Associate Manager, Secure Connectivity Services

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,400,000; Full time

Job summary

HID Global in Chennai, India (Hybrid) is seeking an Associate Manager – Secure Connectivity Services to lead the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise network security infrastructure across global environments.

You will mentor a team of security professionals, drive security initiatives, and align operations with business objectives. Several Fortinet, SD-WAN, and ZTNA responsibilities are included in this role.

Qualifications

• 12–14 years of experience in Network & Security with leadership in a team
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, cybersecurity, or related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and team management abilities
• Ability to mentor staff and guide task assignments

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure network architectures across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments
• Architect and manage Fortinet FortiGate, NAC, Proxy, UTM, SD-WAN, and micro-segmentation solutions
• Drive Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) initiatives and identity-aware access controls
• Oversee secure remote access solutions (VPN, ZTNA, SASE)
• Lead a Secure Connectivity Services team and foster high performance

Skills

Network security leadership

Zero Trust

SD-WAN

L2/L3 networking

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

NAC

Proxy

UTM

SD-WAN

Micro-Segmentation

Job description

Associate Manager, Secure Connectivity Services

• Mid-senior level
• IT, Telecom & Internet
• Travel Required: 0%-10%
• 30-Sep-2026

An Amazing Career Opportunity for Associate Manager, Secure Connectivity Services
Location: Chennai, India (Hybrid)
Job ID: 46788

Profile Summary:

The Associate Manager – Network & Security will lead the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise network security infrastructure across global environments. This role combines deep technical expertise with people leadership and strategic execution, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient network operations aligned with business objectives.

This position shall lead, mentor, and manage a team Secure Connectivity Services and risk professionals, ensuring effective execution of security initiatives, fostering professional development, and building a high-performance team culture.

This position typically reports to the Senior Manager of Information Security.

About HID Global

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things. We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our trusted identity solutions give people secure and convenient access to physical and digital places and connect things that can be accurately identified, verified and tracked digitally. Millions of people around the world use HID products and services to navigate their everyday lives, and over 2 billion things are connected through HID. We work with governments, educational institutions, hospitals, financial institutions, industrial businesses, and some of the most innovative companies on the planet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 4500 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global® is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. HID Global has is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers and users around the world. In India, we have two Engineering Centre (Bangalore and Chennai). Global Engineering Team is based in Chennai and one of the Business Unit Engineering team is based in Bangalore. Check us out: www.hidglobal.com andhttps://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo

Our company is committed to finding the best and the brightest talent to help us reach the top. If you are a dynamic, highly skilled, experienced Cloud engineer and technology enthusiast, and you enjoy working in a rapid pace within a rapidly growing business environment, then you will want to consider this position. If you excel at communication, collaboration, and unrelenting innovation, we want to talk to you. And if you bring dedication, positive energy and integrity to the table, you just might be the right fit for our team.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties and Responsibilities include and are not limited to the following

• Manage, Lead the design and implementation of secure network architectures across on-prem, cloud (AWS/Azure), and hybrid environments
• Architect and manage Fortinet (FortiGate), NAC, Proxy, UTM, SD-WAN, and Micro-Segmentation solutions
• Drive Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) initiatives including identity-aware access controls
• Evaluate, design, and implement network segmentation strategies to reduce attack surface
• Oversee secure remote access solutions (VPN, ZTNA, SASE)
• Deep understanding of L2/L3 networking (Routing, Switching, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VXLAN)
• Experience in high availability designs (HA clusters, failover, load balancing)
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN architecture and traffic steering
• Good experience in setting up new sites(green field)
• Wireless experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot latency, packet drops, asymmetric route, MTU issues

Education And/Or Qualification:

• 12–14 years of experience in Network & Security, with at least 2–3 years in a managing team
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, Cybersecurity, or related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop good working relationships and excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills, including supervising and mentoring staff
• Proven ability to guide teams, assign tasks effectively, and achieve organizational goals

Why apply?

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible workenvironment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.

This opportunity may be open to flexible working arrangements.

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something. HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries. We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.

When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.