Senior Information Security Analyst

American Express Global Business Travel; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare insurance plans

Retirement programs

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) is seeking a security professional to join the Global Information Security (GIS) team in Gurgaon, India. The role involves security assessments, risk analysis, audits, and vendor risk management to protect information assets and ensure regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will support client security assessments, drive security controls, and contribute to a culture of security across the company while collaborating with global teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience in information security, risk management, compliance, audit, or third-party risk management.
• Working knowledge of PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 1/2, GDPR, NIST CSF, CIS Controls.
• Experience supporting client security assessments, audits, or security questionnaire responses.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Participate in internal security assessments and security reviews.
• Conduct security risk analysis of business processes and technology solutions.
• Support annual security compliance audits (PCI DSS, SOC 1/2, ISO 27001).
• Support third-party/vendor security risk assessment processes and reporting.
• Assist with sales due diligence and security questionnaire responses.
• Maintain information security program documentation and policies.
• Improve security culture and awareness across the organization.
• Lead encryption remediation efforts with Cybersecurity Operations and IT.

Skills

Information security experience

Risk management

Compliance knowledge

Audit experience

Client security assessments

Excel & reporting tools

Automation / scripting

Power Automate / Python

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security/CS/IT

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Power Automate

Python

Reporting tools

Job description

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued. At American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), we help our customers power progress through travel. We are committed to delivering secure, innovative, and customer‑centric travel solutions through the combined strength of our people, technology, and industry expertise. Within the Global Information Security (GIS) organization, our mission is to protect Amex GBT's information assets, customers, colleagues, and business operations through effective security governance, risk management, compliance oversight, and security assurance activities. We foster a culture of security, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. We are seeking motivated and talented professionals who are passionate about cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance to join our growing team.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in internal security assessments and security reviews
• Conduct security risk analysis of business processes and technology solutions to evaluate whether they comply with internal security policies and standards as well as regulatory / industry requirements and security best practices
• Support annual security compliance audits (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001:2013)
• Support the third‑party/vendor security risk assessment process, monitor and report on progress of third‑party/vendor security risk treatment activities by business owners
• Support the Sales process by participating in customer‑initiated security due diligence and/or vendor qualification audits, reviewing security terms in customer contracts, and helping to respond to security questionnaires and documentation requests from customers
• Assist with maintenance of information security program documentation consisting of information security policies, standards, and guidelines, and coordinating management ratification of policies and standards at regular intervals
• Participate in improving the overall Security culture across CWT; contribute to employee security awareness campaigns and educational activities to address areas of potential risk and/or gaps in compliance
• Technical skills on MS‑Excel, scripting and automation would be an add‑on and preferred
• Lead and support technical data encryption remediation efforts in coordination with Cybersecurity Operations and Enterprise IT

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience in information security, risk management, compliance, audit, or third‑party risk management
• Working knowledge of security frameworks and regulations including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 1/SOC 2, GDPR, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls
• Experience supporting client security assessments, audits, or security questionnaire responses
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools
• Experience with automation, scripting, data analytics, Power Automate, Python, or similar technologies is highly desirable
• Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, Security+, or equivalent are preferred
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across global teams and business functions

Location

Location Gurgaon, India

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Health and welfare insurance plans
• Retirement programs
• Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family
• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals
• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first
• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!