Security Validation Specialist - Audit and Penetration Testing

Alstom Transport India Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom Transport India Ltd is seeking a Security Validation Specialist to lead audits and penetration tests, manage external suppliers, and oversee Azure validation environments. The role focuses on risk assessments, security controls, and remediation strategies in a collaborative, cross‑functional setting.

You'll work with IT, infrastructure, and development teams to design dashboards, maintain virtual systems, and ensure secure software and services across Alstom's transport solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Experience or understanding of security assessments, including penetration testing and configuration reviews.
• Knowledge of cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, and Oracle.
• Familiarity with managing virtual systems and pentesting tools.
• A relevant cybersecurity certification (e.g., CEH, CISSP, OSCP).
• Strong analytical skills to interpret assessment reports and design actionable dashboards.
• Ability to manage external suppliers and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and follow up on individual security validations (audits and penetration tests) with external suppliers.
• Manage external suppliers and their deliverables.
• Maintain the lifecycle of the Security Validations Azure environment, including onboarding/offboarding users and managing virtual systems.
• Support risk assessments and develop policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Analyze test results and engage stakeholders to implement remediation.
• Provide guidance on additional security controls to prevent vulnerabilities.
• Document tactics and procedures used for security assessments.
• Reproduce penetration testing results to verify remediation efforts.

Skills

Security assessments

Penetration testing

Azure

AWS

Oracle

Pentesting tools

Risk assessment

External supplier management

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

CEH

CISSP

OSCP

Pentesting tools

Job description

Security Validation (Audit & Pentest) Specialist

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Security Validation Manager in [LOCATION] we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your expertise in security validation and risk management in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates. You'll play a critical role in protecting Alstom’s solutions, services, and infrastructure by defining and executing security validations like audits and penetration tests.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (e.g., IT, infrastructure, and application development teams), manage external suppliers, and maintain the lifecycle of the Azure environment used for validations, and much more. You’ll specifically take care of onboarding and offboarding users in the Azure environment, maintaining virtual systems, and supporting risk assessments, but also designing actionable information security dashboards.

We’ll look to you for:

• Defining and following up on individual security validations (audits and penetration tests) with external suppliers
• Managing external suppliers and their deliverables
• Maintaining the lifecycle of the Security Validations Azure environment, including onboarding/offboarding users and managing virtual systems
• Supporting risk assessments and developing policies, standards, and guidelines
• Analyzing test results and engaging stakeholders to implement remediation
• Providing guidance on additional security controls to prevent vulnerabilities
• Documenting tactics and procedures used for security assessments
• Reproducing penetration testing results to verify remediation efforts

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
• Experience or understanding of security assessments, including penetration testing and configuration reviews
• Knowledge of cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, and Oracle
• Familiarity with managing virtual systems and pentesting tools
• A relevant cybersecurity certification (e.g., CEH, CISSP, OSCP)
• Strong analytical skills to interpret assessment reports and design actionable dashboards
• Ability to manage external suppliers and collaborate with cross‑functional teams

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life‑long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long‑term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning
• Progress towards more senior cybersecurity or management roles
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us.

We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud.

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Experience Level

Mid Level