NeGD is currently inviting applications for the following positions purely on Contract basis initially for a period of 1 year which is further extendable as per the requirement of the project.

Qualifications:
• B. Tech/B.E. in CS/InfoSec (M. Tech/MS in Cybersecurity a plus).
• 10+ years in cybersecurity/IT risk; 4+ years leading org-wide security programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and run SIDH’s cybersecurity strategy, policies, and architecture for applications, data, infra, and endpoints.
• Enforce rigorous controls for biometric/face data, Aadhaar eKYC, and payments; ensure consent, logging, and compliance with national standards.
• Coordinate CERT-In security audits; track remediation; maintain continuous assurance and documentation.
• Operate monitoring & incident response (SIEM, playbooks, drills) to detect and contain data breaches/fraud attempts swiftly.
• Secure all external integrations (UIDAI, Digilocker, PFMS, etc.) with encryption, zero-trust principles, and third-party risk management.

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About National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) is an independent business division under the Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NeGD has been playing a pivotal role in supporting MeitY in Programme Management and implementation of e-Governance projects and initiatives undertaken by various Ministries/ Departments, both at the Central and State levels.

NeGD has been spearheading several innovative initiatives under the aegis of the Digital India Programme. Those have been developed keeping the vision areas of Digital India at the core- providing digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand and in particular, digital empowerment of the citizens of our country; some of these initiatives include DigiLocker, UMANG, Poshan Tracker, OpenForge Platform, API Setu, National Academic Depository, Academic Bank of Credits, Learning Management System.