Head - Security - IT (15-20 yrs)

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop, implement, and enforce robust security policies, standards, and frameworks to protect the organizations IT infrastructure and data assets.

- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to build and maintain emergency response plans, ensuring business continuity during security incidents.

- Lead vulnerability and risk assessments across the enterprise and define mitigation plans.

- Design and drive data security strategies, including access control, classification, encryption, and secure disposal protocols.

- Oversee cybersecurity infrastructure and tools, including but not limited to WAF, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, firewalls, antivirus, malware detection, SIEM, data privacy, DLP, and proxy solutions.

- Coordinate InfoSec gap identification, tracking, and closure in collaboration with internal teams and external partners.

- Maintain and test the organizations security incident response program.

- Guide enterprise asset management and risk mitigation programs.

- Ensure endpoint protection and security hardening in a complex, multi-layered environment.

Key Attributes:

- Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.

- Strong prioritization and multitasking capabilities.

- High degree of discretion and confidentiality, especially in crisis situations.

- Flexible and adaptive work style to meet changing business needs.

- Calm and composed under pressure.

- Familiarity with eCommerce and Healthcare business domains is a strong advantage.