Chief Information Technology Security Officer CITSO

Alfalogic Solutions

Alfalogic Solutions

Requirement:

Employment: Direct / Permanent (Regular WFO)

Qualification: Any IT relevant degree

Work Location: Chennai

Overall Experience: Min 22+ years

Relevant Experience: Min 10+ years

Skills: IT related Information Security Operations, Technology Risk Assessments (TRA), Security Operations Centre (SOC), Logical Access Management (LAM), Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) and Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), etc

Joining Time: ASAP / within 30 days

Job Details:

Role

Reporting to the CTO

• Develops and implements the information security vision and strategy, creates security policies, and ensures compliance with regulations.
• Partner with Tech Cluster Leads for planning and deployment of technology across various projects

Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities will include but will not be restricted to:

• Primarily be responsible for IT related Information Security Operations.
• The implementation and management of the IT Security Operations related tools shall be overseen by CITSO and s/he shall have a responsibility to ensure that any incidents identified through these tools are reported to the CISO.
• The CITSO shall oversee the Technology Risk Assessments (TRAs), and implementation of security related technology solutions such as the Security Operations Centre (SOC), Logical Access Management (LAM) and Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) and Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) tools and the overall management and maintenance of perimeter security devices.
• The CITSO shall ensure that IT security Operations are run as per the information security Policy and in line with guidelines and standards defined by the information security team.
• Managing budgets, including forecasting, cost control and reporting on expenditures.
• Managing relationships with third party vendors and service providers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that service- level agreements are met.

Technical Requirements

• Seasoned professional leading teams of IT security operations and IT infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. However, Master’s Degree in the same will be preferred.
• Awareness (preferably hands-on) of new infrastructure/security creation/management tools and technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of information security principles and supporting tools

Desired Personal Qualities and Behavior

• Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of information and communications technology (ICT) developments and their potential to contribute to the provision of effective and efficient response to business needs.
• Role model for infrastructure disciplines with the ability to motivate, performance manage and develop teams and Junior Colleagues.
• Good organizational, communication, presentational and interpersonal skills – with the capability to communicate concisely and effectively equally well with fellow engineers, non-technical colleagues and with members and/or customers alike
• Process Oriented and excellent time management skills

Ability to adapt to new situations and be able to solve issue and problems innovatively.