IT Infra and Cybersecurity Lead

Looking to hire a IT Infra and Cybersecurity Lead for a leading Real estate Developer in Bangalore.

The candidate would be responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected. The role will work closely with executive management to determine acceptable levels of risk for the organization and will lead efforts to safeguard the company's information systems and data.

Responsibilities

• IT Infrastructure:

• Lead the planning, deployment, and management of IT infrastructure including servers, networks, storage, and cloud services.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of infrastructure systems.
• Manage vendor relationships and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Oversee disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Monitor system performance and implement improvements.

• Cybersecurity:

• Develop and enforce cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability scans; implement mitigation strategies.
• Manage security tools such as firewalls, antivirus, SIEM, and endpoint protection.
• Lead incident response and forensic investigations.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001).

• Leadership & Collaboration:

• Lead and mentor a team of IT and security professionals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align IT and security strategies with business goals.
• Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on infrastructure and security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
• Professional security management certification, such as CISSP, CISM or CISA.
• Minimum of 18+ years of experience in a combination of risk management, information security and IT Infrastructure.
• Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate security and risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Proven track record and experience in developing information security policies and procedures, as well as successfully executing programs that meet the objectives of excellence in a dynamic environment.
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience with contract and vendor negotiations and management including managed services.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of and experience in developing and documenting security architecture and plans, including strategic, tactical, and project plans.
• Strong analytical skills to analyse security requirements and relate them to appropriate security controls.
• Experience in managing a security operations center (SOC).
• Knowledge of IT Networks, IT Infrastructure management will be a plus.