Lead Security Engineer

Bengaluru full-time

Job description

Zepto is seeking a cybersecurity professional to oversee security posture, conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and ethical hacking, and to implement secure coding practices and harden various environments. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of security fundamentals, cloud security, Linux, and scripting skills, as well as experience in a startup environment.

Responsibility

  • Review and assess the company and third-party partners on the overall security posture.
  • Oversee vulnerability scanning, testing, and validation and make tool/solution recommendations to the security team.
  • Guides and performs security activities including penetration testing and vulnerability analysis, audits and assessments, code review, static and dynamic testing, and ethical hacking.
  • Implementing code review processes and tooling and being a trusted advisor to the Engineering teams on secure coding practices.
  • Protect the company and its customers by identifying threats to user experience and user data while proposing mitigations and defenses.
  • Plan and execute hardening endpoints, containers, APIs, applications, operating systems (e.g., Linux), and AWS cloud environments.
  • Manage and review perimeter defenses, such as firewalls, WAFs, and IDPS.
  • Participate as a key hands-on member in cybersecurity incident response and recovery activities.

Qualifications

  • BE/B.Tech
  • ME/M.Tech
  • MCA

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Last Seen: 2024-10-16

Job Type: full-time

Location: Bengaluru

First Seen: 2023-12-19

Company Summary

Zepto is a rapid delivery service startup that promises groceries and essentials in 10 minutes. Founded by two teenagers, it's built on a network of dark stores across metros in India. The company aims to revolutionize urban convenience with its tech-led, customer-centric approach, quickly gaining popularity and investor interest.