Hotfoot - Product Security Lead

1 week ago


Chennai, India HOTFOOT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Full time

Location : Chennai (HQ) Onsite.Function : Product Security.Experience : 7 - 12 years (incl. 2+ years in a lead/ownership role).About the role : Were looking for an Product Security Lead to embed security into our SDLC and own end-to-end VAPT remediation across our lending product suite (LOS/LMS, rules engine, analytics).Youll partner with engineering and platform teams to design, build, and operate secure-by-default products used by leading financial institutions.What youll do : - Own the Secure SDLC for microservices (Java/Spring Boot), Node/TypeScript backends, Angular UIs, and Android/Flutter apps - policy, standards, and release gates.- Build and run CI/CD security controls : SAST, SCA/SBOM, secrets & IaC checks, container/image scanning; automate DAST/IAST in pipelines; enforce block-on-fail where needed.- Drive VAPT end-to-end : Scope with internal/third-party testers, triage findings, set SLAs, track remediation to closure; verify fixes and prevent regressions.- Threat model & review designs/code for authN/Z, crypto, session management, API security, data protection/PII, and high-risk modules (payments, onboarding, documents).- Cloud & platform security (AWS) : baselines for EC2/ALB, RDS/KMS, S3 policies, network segmentation, mTLS/JWT service auth, Vault-backed secrets, and key rotation.- Observability & governance : wire security logs to SIEM, define AppSec KPIs (MTTR, SLA adherence, gate coverage), and report risk posture to engineering leadership.- Upskill teams : run secure coding workshops, build a security champions program, create playbooks/runbooks for common vulns and abuse cases.What youll bring : - 7 - 12 years in Application/Product Security, including leading Secure SDLC and VAPT remediation in a product engineering environment.- Hands-on with SAST/SCA/DAST/IAST, code reviews, and threat modeling (e.g., STRIDE); ability to read code in Java/Spring, Node/TypeScript, and Angular.- Prior experience in integrating security checks and gating critera with CI platform like SonarQube.- Strong grasp of OWASP Top 10, API Security Top 10, ASVS, CWE, secrets management, and CI/CD hardening.- AWS security experience : IAM, KMS, RDS encryption, SG/WAF, CloudTrail/GuardDuty; familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes and IaC Experience running vendor/3rd-party VAPT cycles and landing fixes to SLA with engineering teams.- Awareness of compliance contexts (ISO 27001/SOC 2, RBI guidance, DPDP Act) and secure handling of PII/financial data.- Nice to have : mobile app security (OWASP MASVS), OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, WebAuthn/modern auth patterns; Kafka, Redis, NGINX, Consul, Vault.- Certifications (optional, a plus) : OSWE/OSCP, GWAPT/GWEB, CSSLP.What success looks like (first 6 months) : - 95% of Critical/High findings closed within SLA across services.- All repos behind security gates with SBOMs published; zero hard-coded secrets; baseline threat models for top services.- Repeatable VAPT remediation verification loop with dashboards visible to leadership.Why join us : - Build security for mission-critical fintech products at scale.- High ownership, direct impact, and the chance to set the bar for product security across our stack.- Collaborative culture with strong engineering, rapid delivery, and growth opportunities. (ref:hirist.tech)



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