Chief Information Security Officer - Security Operations
First seen by Alion on Sep 26, 2026.
Head of Security
Location: Bengaluru
Work Mode: Work from Office
Experience: 10+ years in Cybersecurity, with significant experience in Security Leadership
Industry: Crypto
As the Head of Security, you will own Pi42's security strategy, architecture, operations, risk management, incident response, and security governance.
What We're Looking For:
- 10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, with experience leading security functions or teams.
- Strong experience across Product Security, Cloud Security, Application Security, Security Operations, and Incident Response.
- Experience in Fintech, Payments, Banking, Crypto, Web3, Exchanges, or other highly regulated/high-risk environments is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of crypto asset security, wallet/custody security, blockchain security, or exchange security is a major advantage.
- Experience designing and implementing security architecture for large-scale production systems.
- Strong understanding of AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, containers, APIs, IAM, networking, encryption, and secrets management.
- Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and security monitoring.
- Strong understanding of secure SDLC, threat modelling, SAST/DAST/SCA, API security, and DevSecOps.
- Experience leading major security incidents and coordinating cross-functional incident response.
- Experience with ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2, or similar security/compliance frameworks.
- Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to balance security, business requirements, engineering velocity, and user experience.
Good to Have:
- Previous experience in a crypto exchange/Fintech.
- Experience with wallet infrastructure, MPC, custody, key management, or blockchain transaction monitoring.
- Experience with SEBI/FIU or other financial/crypto regulatory requirements.
- Experience building a security organisation from the ground up.
- Experience handling high-severity crypto/security incidents.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, OSCP, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent.
Skills
Information Security, Cyber Security, IT Risk Management, IT Jobs in BFSI, IT Security, Chief Information Security Officer, IT Compliance