforemployeestopromoteacultureof

cybersecurityacrosstheorganisation.

Stayupdatedoncybersecuritytrendstechnologiesandbestpracticestoenhance

securitymeasuresproactively.

Requiredskillsandqualifications

BachelorsdegreeinInformationSecurityComputerScienceorarelatedfield.

6yearsofdemonstrableexperienceasaChiefInformationSecurityOfficerorina

similarsenior-levelcybersecurityrole.

Extensiveknowledgeofinformationsecurityprinciplescybersecurityframeworks

(27001DDPA)andriskmanagementpractices.

Workingknowledgeofsecurityauditingvulnerabilityassessmentsandrisk

mitigation.

Experiencewithsecuritytechnologiessuchasfirewallsintrusiondetectionsystems

SIEMsDLPandencryptionprotocols.

Solidknowledgeofdataprivacyregulationsandcompliancerequirements.

Abilitytodevelopandimplementcomplexsecuritystrategies.

Strongleadershipandcommunicationskillswiththeabilitytoinfluencedecision-

makingattheexecutivelevel.

Stronganalyticalandproblem-solvingskillswithakeeneyeforidentifyingpotential

risksandvulnerabilities.

Abilitytomanageateamofsecurityprofessionalsandworkcross-functionallywith

ITlegalandcomplianceteams.

Preferredskillsandqualifications

MastersdegreeinCybersecurityITorrelatedfields.

RelevantcertificationsincybersecuritysuchasCertifiedInformationSystems

SecurityProfessional(CISSP)CertifiedInformationSecurityManager(CISM)or

CertifiedInformationSystemsAuditor(CISA).

Experiencewithcloudsecurityandsecuringcloudinfrastructure&SAASplatforms.

Familiaritywithincidentmanagementanddisasterrecoveryplanning.

Knowledgeofethicalhackingandpenetrationtestingtechniques.

Backgroundinregulatorycomplianceanddataprivacylawsintheindustry.

Hands-onexperiencewithSIEMtoolsfirewallsDLPandintrusiondetection

systems.

ExpertiseinsecuresoftwaredevelopmentandDevSecOpspractices.

Understandingofartificialintelligenceandmachinelearningapplicationsinsecurity.

Required Skills:

Information SecurityBFSINBFC