Associate Director - Information Security

Contentstack; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Contentstack is looking for a Senior Security Engineering Manager in Bengaluru who is technically hands-on, innovative, results-driven and people oriented. You will build and mentor a high-performing security engineering team, drive Secure by Design and Shift Left across SDLC, and align security goals with product and engineering leaders.

As the company grows, you’ll assess software and cloud risk, develop processes to maximize productivity, review pen tests, and advocate a security-first

Qualifications

• Experience in AI-forward environments and using AI tools as part of security work.
• Expertise in cloud-native and microservice-based secure product development.
• Hands-on design and security across multiple cloud environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentorship abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing security engineering team.
• Drive Secure by Design and Shift Left across the SDLC.
• Provide training and education to engineering teams on security best practices.
• Develop roadmaps to elevate security maturity using CIS/OWASP/NIST benchmarks.
• Ensure secure AI coding practices and protect software/data throughout the SDLC.
• Review penetration tests and guide remediation with engineering teams.
• Represent security goals to all levels of the business and coordinate across time zones.

Skills

AI-forward security

Cloud-native security

Security architecture

Leadership & mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Threat modeling

Penetration testing oversight

Time zone coordination

Job description

What is Contentstack?

Contentstack is redefining how modern digital experiences are built and managed. As the pioneer of the Agentic Experience Platform (AXP), Contentstack brings together structured content and brand governance (Content Cloud), real-time customer data, omnichannel personalization (Data Cloud) and autonomous AI orchestration (Agent OS) into one unified system.

While many organizations adopted headless CMS or standalone AI tools expecting transformation, they often found themselves managing disconnected systems and manual workflows. Contentstack helps enterprises move beyond that complexity by connecting content, data and AI in a way that makes digital experiences faster to launch, easier to manage and more adaptive in real time.

Leading brands including Steve Madden, LG Electronics, Subaru of America, Dolce & Gabbana, ASICS, Decathlon, and Caesars Entertainment rely on Contentstack to reduce operational friction and deliver personalized, scalable digital experiences with confidence. The company is known for its customer-first culture and commitment to the communities it serves through the Contentstack Cares program.

Learn more at www.contentstack.com.

Who Are We?

At Contentstack we are more than colleagues, we are a tribe. Our vision is to pursue equity among our communities, employees, partners, and customers. We are global-diverse yet close; distributed yet connected. We are dreamers and dreammakers who challenge the status quo. We do the right thing, even when no one is watching. We are curious trendspotters and brave trendsetters. Our mission is to make Contentstack indispensable for organizations to tell their stories and to connect with the people they care about through inspiring, modern experiences. We care deeply about our customers and the communities we serve. #OneTeamOneDream. Chalo, let’s go!

What Are We Looking For?

Contentstack is looking for a Senior Security Engineering Manager who is technically hands‑on, innovative, driven by results, people oriented and passionate about teaching secure coding practices. This role requires exceptional team‑building and mentorship abilities to elevate our security engineering function.

Ultimately, you’ll make sure we are properly assessing software and cloud risk and vulnerabilities, develop processes that maximize our productivity, and help ensure software and data security as our company grows. Trust and Security lie at the core of what we do. This role will be a strong advocate for ensuring we meet our own high expectations. The ability to drive and embed security as a foundational value across multiple engineering teams is paramount to success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Contentstack is an AI-forward company, and we expect all candidates to bring practical experience using AI tools and technologies as a core part of how they work, learn, and drive impact. Lead, mentor, and strategically develop a high‑performing security engineering team. Define clear career progression paths and coach team members to achieve their maximum potential, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
• Drive operational success within the application and cloud security teams to ensure we are meeting department, company, and personal goals.
• Help provide training and education to the engineering teams on best practices. You will identify areas of opportunity for the teams to learn, help create educational materials, and give presentations to the teams.
• Champion and drive the adoption of Secure by Design and Shift Left principles across all engineering and product teams. This requires strong influence and cross‑functional leadership to embed security best practices early and consistently throughout the SDLC.
• Assist in developing and executing on roadmaps to significantly elevate the security maturity of the engineering and product organizations, leveraging industry benchmarks (CIS, OWASP, NIST, NIST AI RMF) to measure progress and advocate for necessary investments and alignment.
• Ensure that AI coding practices are being done in a secure manner and that proper protections are in place throughout the SDLC.
• Assist in review of penetration tests and aid teams in remediation of issues.

Required Skills

• Experience working in an AI-forward environment, with demonstrated ability to use AI tools and technologies as a core part of day‑to‑day work, problem‑solving, and continuous learning.
• Expertise in Cloud Native & Microservice based secure product development
• Hands‑on experience in designing and securing complex systems across multiple cloud environments.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to grow and mentor members of the team and confidently represent security goals to all levels of the business.
• Strong grasp of scalable web back‑end, streaming, full stack development, good experience in handling production and performance issues and all genres of platforms technologies
• Deep understanding & expertise with highly transactional, large relational and complex web/desktop based systems
• Experience hiring and growing a top notch engineering team and scaling the organization. Start‑up experience will be highly preferred
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to work and coordinate with teams across multiple time zones

Experience: 12 to 17 years

Location: Bangalore

What Do We Offer?

Interesting Work | We hire curious trendspotters and brave trendsetters. This is NOT your boring, routine, cushy, rest‑and‑vest corporate job. This is the "challenge yourself" role where you learn something new every day, never stop growing, and have fun while you’re doing it.

Tribe Vibe | We are more than colleagues, we are a tribe. We have a strict "no a**hole policy" and enforce it diligently. This means we spend time together - with spontaneous office happy hours, organized outings, and community volunteer opportunities. We are a diverse and distributed team, but we like to stay connected.

Bragging Rights | We are dreamers and dream makers. Our efforts pay off and we work with the most prestigious brands, from big-name retailers to airlines, to professional sports teams. Your contribution will make an impact with many of the most recognizable names in almost every industry including AirFrance KLM, ASICS, Burberry, Mattel, Mitsubishi, Walmart, and many more!

One Team One Dream | This is one of our values, and it shows. We don’t believe in artificial hierarchies. If you’re part of the tribe, you have an opportunity to contribute. Your voice will be heard and you will also receive regular updates about the business and its performance. Which, btw, is through the roof, so it’s a great time to be joining…

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