Senior Information Security Analyst

An Amazing Career Opportunity forSenior Information Security Analyst

Location: Chennai India (Hybrid)

Job ID: 46198

Profile Summary

The External Footprint Security Analyst is responsible for safeguarding the organizations public-facing digital assets across multiple geographic regions. This role focuses on identifying analyzing and recommending remediation strategies for vulnerabilities found in external websites hosted services and internet-exposed infrastructure. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with a proactive mindset leveraging automated tools and explorative testing to continuously assess and improve the security posture of the companys external footprint.

Who are we

HID powers the trusted identities of the worlds people places and things allowing people to transact safely work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin TX with over 4000 worldwide us out: HID Global Chennai

HID Globals Flagship R&D Center in Chennai hosts 300 employees in a 48000 square foot space dedicated to delivering innovative product development for customers and provide an excellent platform for scaling our operations in delivering secure access solutions. Here we deliver cloud-based solutions web and mobile application development. The Chennai R&D Center is seen as the subject matter expert and talent pool on the latest cloud technologies logical and physical access systems data engineering including AI/ML cryptographic key management systems and other mobile-based smart card delivery systems.

HID Global is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers and users around the India we have two Engineering Centre (Bangalore and Chennai) over 200 Engineering Staff. Global Engineering Team is based in Chennai and one of the Business Unit Engineering team is based in Bangalore.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Continuously monitor and assess vulnerabilities in public-facing assets using scanning platforms and manual testing techniques.
• Conduct explorative testing to uncover misconfigurations exposure risks and emerging threats across external services.
• Analyze findings and develop prioritized actionable remediation recommendations for IT and development teams.
• Maintain visibility across multiple locations and business units ensuring consistent coverage and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive timely resolution of identified risks and track remediation progress.
• Chair recurring meetings focused on external threat and vulnerability management providing strategic insights and updates.
• Stay current with threat intelligence zero-day vulnerabilities and evolving attack vectors targeting internet-exposed systems.

Qualifications

Must demonstrate expert-level knowledge in vulnerability management and cybersecurity fundamentals.

• Proven expertise in external vulnerability management penetration testing or security assessment of public-facing systems.
• Strong understanding of web technologies DNS SSL/TLS cloud-hosted services and internet infrastructure.
• Experience with tools such as Qualys Tenable Rapid7 Burp Suite or similar platforms.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python PowerShell etc.) to enhance testing and reporting workflows.
• Familiarity with cloud security principles and secure configuration of services across AWS Azure or GCP.
• Ability to interpret CVEs threat feeds and security advisories to inform testing and remediation strategies.

Education Qualification or/ Experience

• 5 years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on external threat and vulnerability management.
• Hands-on experience conducting security assessments of websites APIs and hosted services.
• Demonstrated ability to work across teams and geographies to align remediation efforts.

Why apply

• Empowerment: Youll work as part of a global team in a flexible workenvironment learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents skills and experiences. You dont need to check all the you have most of the skills and experience we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas including flexible work arrangements job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated reliable and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves to feel appreciated and accepted.

This opportunity may be open to flexible working arrangements.

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day think of how many times you tap twist tag push or swipe to get access find information connect with others or track something. HID technology is behind billions of interactions in more than 100 countries. We help you create a verified trusted identity that can get you where you need to go without having to think about it.

When you join our HID team youll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group the global leader in access solutions. Youll have 63000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions supporting them with regular feedback training and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact and we encourage them to grow their role locally regionally or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board its important to us to have diverse inclusive teams and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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