Job Title : Lead Security Operations Specialist

Location : Bangalore

Shift : UK

Aptean is changing. Our bespoke ERP solutions are transforming a huge range of global businesses, from food producers to manufacturers. In a world of generic enterprise software, we provide targeted solutions that bring together the very best technology and drive greater results. With over 3000 employees, 50 different products and a global client base, there’s no better time to advance your career at Aptean.

Key Responsibilities 

• Security Design & Implementation: Design, implement, and maintain robust security controls across cloud, endpoint, network, operational technology (OT), and data environments. 

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with infrastructure, platform, and service teams to seamlessly integrate security into all layers of technology. 

• Security Tool Operations: Manage, operate, and optimize security technologies, including EDR, CSPM, CNAPP, NGFW, IDS/IPS, SIEM, SAST, DAST, CIEM, WAF, and vulnerability management platforms. 

• Infrastructure-as-Code & Automation: Develop and maintain IaC and automation pipelines to enforce security policies and streamline security tooling deployment. 

• Detection & Response Engineering: Contribute to the development of detection logic, response playbooks, and security telemetry pipelines. 

• Risk & Threat Management: Lead and participate in threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews for new and existing systems. 

• Security Program Improvement: Drive continuous enhancement of security engineering practices, frameworks, and capabilities. 

• Technology & Threat Awareness: Stay current with emerging cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies to inform and adapt security strategies. 

• Requirement Engineering: Collaborate with stakeholders to define, validate, and prioritize business and security requirements, ensuring alignment with standard capabilities. 

• Solution Design Governance: Review and sign off on functional and technical use-case specifications, and act as an escalation point for solution architecture issues. 

• Production Readiness & Approval: Ensure solutions meet security and compliance standards, providing final approval and sign-off for production implementation.  

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, software engineering, or a related field, with 10+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent military cybersecurity training and experience. 

• Proven hands-on expertise in at least three of the following areas: Cloud Security, Endpoint Security, Network Security, Application Security, Data Security, or Logging/Monitoring. 

• Practical experience with modern security tools and platforms, such as EDR, SIEM, CSPM, CNAPP, or vulnerability management solutions. 

• Strong proficiency in scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash). 

• Working knowledge of DevOps/DevSecOps methodologies and CI/CD pipeline integrations. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience working in large-scale, hybrid cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). 

• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, Least Privilege, and modern security architectures. 

• Proven ability to address and resolve cybersecurity challenges at scale. 

• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering security engineering initiatives, including projects, roadmaps, and strategic deliverables. 

If you share our mindset, you can share in our success. To find out more about joining Aptean, get in touch today.

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Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers, build our teams, cultivate our leaders and shape a company in which any employee can succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity, religion, disability or age. Celebrating our diverse experiences, opinions and beliefs allows us to embrace what makes us unique and to use this as an asset in bringing innovative solutions to our customer base.

“At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees and our company.” – TVN Reddy