Head of Security

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and enforce robust security policies, standards, and frameworks to protect the organization’s 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 organization’s 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.