AVP - Information Security/Incidents - BFSI

- Looking for AVP Information Security Incidents for one of my financial services client based in Gurgaon location.

- Lead of Incident Analysts managing all kind of Information Security Incidents including Information Governance & Security, getting routine investigation, forensics & eDiscovery etc. done in association of in-house team and service partners.

- Managing overall Incident Management program including monitoring, review, triage, assessing impact, diagnostic and data collection, troubleshooting and remediation, interacting with requestors.

- Develop and manage metrics and reporting on the effectiveness of the security incident response program which includes reports to leadership.

- Identify trends in security incident response and regulatory requirements for the necessary changes in the program.

- Work with multiple internal and external stakeholders to drive triage, analysis, containment, and eradication of the incidents and provide leadership in high-risk incidents.

Skill Required:

- Strong technical background in a large enterprise, with solid experience to effectively manage security incidents, respond to threats and assess risk.

- In-depth knowledge of security concepts such as cyber-attacks, threat vectors, best practices, risk and incident management etc.

- Good Analytical, documentation, communication, problem solving and inter-personal skills

- Information security experience, with a very strong technical background and significant security Incident response experience

- Good understanding of Security Terminology i.e. Network Security, Vulnerability, Anti-Virus, Virus/Trojans/Spam/Attack Pattern

- Strong understanding of configuration and security controls of various information technology and security infrastructure components deployed on prem and cloud.

- Experience in handling various types of incidents like phishing, denial of service, malware, and unauthorized access etc.

- Good understanding of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and security incident response workflow management technologies.

- Good understanding of related BFSI regulations and its relevance to security incident management

- Process management experience with incident response and SIEM.

- Experience with and confidence to develop and socialize security operations playbooks across infrastructure and applications teams in IT.

- Ability to effectively articulate true risk - avoiding tendencies toward fear, uncertainty, and doubt - and the priority of potential remediations.

- Organizational skills to track opportunities / problems and remediation / actions; proven analytical and problem-solving ability while being cool under pressure and diplomatic.

Required Experience:

- 8+ years overall experience and 5-7 years of directly related experience in Information Security Threat /Incident Management.

- Bachelor's Degree or advance course in Computer Science or Information Security related areas

- Strong understanding of security incident management lifecycle including CERT/SIRT and/or MITRE attack framework

- At least one Industry-standard certifications such as CEH, CHFI, GIAC etc

- Experience managing service providers/supplier relationships & Team management.

If interested, please contact Parul Sharma at 91-9818735968 / 8368791874