Senior Information Security Analyst

American Express Global Business Travel; Haryana; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) is seeking motivated cybersecurity professionals to join our Global Information Security team in Gurgaon. You will participate in security assessments, risk analysis, and audits to ensure compliance with industry standards and internal policies.

The role emphasizes collaboration with global teams, third-party risk, and support for customer due diligence, while promoting a culture of security awareness across the organization.

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 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.

Responsibilities

• Participate in internal security assessments and security reviews; conduct security risk analysis of business processes and technology solutions to evaluate compliance with policies and standards.
• Support annual security compliance audits (PCI DSS, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001:2013).
• Support third-party/vendor security risk assessment processes; monitor and report on progress of risk treatment activities.
• Assist with sales process by participating in customer security due diligence and vendor qualification audits, reviewing security terms in contracts, responding to security questionnaires.
• Maintain information security program documentation including policies, standards, and guidelines; coordinate management ratification on a schedule.
• Improve overall security culture; contribute to employee security awareness campaigns and education.
• Lead and support technical data encryption remediation in coordination with Cybersecurity Operations and Enterprise IT.

Skills

Analytical skills

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

Reporting tools

Automation

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power Automate

Python

Scripting

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

Gurgaon, India

The #TeamGBT Experience

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

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and 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.
• And much more!

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.

Furthermore, 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. For details regarding how we protect your data, please consult the Amex GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement.

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!