Information Security Specialist

Role - Application Security Engineer

Location - Chennai

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile?

Are you looking for a role that takes your Information Security skills to a whole new level?

Do you want to join a team that welcomes new ideas, supports your growth, and recognizes your unique value?

The opportunity is for you…

You will be managing the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle from discovery to closure. Supervising and monitoring vulnerabilities with various stakeholders within the organization with the most effective approach.

You are expected to interact with different stakeholders and work with cross technical/functional areas including test case design, system testing, capturing defects, follow up on defect fixes with development team and support users in acceptance testing.

Key responsibilities

• Knowledge on OWASP top 10, SANS 25, and any regulations as per the application and business.
• Execute an application Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing strategy aligned with organization goals. Communicate security risks in applications and remediation guides to the development teams effectively.
• Perform Penetration testing (vulnerability Scans and manual assessments) on an agreed basis and to support remediation to the findings.
• Creating detailed Vulnerability reports and effective communications to the concerned team.
• Accurately identify and perform real-time analysis and eradication of false positives from the tool generated reports.
• Test the effectiveness of the implemented fixes on applications.
• Keep track of new vulnerabilities on various aspects
• Act as a security expert in application development efforts, helping project teams comply with enterprise and IT security policies, industry regulations, and best practices.
• Need experience with SAST DAST and SCA tools, which involves routine scans, tool installation updates, test policy details, and coordinating with vendors for any tool improvements or support with troubleshooting, among other things.
• Coordinating with external vendors for any pen testing that is being initiated from the organization.
• Perform regular vulnerability scans on the infra and coordinate with IT teams on remediation.
• Perform security assessments on cloud and network infra.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Excellent communication and reporting skills.
• Work closely with the Development Team for various Application Vulnerability assessment assignments.
• White box assessments - Perform Security code reviews for applications.
• Black box and grey box assessments on applications.
• Provide Analysis of findings and suggest appropriate mitigations.
• Benchmark applications against OWASP/SANS/CIS/NIST/ISO best practices.
• Provide assurance of adherence to best practices in security, penetration security.
• Understand Security Test Requirements, Prepare Security Test Scenarios & conduct Test execution.
• Practical knowledge of STRIDE/PASTA/CVSS threat modelling framework.
• Linux, OS hardening, aws cloud, Network security, application security, cloud security, VAPT, cyber threat intelligence

Who We Are?

Vivriti is a young, dynamic, and spirited institution that boasts of a large appetite for success through its vision of creating the largest and most valuable platform for enterprise finance. The word ‘Vivriti’ means progress or development and speaks volumes about our passion to continuously strive for results that add value to our ecosystem. At Vivriti, we are mission driven, challenging the status quo each day, reinventing the Indian debt market space and creating an industry in itself.

Over the last four years, the group that consists of two companies – Vivriti Capital, a unique enterprise fintech NBFC, and Vivriti Asset Management, India’s fastest growing digital alternate debt fund manager, has built significantly on its vision. Vivriti presently manages assets in excess of US $ 1.2 billion, has offices in Chennai, Mumbai, and Bangalore, and consists of a high-powered team of 350+.

Why Join Us?

The force driving the business prowess of Vivriti is, the powerful Talent Engine. We are a high energy and supremely passionate bunch of individuals. This is a diverse group of people, who would be best in what they do, are diverse and inclusive, are collaborative and extremely hardworking. Indeed, a very inspiring peer group. This is a team with a shared goal of reshaping the Indian Fixed Income market and change lives of millions of people through our work.

We have a keen eye for great Talent, have an appreciation for potential, and an environment which facilitates hyper-performance. Vivriti is known to present with the platform to excel for those who have a desire to reach great heights in their career. We nurture our Talent with great care, encourage ambition, we are compassionate in your failures and cheer your successes. We’re proud of our collaborative culture; everyone is ready to lend a helping hand, whether it’s your first day on the job or your thousandth.

Our Rewards mechanisms are aggressive. High Performance fetches non-linear Rewards. In addition to the fixed component and variable pay, we ensure long term wealth creation for our critical employees through employee stock options. Vivriti is the first tech focused NBFC and asset manager that has provided ESOP liquidity in the last 15 years.

We invest in our employees through developmental programs, Professional Development Allowances and Education Grants.

Our Benefits are better than the best. To list a few below –

• Medical Care, Life and Personal Accident Insurance, Critical illness cover.
• Interest free loans of up to INR 10 Lacs, with no questions asked.
• Promoting health and wellness at the office with a well-equipped sports and recreation room, regular fitness challenges and organizing leagues of sports events.
• Caring for your health nutritious food, fruits served round the clock, variety of beverages, etc.

Ensuring maximum fun environment through Vivriti Premier League – a 10-month long series of sporting contests, recreation activities on the floor, cultural celebrations, etc.

Our Benefits are better than the best. To list a few below –

• Medical Care, Life and Personal Accident Insurance, Critical illness cover.
• Interest free loans of up to INR 10 Lacs, with no questions asked.
• Promoting health and wellness at the office with a well-equipped sports and recreation room, regular fitness challenges and organizing leagues of sports events.
• Caring for your health nutritious food, fruits served round the clock, variety of beverages, etc.
• Ensuring maximum fun environment through Vivriti Premier League – a 10-month long series of sporting contests, recreation activities on the floor, cultural celebrations, etc.

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