
Information Security Engineer
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform vulnerability assessments and policy compliance checks across on-premises, cloud-hosted systems, containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), databases, and web services.
- Use leading vulnerability scanning solutions like Qualys to identify and assess security risks.
- Analyze vulnerability scan results, validate false positives, and ensure delivery of accurate and actionable reports.
- Act as technical SME to interpret detection logic and assist infrastructure/application teams with effective remediation strategies.
- Identify root causes for recurring security issues and propose long-term sustainable solutions.
- Build and maintain a technical knowledge base to support vulnerability management (VM) team effectiveness.
- Stay updated on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and vulnerability management trends.
- Ensure alignment with security policies, standards, and procedures; assist in translating security concepts to non-technical teams.
- Draft and maintain documentation, including process guidelines, technical reports, and executive summaries.
- Suggest service improvements based on technology evolution in networking, cloud, and security infrastructure.
- Provide technical mentorship and act as line manager in the absence of the team lead.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
- Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CCNA Security, CCNP Security, or CCIE are preferred.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in Information Security, preferably in Banking and Financial Services.
- Proven expertise in risk/threat assessment, vulnerability management, and security operations.
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools like Qualys, Nessus, Rapid7, etc.
- Proficiency in security assessment for cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of networking components such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and proxies.
- Ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate security threats and mitigations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Working knowledge of policy compliance, risk consulting, and incident response procedures.
- Strong understanding of information security frameworks and best practices (NIST, ISO, CIS benchmarks, etc.).