Lead Security Engineer
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🚀 About OrbitronAI
OrbitronAI is on a mission to turn large language model magic into production-grade agentic systems and workflows that solve real problems for the world’s largest enterprises. We’ve recently raised $10 million in seed funding 💰 and are scaling fast across Dubai, Bengaluru, and Saudi Arabia.
👥 The Team Behind OrbitronAI
Founded by an exceptional leadership team of: Former EY Partners and Ex-CTOs and Heads of Engineering from successful Series B+ startups. The founding team brings together seasoned business, product and engineering leaders who have built and scaled large organizations and have led enterprise projects valued at over $1 billion.
🌟 Why Join OrbitronAI?
Massive Impact, Real Ownership → Ship end-to-end features, own outcomes, and see your work power mission-critical systems.
Battle-Tested Leadership → Learn and grow with seasoned leaders who bring deep industry expertise and zero ego.
Cutting Edge Stack → Work with GenAI frontier models, Java, Python, Go, TypeScript, GCP & edge compute, Vector DBs, DAG engines.
🧬 Our Cultural DNA
Hustle → Move with urgency, bias for action, celebrate shipping.
Ownership & Commitment → Act like a founder — your decisions shape the company.
Founder’s Mindset → Challenge ideas, not people. Seek truth, not consensus.
Continuous Learning → No legacy thinking; we invest in upskilling and sponsor courses & conferences.
Why This Role
The Head of Cyber Security/ Founding Security Engineer plays a vital role in designing, enabling, and delivering the Cyber Security Vision and Strategy within the company.
You will tackle complex security issues within a technically and regulatory challenging environment and lead a dynamic team of hardworking and enthusiastic technical specialists across the cyber security domain while providing mentoring and professional development to enhance their expertise and core skills while taking personal responsibility for their career development. You will be an evangelist and advocate for team security and promote the right security behaviours across the organisation.
The main focus areas for the team today includes:
Application security to improve the development process, security reviews
Security DevOps
Automated security tests and build-in controls
Penetration testing, vulnerabilities investigations, audits
External and internal communications about security practices, incidents
Requirements
Hands on technical leader who can get her hands dirty
A strong technical background across Networks, Security, Firewall, Vulnerability Management, SIEM and EDR technologies, and have experience with cyber security concepts, such as Threat Modelling, Incident Response, Penetration Testing (external/internal)
In addition, you will have advanced knowledge of cloud products and services eg, Oracle, AWS, familiarity leading and developing in Agile working environments, creating high performing teams and promoting a digital delivery culture, emotional intelligence with the ability to recognise and manage the needs and expectations of customers, both internal and external, whilst juggling priorities
Extensive and progressive experience with Application and API security, Vulnerability management, Red/Blue teaming, Database security and OWASP
Bonus:
If you have created security functions from scratch.
Qualifications
BE/MS/PhD in computer security or related fields.
10+ years of security domain specific experience showing progression through a number of roles with increasing responsibilities,
Relevant and current industry qualifications and certifications (eg CISM, CISSP, CCP),
Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
Perks & Benefits
Top‑Tier Compensation & stock options with substantial potential upside.
Latest MacBook Pros + 4K monitors
Paid AI tool & cloud credits to experiment freely
Premium health, wellness, and learning budgets
A culture celebrating every victory.
Continuous learning and skill development opportunities.
Flexible PTO and work hours
- Department
- Engineering
- Locations
- Bengaluru
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About OrbitronAI
OrbitronAI is on a mission to turn large language model magic into production-grade agentic systems and workflows that solve real problems for the world’s largest enterprises.
👥 The Team Behind OrbitronAI
Founded by an exceptional leadership team of:
- Former EY Partners
- Ex-CTOs and Heads of Engineering from successful Series B+ startups
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