Security Operations Governance & Modernization, AVP

Deutsche Bank; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave policy

Parental leaves

Childcare reimbursement

Sponsorship for certifications

Employee Assistance Program

Hospitalization Insurance

Accident and Term life Insurance

Health screening 35 yrs. and above

Job summary

Deutsche Bank in Pune, India is seeking an AVP to lead Security Operations Governance & Modernization. The role drives governance, policy, and modernization initiatives across security platforms and processes, ensuring alignment with business and regulatory requirements.

The candidate will oversee incident management, threat detection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring, while championing automation and AI-enabled capabilities and collaborating with broader tech and business teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Cyber Security Operations, Security Engineering, or Security Governance.
• 8+ years of experience leading large-scale security operations or governance functions.
• Experience managing enterprise SIEM, SOC, Vulnerability Management, and Incident Response programs.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Security Operations governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and operating procedures.
• Lead governance forums with Security Operations, Engineering, Infrastructure, Risk, Audit, and vendor teams.
• Establish and monitor security KPIs, KRIs, SLAs, compliance metrics, and operational reporting.
• Govern Security Incident Management, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management, and Security Monitoring processes.
• Drive remediation of audit findings, security risks, regulatory observations, and compliance gaps.
• Oversee third-party security service providers and managed security operations performance.
• Ensure effective operation of SIEM, EDR, IAM, Vulnerability Management, and Threat Intelligence platforms.
• Govern security operations change management, service resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities.
• Continuous improvement initiatives to enhance security posture, operational efficiency, and automation.
• Drive the Security Operations modernization roadmap aligned to enterprise cybersecurity strategy.
• Promote automation, orchestration, and AI-assisted security operations capabilities.
• Collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to improve cyber resilience and risk reduction.

Skills

Security Operations governance

Governance leadership

Incident Management

Threat Detection

Vulnerability Management

Security Monitoring

Automation & AI in security

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IAM

Threat Intelligence

PAM

Mainframe monitoring tools

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title- Security Operations Governance & Modernization, AVP

Location- Pune, India

Role Description

• The Security Operations Governance & Modernization is responsible for the governance, operational effectiveness, modernization strategy, and continual improvement of enterprise security operations.

• The role ensures security services are aligned with business, regulatory, and cybersecurity requirements while driving modernization initiatives across security platforms, processes, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy

• Gender neutral parental leaves

• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)

• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members

• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents

• Accident and Term life Insurance

• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Define and maintain Security Operations governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and operating procedures.

• Lead governance forums with Security Operations, Engineering, Infrastructure, Risk, Audit, and vendor teams.

• Establish and monitor security KPIs, KRIs, SLAs, compliance metrics, and operational reporting.

• Govern Security Incident Management, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management, and Security Monitoring processes.

• Drive remediation of audit findings, security risks, regulatory observations, and compliance gaps.

• Oversee third-party security service providers and managed security operations performance.

• Ensure effective operation of SIEM, EDR, IAM, Vulnerability Management, and Threat Intelligence platforms.

• Govern security operations change management, service resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities.

• Continuous improvement initiatives to enhance security posture, operational efficiency, and automation.

• Drive the Security Operations modernization roadmap aligned to enterprise cybersecurity strategy.

• Promote automation, orchestration, and AI-assisted security operations capabilities.

• Collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to improve cyber resilience and risk reduction.

Your skills and experience

• 15+ years of experience in Cyber Security Operations, Security Engineering, or Security Governance.

• 8+ years of experience leading large-scale security operations or governance functions

• Experience managing enterprise SIEM, SOC, Vulnerability Management, and Incident Response programs.

• Mainframe Technologies: IBM z/OS,z15 / z17 Architecture, TSO/ISPF, MQ and CICS

• Security Technologies: Splunk, EDR, PAM, Event Monitoring, Network Security, Encryption & Threat Intelligence

• Databases: DB2 & IMS DB

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Coaching and support from experts in your team

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.