Cyber Security Analyst

Location: Gurugram (HR)

About the Team 

The Cybersecurity team at PayU is a dynamic and collaborative group of security professionals dedicated to safeguarding our products, platforms, and customer data. Our team operates in a fast-paced environment, working closely with IT operations, development teams, and business stakeholders across various departments. We foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing, where team members stay updated on the latest threat landscapes and emerging security technologies. The team follows industry's best practices and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and OWASP, while maintaining a proactive approach to threat detection and incident response.

About the Role

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will help monitor, assess and improve PayU’s security environment. This role involves vulnerability management, incident response, security assessments, risk analysis ensuring compliance with internal policies, ISO 27001:2022 requirements, and DPDP. Perform security architecture reviews to ensure end-to-end compliance. You'll work with cutting-edge security tools and technologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement robust security measures. The position offers excellent growth opportunities in the rapidly evolving cybersecurity field, with exposure to various security domains including threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and incident response.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular security assessments and risk reviews across applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Support audit and compliance requirements including ISO 27001:2022, Information Security Policies, DPDP, PCIDSS, etc.
• Work with an engineering team to review security controls in SDLC and ensure secure coding practices.
• Maintain and improve security documentation, SOPs, and risk registers.
• Conduct vendor risk assessments and security architecture review.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience: 1-3 years of experience in cybersecurity, network security, or IT security roles
• Knowledge of network protocols, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems
• Understanding of operating systems (Windows, Linux) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Familiarity with ISO 27001:2022, NIST, OWASP, GDPR/ DPDP.
• Certifications: Security+ (CompTIA), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), or GCIH preferred
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail for threat analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for reporting and stakeholder interaction

What we offer?

• A positive, get-things-done workplace
• A dynamic, constantly evolving space (change is par for the course – important you are comfortable with this).
• An inclusive environment that ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions.
• Ability to learn cutting edge concepts and innovation in an agile start-up environment with a global scale.
• Access to 5000+ training courses accessible anytime/anywhere to support your growth and development (Corporate with top learning partners like Harvard, Coursera, Udacity).

About us: 

PayU, one of India's leading digital financial services providers with Prosus as an investor, operates businesses that are regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and offers advanced solutions to meet the digital payment requirements of the Indian market. PayU India companies aim to create a full-stack digital financial services platform to serve all (tapped and untapped) financial needs of customers through technology solutions.  

PayU provide payment gateway solutions to online businesses through its cutting-edge and award-winning technology and has empowered 5 lakhs+ businesses, including India’s leading enterprises, e-commerce giants and SMBs. It enables businesses to collect digital payments across 150+ online payment methods such as Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Net Banking, EMIs, pay-later, QR, UPI, Wallets, and more. It’s a preferred partner in the affordability ecosystem, offering the maximum coverage of issuers and easy-to-implement integrations across card-based EMIs, pay-later options and new-age cardless EMIs. PayU offers e-commerce brands best-in-industry success rates while ensuring a seamless checkout experience.

Our Commitment to Building A Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive, and safe environment, for all our people, communities, and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility, and unbiased attention to every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color, or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities, or the LGBTQ communities.