InfoSec Engineer (3 to 5 years)

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!

Role: Information Security Engineer
Experience Bucket: 3 to 5 Years

Hiring Requirement: DevSecOps & Infrastructure Security Engineer II (Level 2)

This role is for an experienced engineer who will take ownership of designing and securing our infrastructure. You will lead key security initiatives, automate our CI/CD pipelines, and ensure our systems are robust, observable, and compliant.

Objectives of this Role:

• Design and maintain secure, high-availability infrastructure for databases and application services, with automated failover, replication, and backup strategies.
• Lead secure container registry operations, handling access control, replication, and caching strategies.
• Integrate and maintain end-to-end observability stacks for metrics, logs, and traces across all infrastructure components.
• Enforce and automate container security policies, including non-root containers, hardened base images, and continuous vulnerability scanning.
• Automate and govern CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure artifact generation, version control, and lifecycle enforcement.
• Develop and manage comprehensive dashboards and alerts for key infrastructure components like web servers, databases, and caching layers.
• Perform risk-based vulnerability severity adjustments and provide audit-ready justifications.
• Create, enforce, and automate compliance with industry-standard benchmarks and best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to implement secure remote access, monitor VPN activity, and perform authenticated infrastructure assessments.
• Draft detailed SOPs, compliance justifications, and executive reports using clear, concise documentation standards.

Skills and Qualifications: 

• Deep understanding of Linux systems, containerization, and high-availability design principles. 
• Proven experience managing and monitoring production-grade databases and infrastructure components.

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

• Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
• Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
• Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
• Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
• Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment 
• Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

Our inclusive culture promotes individual expression, creativity, innovation, and achievement and in turn helps us better understand and serve our customers. We see ourselves as a place for intellectual curiosity,  ideas and debates, where diverse perspectives lead to deeper understanding and better quality results. PhonePe is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all its employees and job applicants equally; regardless of  gender, sexual preference, religion, race, color or disability. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or reasonable accommodation, during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please fill out this form.

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