Location: Chennai (HQ) - Onsite Function: Product Security Experience: 7–12 years (incl. 2+ years in a lead/ownership role) About the roleWe’re looking for an Product Security Lead to embed security into our SDLC and own end-to-end VAPT remediation across our lending product suite (LOS/LMS, rules engine, analytics). You’ll partner with engineering and platform teams to design, build, and operate secure-by-default products used by leading financial institutions. What you’ll doOwn the Secure SDLC for microservices (Java/Spring Boot), Node/TypeScript backends, Angular UIs, and Android/Flutter apps—policy, standards, and release gates. Build and run CI/CD security controls: SAST, SCA/SBOM, secrets & IaC checks, container/image scanning; automate DAST/IAST in pipelines; enforce block-on-fail where needed. Drive VAPT end-to-end: scope with internal/third-party testers, triage findings, set SLAs, track remediation to closure; verify fixes and prevent regressions. Threat model & review designs/code for authN/Z, crypto, session management, API security, data protection/PII, and high-risk modules (payments, onboarding, documents). Cloud & platform security (AWS): baselines for EC2/ALB, RDS/KMS, S3 policies, network segmentation, mTLS/JWT service auth, Vault-backed secrets, and key rotation. Observability & governance: wire security logs to SIEM, define AppSec KPIs (MTTR, SLA adherence, gate coverage), and report risk posture to engineering leadership. Upskill teams: run secure coding workshops, build a “security champions” program, create playbooks/runbooks for common vulns and abuse cases. What you’ll bring7–12 years in Application/Product Security , including leading Secure SDLC and VAPT remediation in a product engineering environment. Hands-on with SAST/SCA/DAST/IAST , code reviews, and threat modeling (e.g., STRIDE); ability to read code in Java/Spring , Node/TypeScript , and Angular . Prior experience in integrating security checks and gating critera with CI platform like SonarQube Strong grasp of OWASP Top 10, API Security Top 10, ASVS, CWE , secrets management, and CI/CD hardening. AWS security experience: IAM, KMS, RDS encryption, SG/WAF, CloudTrail/GuardDuty; familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes and IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation). Experience running vendor/3rd-party VAPT cycles and landing fixes to SLA with engineering teams. Awareness of compliance contexts (ISO 27001/SOC 2, RBI guidance, DPDP Act ) and secure handling of PII/financial data. Nice to have: mobile app security (OWASP MASVS), OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, WebAuthn/modern auth patterns; Kafka, Redis, NGINX, Consul, Vault. Certifications (optional, a plus): OSWE/OSCP , GWAPT/GWEB , CSSLP . What success looks like (first 6 months)≥ 95% of Critical/High findings closed within SLA across services. All repos behind security gates with SBOMs published; zero hard-coded secrets ; baseline threat models for top services. Repeatable VAPT → remediation → verification loop with dashboards visible to leadership. Why join usBuild security for mission-critical fintech products at scale. High ownership, direct impact, and the chance to set the bar for product security across our stack. Collaborative culture with strong engineering, rapid delivery, and growth opportunities.
Job Title
Product Security Lead (Secure SDLC & VAPT)