IT Infrastructure Security Manager
First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
Job Title : IT Infrastructure Security Lead / Manager
Location : Akurdi Pune
Reports To : DGM (Technology & Digital)
Role Purpose :
The IT Infrastructure Security Lead is responsible for end-to-end implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of infrastructure security controls across Data Center, Network, End User Computing, and Enterprise IT environments.
Key Responsibilities :
1. Infrastructure Security Implementation & Operations :
- Implement, manage, and continuously optimize security controls across Data Center infrastructure, Enterprise network, and End-user computing environment.
2. Vendor Coordination - Data Center Security :
- Act as the single point of contact for vendors implementing DC security tools including Firewalls, WAF, SD-WAN, Load Balancers, and Network segmentation controls.
- Review and approve security design documents, architecture diagrams, and rule sets and policy proposals.
- Ensure vendor implementations follow approved security standards, address audit and VAPT requirements, and are delivered within agreed timelines and SLAs.
- Validate implementation outcomes through configuration reviews, reports, and testing evidence.
3. End User & Endpoint Security :
- Define security requirements for Antivirus / EDR, Endpoint hardening, NAC, and Secure Wi-Fi.
- End User Support teams to ensure organization-wide deployment coverage, policy compliance, and timely remediation of endpoint risks.
- Review endpoint security dashboards and reports to identify gaps and drive corrective actions via vendors/support teams.
4. Security Monitoring & Effectiveness Oversight :
- Oversee continuous monitoring of security tools by reviewing alerts, dashboards, and health reports and ensuring integration with SIEM / monitoring platforms.
- Track repeated alerts, misconfigurations, and policy violations.
- Drive vendors to tune rules, optimize policies, and reduce false positives and attack surface.
5. Vulnerability Management & Audit Closure Ownership :
- Act as overall owner for closure of infrastructure-related audit findings, including internal audits, external / regulatory audits, and VAPT reports.
- Analyze findings to identify ownership (DC, network, endpoint, vendor), define remediation approach, and coordinate with vendors and internal teams to implement fixes, provide evidence, and meet agreed SLAs.
- Validate closure through re-testing and audit confirmation.
- Maintain centralized audit tracking with risk rating, status, aging, and dependencies.
6. Incident Support & Corrective Action Tracking :
- Act as infrastructure security focal point during security incidents and investigations.
- Coordinate vendors for immediate containment actions, root cause analysis, and long-term corrective and preventive controls.
- Ensure learnings are documented and converted into updated standards or controls.
Required Skills & Experience :
- 5 - 8 years of experience in IT Security and compliance roles.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
Skills
IT Infrastructure, Security, Firewall, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, SIEM, Load Balancing Tools, Network Security, SDWAN, Endpoint Detection & Response