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IT Security and Governance Lead

BHIVE Workspace

5 - 10 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 07/06/2026

Job Description

The IT Security & Governance Lead will be BHIVE Group's dedicated security and

governance role, reporting directly to the SVP IT.

This is a senior contributor role that combines strategic governance ownership with hands-on

technical execution. The incumbent will be responsible for designing, implementing, and

operationalising BHIVE's end-to-end cybersecurity posture spanning workplace platforms,

endpoints, network infrastructure, cloud environments, and emerging technology adoption.

Beyond technical controls, this role is central to BHIVE's regulatory readiness (DPDP Act,

CERT-In), AI governance, and the formulation of policies, SOPs, and documentation that

embed security into every layer of the organisation. The right person will be equally comfortable

writing a security policy, leading an incident response, presenting a risk register.


1)Workplace Platform & Email Security

Secure and govern the Microsoft 365 environment including identity protection, MFA

enforcement, Conditional Access, and Microsoft Defender suite administration.

Own email security governance and share point governance, ensuring robust data protection and

domain integrity across all BHIVE platforms.

2) Cybersecurity Governance, Policy & Compliance

Build and maintain BHIVE's cybersecurity governance framework policies, risk registers, SOPs,

and control documentation aligned to ISO 27001 & NIST obligations.

Lead the organisation's DPDP Act compliance programme, conduct periodic security posture

assessments, and present prioritised remediation roadmaps.

3)Network & Infrastructure Security

Embed security principles into network design and architecture reviews covering segmentation,

zero-trust, firewall governance, and secure remote access.

Own vulnerability management from scanning through remediation, ensuring continuous coverage

across all network-connected assets and cloud workloads.

4)Endpoint, MDM & Detection Controls

Evaluate, deploy, and manage MDM and EDR/XDR solutions; enforce endpoint hardening

baselines and DLP controls across corporate and BYOD devices.

Maintain end-to-end threat visibility tuning detection rules, triaging alerts, and driving timely

response across all endpoint environments.

5)Vendor, Software & Third-Party Governance

Own third-party and vendor access governance risk assessments, JIT access controls, SaaS

subscription management, and shadow IT mitigation.

Collaborate with procurement and legal on security requirements in vendor contracts, and govern

ERP access controls and audit trail configuration.

6) AI Governance & Emerging Technology

Develop and operationalise BHIVE's AI Governance Policy, defining acceptable use, data handling

guardrails, and risk controls for tools such as Microsoft Copilot ,ChatGPT,Claude etc.

Monitor the evolving regulatory and threat landscape (DPDP, CERT-In, RBI guidelines) and brief

on implications for BHIVE's security posture.

7)Security Awareness & Incident Response

Run the organisation-wide security awareness programme phishing simulations, role-based

training to build a security-first culture.

Own the Incident Response Plan; coordinate incident response, and deliver regular security

dashboards and risk reports to the SVP-IT.


Required Qualifications

Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,

Engineering, or a related technical field. Master's degree or MBA

(IT/Systems) is an advantage.

Experience 8 12 years of overall IT/Security experience with a minimum of 4

6 years in a dedicated cybersecurity, governance, or infrastructure

security role

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