Information Security Analyst - GRC
airtel
- Location
- Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Job type
- Full-time
Required skills
- banking
- cloud infrastructure
- communication skills
- compliance
- end-to-end
- fintech
- information security
About the role
airtel
Website:
airtel.com
Job details:
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure end-to-end compliance with financial sector cybersecurity regulations, including RBI, NPCI, and CERT-In requirement
- Interpret RBI, NPCI, and other financial regulations and translate them into actionable control requirements across products, platforms, and new services
- Drive implementation and continuous compliance with RBI Cyber Security Framework, Master Directions on IT Governance, and Digital Payment Security Controls
- Ensure periodic validation and effectiveness testing of implemented controls
- Oversee security compliance for financial service
- Ensure adherence to NPCI/ BBPS security standards for UPI, IMPS, and other payment rails
- Manage cybersecurity governance across core banking systems, digital banking platforms, APIs, mobile applications, and cloud infrastructure
- Perform gap assessments against RBI/NPCI guidelines and drive remediation programs
- Lead coordination for RBI inspections, regulatory audits, and compliance reporting, ensuring timely closure of audit observations
- Review and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures aligned with financial regulatory expectations
- Work with different teams to ensure customer security questionnaire is completed
- Own customer/partner questionnaire responses and regulatory alignment
- Govern third-party and fintech partner risk, including payment aggregators, PSPs, and outsourcing partners as per RBI outsourcing guidelines
- Ensure compliance with data localization mandates and secure storage/processing of financial data within India
- Support cyber-incident response governance, including regulatory breach reporting (RBI/CERT-In within defined timelines)
- Strengthen customer data protection, privacy, and secure transaction monitoring mechanisms
Key Skills & Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in security within banking, NBFC, fintech, payments bank, or digital payments ecosystem, with strong exposure to UPI, wallets, and payment platforms
- Strong understanding of financial regulatory frameworks, including RBI Cyber Security Framework, RBI Master Directions (IT Governance & Outsourcing), NPCI guidelines (UPI/IMPS/AePS), and CERT-In requirements
- Experience in implementing and governing controls aligned to digital payment security, transaction monitoring, and fraud risk management
- Proven experience in regulatory audits, customer audit, RBI inspections, compliance reporting, and closure of audit observations
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams
- Proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
- Postgraduate degree or MBA (preferred, especially in Risk/Finance/IT)
Certifications (Preferred)
- CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO 27001 LA/LI
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