Delhi · On-site
Security Officer
Full-timePosted
- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Eligible batches
- 2024 · 2025 · 2026
- Location
- DelhiOn-site
About the role
ICEYE India is looking for a Security Officer who will establish and lead the company’s security function, acting as the Chief Security Officer under India’s SMLDI 2025 framework. The role involves building policies, securing facilities, managing personnel vetting and ensuring cyber‑security accreditation so the business can operate as a licensed defence entity.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute a roadmap to achieve audit‑ready, licensed‑defence status, including industrial licence and MHA clearance.
- Represent ICEYE India with the Department of Defence Production, MHA and other authorities, leading inspections and audits.
- Develop security policies, SOPs, secure‑area controls and a classified‑document registry in partnership with the group security team.
- Oversee personnel security processes such as police verification, government vetting and Official Secrets Act undertakings.
- Lead cyber‑security accreditation (CERT‑In reporting, SMLDI Chapter 7 compliance) and manage export‑control compliance.
- Translate security requirements from contracts, RFPs and regulatory bodies into practical business actions and prepare incident‑response playbooks.
Eligibility
- Indian citizenship with eligibility for CCSO appointment and periodic security vetting.
- Former officer of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Force or Police with a clean release certificate.
- Proven experience as a security officer in defence, intelligence, aerospace or critical‑infrastructure organisations in India.
- Established relationships with DDP, MHA and other national security agencies.
- Fluent in Hindi and English.
Skills
- Deep knowledge of the Official Secrets Act, MHA security instructions and SMLDI 2025.
- Hands‑on experience with IT security accreditation for classified systems (CERT‑In, NCIIPC).
- Expertise in export‑control regimes and handling foreign‑national visits.
- Ability to design and implement security policies, SOPs and audit trails.
Resume keywords
Asked for
- Official secrets act
- Mha security instructions
- Smldi 2025
- Security clearance
- Cyber security accreditation
- Cert-in
- Nciipc
- Export control
- Personnel security
- Policy development
Nice to have
- Nato
- Eu
- US classified-information frameworks
- Export-control regime
- Foreign-owned indian entity
Benefits
- Opportunity to build a security function from the ground up in a fast‑growing global space‑tech company.
- Access to continuous professional development, training and a collaborative culture.
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing programmes tailored to the location.
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About ICEYE
ICEYE builds radar‑based satellite constellations that deliver high‑resolution Earth observation data for industries worldwide.
Founded 2014 · 201-500 employees · HQ Espoo, Finland
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