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VP-Cyber Defense & Incident Response

Job in 400001, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Listing for: Vodafone Idea Limited
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-28
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Network Security, Information Security & Data Protection
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Role
- Head
- Cyber Defense & Incident Response (M4)    Role Contour:
Responsible for detection, triage, analysis, response and recovery from suspicious events and security incidents to maintain appropriate intelligence posture for VIL.
Accountability:
Overseeing monitoring and co-relation of log events across IT infrastructure including security devices, network devices, applications, operating systems etc.
Designing standard response procedures for security incidents, ensuring post-review of priority 1 and 2 incidents, following defined escalation path when needed, as defined in the escalation policy, etc.
Performing blue team/red team exercises
Accountable to keep in pace with external threat intelligence and sharing leads with the architecture team for developing strategy and procuring security solutions to address the gap
Ensuring response to and recovery from security incidents, performing problem management, root cause analysis, developing after action reports for high-profile, high-impact incidents, sharing timely communication with relevant stakeholders and follow-up through closure of gaps and inconsistencies
Performing forensic analysis and supporting investigations (includes interfaces with law enforcement)
Conducting hackathons/ bug bounty programmes to identify potential gaps in information security architecture; working closely with Anticipatory Security Architecture team for closure of those gaps
Leading and managing threat intel activities to ensure appropriate intelligence posture for future incidents
Creation & maintenance of relevant SOPs, protocols, policies and other internal documents; ensuring these are reviewed and updated on a timely basis and appropriate information is shared with relevant stakeholders in a timely manner
Compliance to all applicable regulatory and law enforcements/requirements, managing all the information.
Managing the interaction with DOT/NCIIPC/CERT-in etc for intel advisory and Incident response related activities.

Experience &

Qualifications:

20+ years exposure working in IT & Security, with minimum of 8 to 10 years in IT Security Management
Strong in Governance, Partner Engagement, team handling
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Cyber Security or related field

Certifications:

CISSP/CCSP/CISA/CISM
Dimensions:
% adherence to SLA for resolving incidents based on incident categorization 99%
Number of cyber drills participated in and the ability to identify all test cases – Twice in Year

Technical

Competencies:

Understanding of Network and System administration
Building logic and algorithms
Understating of SIEM & other security tools like AV, DLP, EDR, Proxy etc.
Understanding security systems & appliance like. NIPS, DODOS, Firewall
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