Lead - IT Security

UPL Limited (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070, LSE: UPLL) is a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, with annual revenue exceeding $6bn. We are a purpose-led company. Through OpenAg®, UPL is focused on accelerating progress for the food system. We are building a network that is reimagining sustainability, redefining the way an entire industry thinks and works – open to fresh ideas, innovation, and new answers as we strive towards our mission to make every single food product more sustainable. As one of the largest agriculture solutions companies worldwide, our robust portfolio consists of biologicals and traditional crop protection solutions with more than 14,000 registrations. We are present in more than 130 countries, represented by more than 10,000 colleagues globally. For more information about our integrated portfolio of solutions across the food value chain including seeds, post-harvest, as well as physical and digital services, please visit upl-ltd.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

This multifaceted role involves being proactive in ensuring that UPL IT Infrastructure is safe, secure, and up to date in the face of known and emerging cyber threats and "fit for purpose," as well as contributing to the resolution (and avoidance) of security issues and problems affecting the performance and availability of the IT Security tools & design, Cloud & OT Infrastructure. It also demands taking responsibility for ensuring the security & design of all IT Security tools and the Cloud Infrastructure. Key activities include:

1. Develop a complete understanding of a company’s technology and information systems and design & implement cloud & OT security solutions and policies and procedures in accordance with all applicable regulatory standards such as NIST, SOC2, ISA/IEC 62443, GDPR, ISO27001, etc.
2. Align organizational security strategy and infrastructure with overall business and technology strategy
3. Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats & respond immediately to security-related incidents and provide thorough remedial solutions and analysis
4. Design security architecture elements to mitigate threats as they emerge & plan, research, and design robust security architectures for any IT project
5. Perform or supervise vulnerability testing, risk analyses and security assessments including OT/IIoT solutions and infrastructure for new & legacy machines & equipment, HCM, ERP, SCADA & PLC/sensor technologies
6. Create solutions that balance business requirements with information and cybersecurity requirements

We are one team, for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We all play for the team and no one plays against the team. We have a laser-like focus on what our customers need and want, on anticipating their future needs and on how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them.

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