Director, Cybersecurity

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The Director Cybersecurity Architecture leads the strategy design and engineering of security across three critical domains for IFF: Infrastructure Security Operational Technology (OT) Security and Vulnerability Management. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer this Director is a senior leader within the Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance organization and is accountable for the architecture and technical controls that protect IFFs enterprise infrastructure and manufacturing environments and for the enterprise vulnerability management program globally.

The role is based in Chennai India. Be part of a creative solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where Youll Make a Difference

Infrastructure Security:

• Own the security architecture for IFFs enterprise infrastructure network cloud (multi-cloud / hybrid) endpoint identity and data center environments.
• Define and maintain security reference architectures standards and design patterns that embed zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth across the estate.
• Lead the engineering and lifecycle of core security controls (e.g. network segmentation firewalls secure connectivity cloud security posture privileged access and endpoint protection).
• Partner with infrastructure cloud and platform teams to secure new and existing services ensuring security requirements are integrated into design and deployment.
• Drive continuous improvement of the control environment based on threat intelligence assessments and audit and regulatory findings.

OT Security:

• Lead the security strategy and architecture for Operational Technology (OT) industrial control systems (ICS/SCADA) and plant-floor networks across IFFs global manufacturing sites.
• Establish and govern IT/OT convergence security standards network segmentation and secure remote access for plant environments.
• Build and maintain OT asset visibility threat detection and vulnerability management capabilities in partnership with plant operations and engineering teams.
• Align OT security to recognized frameworks (e.g. IEC 62443 NIST CSF) and embed safety- and availability-aware controls suited to production environments.
• Partner with site leadership to drive OT security awareness incident readiness and resilience across manufacturing operations.

Vulnerability Management:

• Own the enterprise vulnerability management program the strategy architecture and operating model for continuous identification prioritization and remediation of vulnerabilities across infrastructure cloud endpoints and applications.
• Define risk-based prioritization standards leveraging CVSS EPSS threat intelligence and asset criticality to focus remediation on the exposures that pose the greatest risk to IFF.
• Lead the engineering and lifecycle of vulnerability scanning attack surface management and remediation-tracking capabilities with clear service-level targets and metrics.
• Partner with infrastructure cloud application and plant operations teams to drive timely remediation and to embed vulnerability management into build-and-operate processes.
• Report on vulnerability posture remediation performance and risk reduction to the CISO DTS leadership and governance and audit stakeholders.

Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead develop and grow a globally distributed team of security architects engineers and specialist partners; set direction priorities and performance standards.
• Translate enterprise and manufacturing risk into a clear multi-year security architecture roadmap aligned to IFFs business strategy.
• Serve as a senior advisor to the CISO and to DTS and business leaders on infrastructure OT and vulnerability management risk and investment.
• Manage budget vendors and strategic partners for the architecture domains ensuring value quality and delivery.
• Champion a security-by-design culture and represent Cybersecurity Architecture in governance audit and regulatory engagements.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security Engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

• 12 years of progressive cybersecurity experience with deep expertise in security architecture and engineering including 5 years of experience leading technical teams across globally distributed and remote environments.
• Expertise in infrastructure security OT/ICS security and vulnerability management with advanced knowledge in at least two of these domains.
• Strong understanding of cloud security (Azure and/or AWS) network security identity and access management and zero-trust architectures.
• Experience designing implementing and aligning security programs with frameworks such as NIST CSF ISO 27001 and IEC 62443.
• Proven ability to communicate complex security risks to technical and non-technical audiences and influence stakeholders across a global matrixed organization.
• Experience securing OT environments within manufacturing chemical process industry or similar operational settings.
• Hands-on experience leading enterprise vulnerability management or attack surface management programs.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP CISM SABSA GICSP or Azure/AWS Security certifications and/or experience working within a regulated multinational organization.

How Would You Stand Out

• Proven success leading globally distributed cybersecurity teams.
• Deep expertise in designing secure architectures for complex enterprise and manufacturing environments.
• Ability to translate business and operational risks into pragmatic security solutions.
• Strong executive presence with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving security-by-design practices.

Why Choose Us

• Work in a global organization that values innovation and sustainability.
• Hybrid work model offering flexibility and balance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.

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