About Flipkart

At Flipkart, we're driven by our purpose of empowering every Indian's dream by delivering value through innovation in technology and commerce. With a customer base of over 350 million, product coverage of over 150 million across 80+ categories, a focus on generating direct and indirect employment and a commitment to empowering generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs, all driven by a sustainable growth strategy – Flipkart is maximizing for customers, stakeholders, and the planet at large!

Flipkart is a part of the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, which also includes group companies Flipkart Health+, Myntra, and Cleartrip.

Job Description

Senior Manager

Open Positions

1

Skills Required

Secure SDLC & DevSecOps, Cloud & Platform Security, Application Security Testing, Team Leadership & Mentorship, Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Securing GenAI usage

Location

Bangalore,Karnataka

Education/Qualification

Bachelors or Masters

Desirable Skills

Security Management, Reporting, Risk Management, Cost Management

Years Of Exp

12 to 15 Years

About the Role

Senior Manager should be working on the Application Security, Infrastructure and Cloud, Product & GenAI security. 

About the team

An Information Security (InfoSec) team plays a crucial role in protecting an organization's data, systems, and networks.

You are Responsible for

Strategy:

• Drive the product security strategy aligned with business and technology goals.

Application Security & DevSecOps:

• Lead and scale the AppSec program, including threat modeling, secure code review, SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning.
• Integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and promote a DevSecOps culture.
• Build frameworks and reusable security libraries to accelerate secure product development.

Vulnerability Management & Offensive Security:

• Oversee proactive security testing through red teaming, penetration testing, and bug bounty programs.
• Partner with engineering teams for timely remediation of vulnerabilities and drive security metrics.
• Conduct regular attack surface reviews and ensure critical security controls are in place.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Mentor and lead a team of security engineers and analysts focused on product security.
• Influence product managers, architects, and engineering leaders through clear communication and data-backed recommendations.
• Represent product security in architectural reviews, incident response, and postmortems.

To succeed in this role – you should have the following

• 12–15 years of experience in Information Security with deep focus on Product/AppSec; minimum 5 years in a security leadership role.
• Strong technical knowledge of web application security, mobile security (iOS/Android), API security, and cloud-native application security (AWS/GCP).
• Proficient in secure coding practices across languages like Java, Python, Node.js, or Go.
• Experience with tools such as Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Snyk, Veracode, etc.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Why work with us?

At Flipkart, we promise to maximize what you care about the most. You get an opportunity to leave a mark on the lives of a billion Indians. You’ll be encouraged to experiment, learn and grow within various opportunities at Flipkart. You’ll work with some of the smartest people from the most diverse backgrounds. And while you do all of this, you will experience our culture of care and industry-leading policies for you and your loved ones that enable you to focus on doing your best work.

Every Flipster is a maximizer – curious, with an ownership mindset, and a willingness to take on big challenges. We are driven by our values of audacity, bias for action, customer-first, with integrity and inclusion. If you resonate with these, Flipkart is just the place for you to thrive!

We understand that your own aspiration and journey is unique. And we respect that. You choose what you want to maximize, and we provide you the platform for it. Because when you maximize, we maximize.

Know more about life and working at Flipkart here.

Being Yourself @ Flipkart

Flipkart respects and values differences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to promoting a diverse workplace culture where every individual is valued for who they are, regardless of race, color, age, faith, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, marital status, professional pedigree, physical ability, veteran status, or any other characteristics. We firmly believe that when people with diverse identities and perspectives work together, we create the most value – for our customers, our people, and society. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, where diverse teams innovate and excel every day.