Qube Cinema is seeking a seasoned IT & Security leader to define and own the security vision, strategy, and execution roadmap. This role involves protecting data and operations across various geographies and technology stacks, partnering with executive leadership to align security goals with business growth. The Head of Security & IT will lead the security organization, manage IT infrastructure, and ensure compliance and incident response.

Must Have

• Define and implement comprehensive security strategy.
• Lead SOC, threat detection, incident response, forensics, security engineering.
• Conduct enterprise risk assessments, vulnerability management, penetration testing.
• Oversee IAM, encryption, key management, data protection, privacy controls.
• Embed security in design, development, and deployment (DevSecOps).
• Manage third-party and supply chain security risk.
• Establish, monitor, and report on security metrics.
• Engage in compliance, audit, and regulatory initiatives.
• Define and lead incident response procedures and crisis management.
• Cultivate a security-aware culture.
• Lead IT infrastructure design and delivery.
• Oversee hardware lifecycle, virtualization, and automation.
• Manage network architecture (LAN/WAN, VPN, SASE, SD-WAN).
• Drive cost optimization, automation, and cloud-first adoption.
• Maintain BCP/DR frameworks and conduct tests.
• 12+ years in information security / cybersecurity.
• 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Proven track record scaling security in tech/SaaS.
• Deep technical expertise with modern security technologies.
• Experience with compliance, audits, privacy law, regulatory regimes.
• Excellent strategic thinking, leadership, communication.

Good to Have

• Ability to translate technical risk into business impact and influence senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on approach combined with strategic oversight.
• Experience in global / multi-region operations and cross-border data security.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building foundations for scale.
• Strong ethical compass and trustworthiness in handling sensitive data.
• Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, ISO 27001, cloud security certifications.

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible working
• Development opportunities (substantiate allowance to foster learning)
• Exciting work and complex challenges (build and shape the movie-going experience)
• Non-conventional workplace (choose work style: regular, in-office, or remote)
• Diverse team and talent (inclusion, various backgrounds, cultures, experiences)

Qube Cinema

At Qube Cinema, technology and innovation are at our core. Our purpose is to bring to life every story - to engage, entertain and enlighten the world. As a company with a passion for cinema, we are committed to creating a seamless world of digital cinema with innovative, robust, reliable, and cost-effective products and constantly evolving to cater to the needs of the global cinema business.

WHAT DO YOU GET?

Flexible working

We are as flexible as the role allows and give you the autonomy to manage your time accordingly!

Development opportunities

We hire intellectually curious people and support your learning and development as led by you. Qube offers a substantiate allowance to foster learning!

Exciting work and complex challenges

You get a chance to build and shape the movie-going experience of millions of others and work with products that constantly evolve to cater to the needs of the global cinema business!

Non-conventional workplace

We are a role-based organization, so per your role, you get to choose your work style, be it regular work, splitting your time between an in-office work style, or working remotely!

Diverse team and talent

Qube believes in inclusion, and we come from various backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. So we welcome talent at all levels!

Head of Security & IT

Full Time

Information Technology

Experienced

Job Title: Head of Security & IT

Reports To: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Location: Chennai

Span of Control: Security, Infrastructure, and IT Operations

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned IT & Security leader to lead, unify, and scale our security organization. This person will define and own the security vision, strategy, and execution roadmap protecting data and operations across geographies and technology stacks. You will partner with executive leadership and align security goals with business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and evolve a comprehensive security strategy that maps to business priorities.
• Lead the design and operation of the security organization - SOC, threat detection, incident response, forensics, and security engineering.
• Conduct enterprise risk assessments, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and gap analyses.
• Oversee identity and access management, encryption, key management, data protection and privacy controls.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, infrastructure, and operations teams to embed security in design, development, and deployment (DevSecOps).
• Manage third-party / vendor security and supply chain risk.
• Establish, monitor, and report on metrics, KPIs, and KRIs to executive leadership and the Board.
• Engage in compliance, audit and regulatory initiatives.
• Define and lead incident response procedures, crisis management, post-incident review, communication and remediation.
• Cultivate a security-aware culture through training, awareness programs, simulations, and communication.
• Lead IT infrastructure design and delivery across data centres, cloud environments, and hybrid setups.
• Oversee hardware lifecycle management, virtualization and automation initiatives.
• Manage network architecture, including LAN/WAN, VPN, SASE, SD-WAN and secure edge access.
• Drive cost optimization, automation and cloud-first adoption.
• Maintain BCP/DR frameworks ensuring RPO/RTO adherence for mission-critical systems.
• Conduct periodic DR tests and validate failover strategies.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years overall experience in information security / cybersecurity. 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Proven track record scaling security in a technology / product / SaaS environment.
• Deep technical expertise with modern security technologies and architectures - IAM, encryption, network security, cloud security, application security, SIEM/EDR.
• Experience with compliance, audits, privacy law and regulatory regimes.
• Excellent strategic thinking, leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Relevant certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, ISO 27001, cloud security certifications.

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Ability to translate technical risk into business impact and influence senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on approach combined with strategic oversight.
• Experience in global / multi-region operations and cross-border data security.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building foundations for scale.
• Strong ethical compass and trustworthiness in handling sensitive data.