Cybersecurity Engineering Team Manager

Aptiv; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a senior cybersecurity software engineering leader to drive a high-performing team across product and platform work in the mobility space. You will own staffing, competency roadmaps, and delivery governance to ensure quality and timely deployment of security capabilities.

You will mentor leaders, manage risks, and coordinate with global stakeholders while maintaining ownership of critical decisions. A strong background in automotive security and ISO/SAE 21434 is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of automotive embedded software or product-security teams.
• Working knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434, Automotive SPICE, secure development and customer delivery.
• Resource planning, risk management, supplier governance and executive communication.
• Ability to coach leaders and create measurable capability improvement.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy a balanced team of architects, product owners and developers.
• Own staffing, competency plans, coaching, succession and certification roadmaps.
• Establish technical review, quality and escalation mechanisms.
• Monitor delivery, quality, reuse, capacity and compliance indicators.
• Coordinate suppliers and global stakeholders while retaining internal ownership of critical decisions and knowledge.

Skills

Leadership

Automotive security

ISO/SAE 21434

Resource planning

Executive communication

Education

BE/BTech or ME/MTech in CS/EE/Instrumentation

Job description

Help shape the future of mobility. Your Role Leads a cybersecurity software engineering team, accountable for people, capability, delivery health, engineering quality and effective deployment of specialists across product and platform work.

• RFQ / Concept Confirm competency, staffing and estimation assumptions for new pursuits.
• Planning / Architecture Assign owners, approve delivery model and close capability gaps.
• Implementation / Integration Run delivery and technical governance; remove organizational blockers.
• Verification / Release Review readiness, quality trends, residual risk and staffing sustainability.
• Production / Operations Drive incident support, lessons learned, reuse and capability investment.

Key responsibilities

• Build and deploy a balanced team of architects, product owners and developers.
• Own staffing, competency plans, coaching, succession and certification roadmaps.
• Establish technical review, quality and escalation mechanisms.
• Monitor delivery, quality, reuse, capacity and compliance indicators.
• Coordinate suppliers and global stakeholders while retaining internal ownership of critical decisions and knowledge.

EDUCATION

B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline

EXPERIENCE

12–16 years

Your Background

Required competencies

• Proven leadership of automotive embedded software or product-security teams.
• Working knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434, Automotive SPICE, secure development and customer delivery.
• Resource planning, risk management, supplier governance and executive communication.
• Ability to coach leaders and create measurable capability improvement.

Preferred competencies

• ISO/SAE 21434 assessor experience, cybersecurity certification and multi-region organizational leadership.

Expected outputs / measures of success

• Workforce and deployment plan
• Competency and certification plan
• Delivery and quality dashboard
• Escalation decisions
• Supplier and insourcing plan

Why join Aptiv

You grow at Aptiv. Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win. You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day. You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv

• Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development)
• Life and accident insurance
• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events
• EAP Employee Assistance. Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply)
• Shift allowances are applicable. Will discuss during the interview process.

Meet the next generation Aptiv

At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most. Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on—advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies. Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.

Join Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust!

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