Information Security Engineer

Min Experience

5 years

Location

Bangalore

JobType

full-time

About the role

Overview

Company name: Ema | HQ Location: San Francisco | Website | LinkedIn

Role: Information Security Engineer

  • Experience: 5+ years
  • Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)
  • Type: Full-time

Responsibilities:

  1. Act as a hands-on expert for security technologies and controls, ensuring performance, operability, and scalability.
  2. Develop, implement, and maintain security measures across Ema’s AI systems and applications.
  3. Demonstrate strong technical knowledge in areas such as incident response, identity and access management, application security, threat and vulnerability management, and cloud security (AWS, Azure).
  4. Work in a multi-cloud environment to ensure secure integration and operation.
  5. Act as an internal expert to technology and business groups, supporting the adoption of cutting-edge security practices.
  6. Build and maintain strong relationships with developers, technology teams, and business application owners to foster a security-first culture.
  7. Formulate, implement, and enforce industry best practices for information security.
  8. Collaborate with key technical experts, technology teams, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve security goals.
  9. Develop and implement new, innovative, and differentiating security technologies tailored to the needs of Ema’s AI solutions.
  10. Ensure compliance with international standards and robust data protection measures.

Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in MIS, Computer Science, or a related technology field.
  2. 5+ years of experience in information security, preferably in technology or related fields.
  3. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus.
  4. Proven ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and prioritize duties to meet deadlines with limited supervision.
  5. Strategic problem-solving skills and a strong focus on security.
  6. Effective teaching, mentoring, and knowledge transfer skills.
  7. Experience with maintaining strong documentation and providing support and maintenance.
  8. Ability to interact confidently with counterparts at all levels within the firm.
  9. Proven experience working in heavily distributed environments and being on-call for support and maintenance issues.
  10. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with teams spanning a range of locations.
  11. Consulting experience is a plus.
  12. Strong presentation skills and the ability to convey complex security concepts to diverse audiences.

About the company

About us
Ema is building the next generation AI technology to empower every employee in the enterprise to be their most creative and productive. Our proprietary tech allows enterprises to delegate most repetitive tasks to Ema, the AI employee.
We are founded by ex-Google, Coinbase, Okta executives and serial entrepreneurs. We’ve raised capital from notable investors such as Accel Partners, Naspers, Section32 and a host of prominent Silicon Valley Angels including Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook/Google), Divesh Makan (Iconiq Capital), Jerry Yang (Yahoo), Dustin Moskovitz (Facebook/Asana), David Baszucki (Roblox CEO) and Gokul Rajaram (Doordash, Square, Google). Our team is a powerhouse of talent, comprising engineers from leading tech companies like Google, Microsoft Research, Facebook, Square/Block, and Coinbase. All our team members hail from top-tier educational institutions such as Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU and Indian Institute of Technology. We’re well funded by the top investors and angels in the world. Ema is based in Silicon Valley and Bangalore, India and is currently in stealth mode.

Skills

Information Security