An Amazing Career Opportunity for Security Architect – R&D Environments
Location: Chennai, India (Hybrid)
Job ID: 45623

Profile Summary:

The Security Architect for R&D Environments will provide architectural and technical expertise to secure the software development ecosystem, including CI/CD pipelines, code repositories, and engineering collaboration platforms. This role ensures that security principles are embedded throughout the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDL) and that all engineering tools comply with enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements. This individual is a contributing member of the Global Security Services team and is based in Chennai, India.

About HID Global

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things. We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our trusted identity solutions give people secure and convenient access to physical and digital places and connect things that can be accurately identified, verified and tracked digitally. Millions of people around the world use HID products and services to navigate their everyday lives, and over 2 billion things are connected through HID. We work with governments, educational institutions, hospitals, financial institutions, industrial businesses, and some of the most innovative companies on the planet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 4500 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global® is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. HID Global has is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers and users around the world. In India, we have two Engineering Centre (Bangalore and Chennai). Global Engineering Team is based in Chennai and one of the Business Unit Engineering team is based in Bangalore. Check us out: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/hidglobal/mycompany/

Are You Ready to Join the Team?
Our company is committed to finding the best and the brightest talent to help us reach the top. If you are a dynamic, highly skilled, experienced Cloud engineer and technology enthusiast, and you enjoy working in a rapid pace within a rapidly growing business environment, then you will want to consider this position. If you excel at communication, collaboration, and unrelenting innovation, we want to talk to you. And if you bring dedication, positive energy and integrity to the table, you just might be the right fit for our team.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Roles & Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned)

Security Architecture & Governance
- Design and maintain security architecture for software engineering tools (e.g., Jira, Bitbucket, SonarQube, Nexus, Jenkins).
- Define and enforce security policies for tool usage, integrations, and lifecycle management.
- Implement centralized access control, SSO, and RBAC across engineering platforms.
Risk Management & Compliance
- Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for DevOps and SDLC tools.
- Ensure compliance with frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and OWASP SAMM.
- Develop strategies for secure onboarding, patching, and vulnerability management.
Integration & Automation
- Secure integrations between tools (e.g., Jira ↔ Bitbucket ↔ Jenkins ↔ SonarQube).
- Implement security automation for code scanning, dependency checks, and CI/CD workflows.
Collaboration & Enablement
- Work closely with the Product Security & Data Privacy team, software engineering, DevOps, and product teams to embed security in development processes.
- In collaboration with the Product Security & Data Privacy team provide guidance and training on secure coding practices and SSDL principles.
• Incident Response & Monitoring
- Collaborate with SOC and Incident Response teams to monitor tool-related threats.
Define alerting and response workflows for engineering tool security incidents.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
8+ years in Information Security with at least 3+ years focused on application security or DevSecOps.
Hands-on experience with engineering tools (Jira, Bitbucket, SonarQube, Nexus, Jenkins) and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong knowledge of SSDL, OWASP principles, and secure coding practices.
Expertise in identity and access management, RBAC, and SSO.
Familiarity with cloud security and container security (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes).
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred certifications: CISSP, CSSLP, or equivalent.
Proven ability to independently drive security related projects.

Computer Skills

Proficient in MS Office applications.

Why apply?

Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves to feel appreciated and accepted.

This opportunity may be open to flexible working arrangements.

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something. HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries. We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.

When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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