PhonePe

SeniorInfosecEngineer

₹25–45L ~AI est. Karnataka, India
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The Brief

“Senior Infosec Engineer at PhonePe. Skills: Linux expertise, Vulnerability remediation, Penetration testing, Network security. Develop system hardening standards. Implement system hardening standards”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot shell scripts; Troubleshoot Ansible automation

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Deep Linux expertise, Vulnerability remediation background, Penetration testing background, Network security background, System hardening background, Hands-on experience with git, Hands-on experience with software development, OWASP Top 10 knowledge, Network protocols knowledge, Cyber risks knowledge, Threats knowledge, Application protocols knowledge, REST APIs knowledge, Nginx expertise

Nice to Have

Rust development expertise, Go expertise, WAF operations understanding

What You'll Do.

Develop system hardening standards

Implement system hardening standards

Maintain system hardening standards

Validate system hardening efficacy

Create security analytics platform

Manage security analytics platform

Build Kibana dashboards

Keep alerting accurate

Keep alerting actionable

Contribute to shell scripts

Execute shell scripts

Troubleshoot shell scripts

Contribute to Ansible automation

Execute Ansible automation

Troubleshoot Ansible automation

Automate security tasks

Conceptualize security tooling

Build security tooling

Conduct penetration tests

Document penetration test findings

Identify vulnerabilities

Validate vulnerabilities

Track vulnerabilities

Drive timely remediation

Analyze network traffic

Analyze application logs

Analyze auditd events

Support incident investigations

Participate in on-call rotation

Triage security incidents

Respond to security incidents

Manage Nginx configurations

Assist with WAF rule tuning

Present security findings

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with engineering teams; Translate technical findings

Communication Scope

Translate technical findings

Full Job Description

About PhonePe Limited: Headquartered in India, its flagship product, the PhonePe digital payments app, was launched in Aug 2016. As of April 2025, PhonePe has over 60 Crore (600 Million) registered users and a digital payments acceptance network spread across over 4 Crore (40+ million) merchants. PhonePe also processes over 33 Crore (330+ Million) transactions daily with an Annualized Total Payment Value (TPV) of over INR 150 lakh crore. PhonePe’s portfolio of businesses includes the distribution of financial products (Insurance, Lending, and Wealth) as well as new consumer tech businesses (Pincode - hyperlocal e-commerce and Indus AppStore Localized App Store for the Android ecosystem) in India, which are aligned with the company’s vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services. Culture: At PhonePe, we go the extra mile to make sure you can bring your best self to work, Everyday!. And that starts with creating the right environment for you. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. PhonePe-rs solve complex problems and execute quickly; often building frameworks from scratch. If you’re excited by the idea of building platforms that touch millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us! About the Role We are looking for a Senior Information Security Engineer with deep Linux expertise and a strong background in vulnerability remediation, penetration testing, network security and system hardening. Responsibilities Proven expertise in Rust development is highly valued and will be considered independent of a formal information security background. Develop, implement, and maintain system hardening standards across diverse Linux distributions; perform ongoing validation to ensure sustained security efficacy Create, manage and maintain t

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